The Birth of Rock and Roll

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

This entertaining and enlightening visual program will take music lovers back to one of the greatest musical eras in American history. Rare video presentations of such artists as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis and Bo Diddley will be shown with commentary by author and pop culture historian Marty Gitlin.  Gitlin will discuss the impact these rock and roll pioneers made on society and pop culture.