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

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

Name: Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll
Rating: 4.727891156462585 (147 reviews)

Instructor: Professor David Carlson

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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.

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Some basic tenets of rock 'n' roll

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5 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt

There were many, many genres, styles and sub styles of American pop

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11 videos1 assignment

11 videosTotal 75 minutes

Intro: Popular Music in the Early 20th Century11 minutes
Part 1: Country and Rural Blues; Early Jazz9 minutes
Part 2: The Ladies of Risque or Hokum Blues5 minutes
Part 3: Early Male Blues and Jazz Players5 minutes
Part 4: The Spread of Country Music9 minutes
Part 5: Country Gains Popularity: Bob Wills and Hank Williams4 minutes
Part 6: On the Fringes: Black (and white) gospel3 minutes
Part 7: On the fringes: Boogie woogie and jump blues10 minutes
Part 8: On the fringes: Bluegrass and Folk7 minutes
Part 9: Mainstream Popular Music 17 minutes
Part 10: Mainstream Popular Music 25 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Popular music30 minutes

The Mississippi Delta, an area surrounding the Mississippi River, becomes the cradle of the blues

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The legend of Robert Johnson and his visit to "the crossroads"

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9 videos1 assignment

New Orleans is the city of jazz

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5 videos1 assignment

Chicago is where the blues went electric

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5 videos1 assignment

The delivery room of rock 'n' roll

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Professor David Carlson

University of Florida

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Reviewed on Jun 1, 2019

This course was really instructive. I watched every video with passion, never get bored. Thanks to Prof. David Carlson for sharing his knowledge with us.

Reviewed on May 11, 2022

I have taken several Coursera courses and they have all been great. This class was exceptional.

Reviewed on May 22, 2020

Would have enjoyed even MORE of this detailed, researched documentary

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