Mr. W's History of Rock N Roll

For our final project we will review concepts we have learned this semester then you will write a 1-2 page paper explaining the formation of...

Show ABC News clip of the   South Bronx in the late 1970s . Discuss as a class: What do you notice about this neighborhood? What do you ...

Warm Up: Examine lyrics  from the musical West Side Story. As a class, read the brief introduction to the musical, then play an ...

Warm Up: Show two versions of the Who performing “ My Generation ”: first, a live performance from 1965, and second, the final moments ...

In 1964, the Beatles achieved an unprecedented level of success both in their home country of Britain and in the United States.  They amasse...

ESSENTIAL QUESTION OVERVIEW In what ways did American Blues affect English musicians in the early 1960s? "[Before the Beatles] The...