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Rock 101—AP Class
|Rutgers Professor Louis Masur strode onstage in a state of excitement. We were about to examine songs “that influenced not only music, but society and culture,” aided by an onstage … Read more
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Rutgers Professor Louis Masur strode onstage in a state of excitement. We were about to examine songs “that influenced not only music, but society and culture,” aided by an onstage … Read more
The fact that we have two Chuck Berry tribute albums released within two weeks of one another is purely coincidental—neither are marking any specific anniversary. Mike Zito hails from St. … Read more
Being a lifelong record collector who’s amassed over 11,000 records—most of them blues-related—this comprehensive blues compilation is near to my heart. The 2-CD collection, each with 21 tracks, was curated … Read more
Photos by Derek Meade Chuck Berry, one of the original and certainly one of the most colorful rock ’n’ roll innovators, died March 18, 2017, at the age of 90. Berry’s … Read more
Photos by Leland Gorlin The Ed Sullivan Show launched a thousand careers, from the Beatles to Señor Wences, but it’s been years since we’ve seen a variety show like the … Read more
Everyone from The Beatles to Jimi Hendrix to Elton John has paid homage to Chuck Berry, and for good reason. Berry was the torch-bearing pioneer for rock n’ roll that … Read more
The year is 1919. World War I has just ended, the U.S. has only 48 states, you can buy the newfangled Ford Model T for a few hundred dollars and … Read more
Why do most Christmas songs suck? Cause there’s no rock ‘n’ roll! Fortunately, the boys of Hollis Brown spice things up for us with this cover of “Run, Run, Rudolph.” … Read more
Countless artists have gotten a little carried away with the first two of rock’s “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” credo. Boys will be boys. And then there are these … Read more
Oh, the years of first crushes, locker room gossip, queen bees, wannabes, detention, rebellion, acne and first-period algebra class—those were the days. OK, well, maybe not the acne and algebra, … Read more