- Four basic themes of our course
- Some basic tenets of rock 'n' roll
- In the beginning: American popular music
- There were many, many genres, styles and sub styles of American pop
- The blues: Mississippi Ghosts 1
- The Mississippi Delta, an area surrounding the Mississippi River, becomes the cradle of the blues
- The blues: Mississippi Ghosts 2
- The legend of Robert Johnson and his visit to "the crossroads"
- A tale of three cities: New Orleans
- New Orleans is the city of jazz
- A tale of three cities: Chicago
- Chicago is where the blues went electric
- A tale of three cities: Memphis
- The delivery room of rock 'n' roll