History of Rock and Roll - Spring 2017

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  2. History of Rock and Roll Syllabus & Listening Chart
  3. Study Guide - All Quiz/Tests
  4. Introduction to the History of Rock and Roll
  5. 1 - Blues: The Sound of Rural Poverty
  6. 2 - The Blues and the Great Migration
  7. Artist Profile - Muddy Waters
  8. 3 - The Birth of the Electric Guitar
  9. 4 - Jazz, Swing, and Big Band Music
  10. 5 - WWII and the Shrinking of the Ensemble
  11. Artist Profile - Louis Armstrong
  12. 6 - The Influence of Rhythm and Blues
  13. 7 - Alan Freed and the Birth of Rock and Roll
  14. Rock & Roller Research Project
  15. Artist Profile - Chuck Berry
  16. 8 - Elvis and Race in 1950's America
  17. 9 - Rock & Roll and the American Dream
  18. Artist Profile - Elvis Presley
  19. 10 - The Musical Roots of the 1960's Surf Sound
  20. 11 - Sixties Soul and Civil Rights
  21. 11.5 - The Music of the Civil Rights Movement
  22. Artist Profile - The Beatles
  23. 12 - British Invasion I: Beatlemania
  24. Artist Profile - The Rolling Stones
  25. 13 - British Invasion II: The Rolling Stones and the Blues
  26. 14 - British Invasion III: The Who's Generation
  27. Artist Profile - The Who
  28. 15 - The Emergence of Folk Rock
  29. 16 - Bob Dylan: Bringing a Rock & Roll Attitude to Folk
  30. 17 - The Musical Roots of Doo-Wop
  31. 18 - A'Cappella
  32. 19 - The Rise of 1960's Antiwar Music
  33. 20 - Progressive Rock
  34. Artist Profile - Rush
  35. 21 - Symphonic Rock
  36. 22 - Hard Rock
  37. Artist Profile - Led Zeppelin
  38. Artist Profile - AC/DC
  39. 23 - Soft Rock
  40. 24 - Psychedelic Rock
  41. Artist Profile - Pink Floyd
  42. 25 - Punk Rock
  43. Artist Profile - The Ramones
  44. 26 - The Roots of Heavy Metal
  45. Artist Profile - Black Sabbath
  46. 27 - The Rise of Disco
  47. 28 - Funk Asserts Itself
  48. 29 - Introducing New Wave
  49. 30 - Bo Diddley & the Anticipation of Hip Hop
  50. 31 - The Historical Roots of Hip Hop
  51. 32 - Conscious Hip Hop vs. Gangsta Rap
  52. 33 - Ska
  53. 34 - Techno/Dubstep
  54. 35 - Alternative Rock
  55. Artist Profile - Backstreet Boys
  56. 36 - Girl & Boy Band Pop
  57. 37 - Contemporary R&B
  58. Event Profile - September 11th, 2001
  59. 38 - Current Pop
  60. Artist Profile - The Ramones
Home > 8 - Elvis and Race in 1950's America

8 - Elvis and Race in 1950's America

Essential Question: 

  • How did Elvis’ career reflect and affect racial tensions in 1950’s America? 
Web Links:
  1. Essential Question #8: Elvis and Race in 1950's... Essential Question #8: Elvis and Race in 1950's...

Video - American Segregation

Web Links:
  1. American Segregation - RRAS American Segregation - RRAS

Map of Mississippi and Tennessee

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Bill Monroe Bluegrass Band

Bill Monroe Bluegrass Band (1939)

Bill Monroe Bluegrass Band - Blue Moon of Kentucky

Bill Monroe Bluegrass Band - Blue Moon of Kentucky

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

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Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's All Right

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's All Right

Elvis Presley

Elvis' First Single

1. Elvis Presley - Blue Moon of Kentucky

1. Elvis Presley - Blue Moon of Kentucky

2. Elvis Presley - That's All Right

2. Elvis Presley - That's All Right

HOMEWORK

  • Complete a Listening Chart for Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" [Video Below]
  • Read Overview for Chapter 9: Rock & Roll and the American Dream.
  • MY PERSONAL SINGLE PROJECT [Due Thursday, 2/9] [See Link Below for assignment details]

Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation

Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation
File Attachments:
  1. My Personal Single Project.pdf My Personal Single Project.pdf
Author: Jake Robinson
Last modified: 4/23/2017 9:50 AM (EST)