The History of Rock – Part One
PLAYLIST
Week One: The World Before Rock and Roll (1900-1955)
Video 1 - The Music Business in the First Half of the
20th Centu
Video 2 - Radio and Regional vs National Audience
Video 3 - The Stars of Pop Music Before Rock and
Roll
Bing Crosby – I've Got A Pocket Full Of Dreams
Bing Crosby – Only Forever
Bing Crosby – Swinging On A Star
Bing Crosby – White Christmas
Glenn Miller – A String Of Pearls
The Andrew Sisters – In the Mood
The Andrews Sisters – Bei mir bist du schön
The Andrews Sisters – Shoo Shoo Baby
The Andrews Sisters – Rum And Coca Cola
The Mills Brothers – You Always Hurt The One You Love
The Mills Brothers – Paper Doll
Frank Sinatra – Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
Frank Sinatra – All Of Me
Frank Sinatra – I've Got A Crush On You
Johnnie Ray – Cry
Tony Bennet – Rags To Riches
Eddie Fisher – Oh! My Pa-Pa
Patti Page – Tennessee Waltz
Video 4 – Les Paul, Inventor – The Role of Technology
Les Paul & Mary Ford – How High The Moon
Video 5 – Origins of Country & Western (pre WWII)
Fiddlin John Carson – The Little Old Log Cabin In The
Lane
Carter Family – Can the Circle Be Unbroken
Roy Acuff – Great Speckled Bird
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys – New San Antonio
Rose
Gene Autry – Back In The Saddle Again
Jimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel - T for Texas
Video 6 – The Rise of Nashville
Hank Williams – Move It On Over
Hank Williams – Your Cheatin' Heart
Hank Williams – Cold Cold Heart
Hank Williams – Hey Good Lookin'
Hank Williams – I Saw The Light
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys – Blue Moon Of
Kentucky
Video 7 – Rhythm and Blues (pre 1945)
W.C. Handy – St. Louis Blues
Bessie Smith – Downhearted Blues
Robert Johnson – Cross Road Blues
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – Caldonia
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – Choo Choo
Ch´boogie
Video 8 – Rhythm and Blues (post 1945)
Jackie Brenston – Rocket 88
Video 9 – Regional R&B Radio in the 1950s
Elvis Presley – That’s Alright Mama
Video 10 – Doo Wop and Gospel
The Chords – Sh’boom
The Five Satins – In The Still Of The Night
Ray Charles – I Got A Woman
Video 11 – Hokum Blues and Sexual Lyrics
Jimmie Rodgers – Pistol Packin' Papa
Lightning Hopkins – Let Me Play With Your Poodle
The Dominoes – Sixty-Minute Man
The Royals – Work With Me Annie
Hank Ballard – Annie Had A Baby
Joe Turner – Shake, Rattle And Roll
Bill Haley & The Comets – Shake, Rattle & Roll
