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History of American Popular Music

This is a semester course

1. 1900-1950’s
1. History & Culture
2. Radio Era
3. The Jazz Age
4. Broadway Era
5. The Blues
2. The 1950’s
1. History & Culture
2. The Crooners
3. “Pop” Music
   1. Spector/Girl Groups
   2. Doo-Wop
   3. Teen Idols
   4. American Bandstand
4. New White Music
   1. Elvis
   2. Buddy Holly
   3. Jerry Lee Lewis
5. Black Music
   1. Selling it
   2. Ray Charles
   3. Chuck Berry
3. The 1960’s
1. History & Culture
2. Black Markets
   1. Motown Records
3. White Markets
   1. Bob Dylan
   2. The Beatles
   3. The Rolling Stones (Altamont)
   4. Protest Music (Woodstock)
4. 1970’s
1. History & Culture
2. Cult Followings
   1. Grateful Dead
   2. Jimmy Buffett
3. Rock
   1. Led Zepplin
   2. The Doors
   3. Pink Floyd
   4. Jefferson Airplane
4. Country
   1. Johnny Cash
5. Alternative
   1. Punk
   2. Funk
   3. Reggae
   4. Disco
5. 1980’s
1. History & Culture
2. Rap/Soul
3. Country
4. MTV
6. 1990’s
1. History & Culture
2. Pop/Rock
3. Hair/Grunge
4. Country