The history of American popular musical styles such as Jazz andRock and Roll is an exploration of the fusion of many earliergenres and styles.

For each listening example make a list of major features. Whatfeatures from each seem to be continued on in later musical stylesand even in the music you might listen to today?

West African Drumming:

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Stephen Foster -1851:

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Ragtime 1904:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE86FR2SzBo (Links to anexternal site.)Links to an external site.

Spiritual - 1909

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUvBGZnL9rE (Links to anexternal site.)Links to an external site.

City Blues - 1925:

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Country Blues - 1936:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iigXKpgrfYo(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Big Band Swing 1943:

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Rhythm and Blues -1947:

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Bluegrass - 1950's

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Bebop - 1950:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LphuCadyQi0 (Linksto an external site.)Links to an external site.

Western Swing - 1951:

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Soul - 1954:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnI_LuCJ4Ek (Links to anexternal site.)Links to an external site.

Rock and Roll - 1955:

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