Listen to early rock ‘n’ roll recordings to hear what would shape more classic tracks to come.
Music
From bebop to the 1950s
Contemporary jazz musicians explain and demonstrate bebop music of the 1940s.
Source: BBC Bitesize – GCSE Music – From bebop to the 1950s
Can you hear the Hendrix influence?
Eric Clapton: Blues guitar legend
Understanding flamenco
Guitarist El Ingles analyses bulerias, a highly rhythmic Flamenco dance form
Clapton’s guitar smashes record
Beatle guitar sale gets encore
Blues Night, Chicago Blues
Performances by Muddy Waters, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy. (1985)
Learning maths through music
As I teach guitar or bass I often find myself teaching maths to students to help them get their head round various tasks.
B.B. King Speaks. Arena, Blues Night,
John Walters talks to B.B. King about his extraordinary life. (1985)