Introduction – Content

SECTION 2

This section covers uniquely American music genres: Jazz, the Blues, ragtime, swing and big bands, rockabilly, bluegrass, soul, rock, and hip-hop. This panorama of the American music experience also covers deeply influential figures such as Elvis Presley and the cultural impact of British bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

Sections include:

- - What is Jazz?
  - The Blues
  - Pivotal Figures Before Modern Jazz
  - Bebop and the Advent of Modern Jazz
  - Early Exponents of Cool Jazz
  - Miles Davis, Modal Jazz, and Bill Evans
  - Ragtime, Popular Song, and Jazz Roots of Rock
  - Rural Blues and Urban Blues
  - Other African American Roots
  - Swing and Big Bands
  - Rhythm and Blues Becomes Rock and Roll
  - Elvis Presley
  - Rockabilly
  - Bluegrass
  - Soul
  - The British Invasion: The Beatles
  - The British Invasion: The Rolling Stones
  - Folk and Folk Rock
  - Country Rock and Southern Rock
  - Hard Rock
  - Hip-Hop