THE HISTORY OF ROCK - PART I COURSERA

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