Syllabus Online

The syllabus for the Spring 2009 term is now available online. Click the link to the Mywebspace page on the right to get it. Much of the music we hear in class is available for listening at that site as well.

Welcome

Greetings, everyone. You can use this blog as a reference source to learn more about American history and the history of popular music. There are several links that might help. In particular, the "156 Music" link connects you to a page where you can listen to a lot of the music we'll discuss in class (you need your UW ID and password to use it). Remember that there is limited bandwith for the music, so do not wait until just before the exams to use it.

I will also try to post sometimes - answers to questions, interesting links about the blues, YouTube music clips, etc. - so check back occasionally.