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Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll

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About Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll

Explores the factors — musical and cultural — that led to the birth of American rock 'n' roll music in the early 1950s. Covers in detail the genres, styles and people that converged to create this new music.

What You Will Learn?

  • Four basic themes of our course In the beginning: American popular music The blues: Mississippi Ghosts 1 The blues: Mississippi Ghosts 2 A tale of three cities: New Orleans A tale of three cities: Chicago A tale of three cities: Memphis.