Music's Big Bang

I was surprised to learn that rock was not initially accepted by mainstream America - that it was considered "lowbrow".

This is one of the few courses I have taken that I was sorry to see end.I have been a long time blues fan from Howlin Wolf to the current blue great such as the Allman brothers, Blues Brothers, Kenny Wayne Shepard and so on.

The coverage of the early blues and its migration north is well done and now have an understanding of how the blues evolved and hoe this lead to Rock and Roll.i am going to try and find the additional R'n'R courses mention in the last video.I would highly recommend this course even if just for self interest.

I was enlightened to learn how music migrated from New Orleans to Chicago due to the economy.

Thoroughly enjoyed learning about the incredibly talented people who put a spring in my step and a smile on my face.

I was surprised to learn how the Rolling Stones came up with their band name.

I am truly learning about the foundation of what we call Rock n Roll music.

Thanks to Prof. David Carlson for sharing his knowledge with us.

Unlike similar online music history classes, he played snippets of the songs as he discussed them, which really made the difference.

Overall, I was impressed how music crossed race lines in a country that was/is extremely segregated.

Good use of fair usage clips of songs to deal with copyright restrictions (which ruined another course I took).