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Rock & Pop
Rock 'n' roll fused rhythm & blues with country in the 1950s; the Beatles, Motown and Dylan remade it in the 60s; then punk, MTV, hip-hop's rise and digital disruption reshaped what pop is and how it earns money.
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Key idea
Prereqs: Jazz & the blues. Next: Hip-hop: history & business. Modeled on Yale/Coursera 'History of Rock' (John Covach) and Rolling Stone histories.Next: 1. Birth of rock 'n' roll