2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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MUS 3220 - History of Blues


Credit(s): 3

This course traces the history and development of blues from African origins through the rural blues of Mississippi, the East Coast and Texas to the electric blues of Chicago, the blues revival of the 1960s and modern blues today. A close examination of the music itself, the people who make it, the rural and urban social contexts that have supported it, the mutual influence and interconnection of blues and rock-and-roll, and the relationship of blues to African-American history and culture.

Offering Location: Johnson Campus



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