Panel Session 1. "What Is Rock? Definition and Roots"

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Date
2009-11-13
Main contributors
Crazy Horse, Kandia; Stew; Willis, Ike; Hollinden, Andy
Summary
This panel examines the following broad areas: (1) the ways in which African American rock musicians conceive of and define rock as a musical genre; (2) how rock is situated within the broader spectrums of African American music and American popular music; (3) the social and political context for the emergence of this music; and (4) the role of rock in African American community life. Video files consist of 14 sec. calibration pattern (not included here) and 117 minutes of footage from main camera and 117 minutes of simultaneously recorded footage from side camera.
Contributors
Indiana University, Radio and Television Services; McAlpin, Michael; Batcheller, Anna
Publisher
Archives of African American Music and Culture
Locations
Bloomington; Indiana; United States
Collection
Reclaiming the Right to Rock: Black Experiences in Rock Music
Unit
Archives of African American Music and Culture
Language
English
Terms of Use
All requests for copying and publishing materials must be submitted in writing to the Archives of African American Music and Culture. Some publication requests may also require the written permission of the interviewer, interviewees, and/or performers.
Physical Description
3 video files (mov, 3 hrs., 54 min., 5 sec.) : sound, color ; 62 GB + 1 transcript (24 pages), 39 digital photographs (color), 2 videocassettes (HD miniDV, 107 minutes : sound, color)
Other Identifiers
Other: DVF 1040; Other: DVF 1041

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