This episode covers Robert Johnson, Jump Blues, early R&B and Rock N Roll influences.    Topics covered Robert Johnson, Champion Jack Dupree,  James Reese Europe, American Federation of Musicians, Tommy McClennan, Louis Jordan.   Follow the timeline at https://www.bluelineage.com ..read more

This episode covers early delta blues musicians, early Black radio and the influence of electric technology.   Topics covered Blind Willie Johnson, Charley Patton, Jack L Cooper, Electric Recording Technology, Electric Guitar, Black Radio, Urban Theater Circuit  https://www.bluelineage.com ..read more

This episode covers pre-blues influences, and early blues history.   Topics covered WC Handy, Mamie Smith, The Great Migration, Minstrel Shows, Race Records and Tin Pan Alley.   More info at https://www.bluelineage.com ..read more

Part 2 of the Blue Lineage Timeline to Womanist Epistemological Research.   Examples include Mamie Smith, Little Richard, Champion Jack Dupree, Jack L Cooper, Lavern Baker, Charley Patton, Tommy McClennan, Jack the Rapper, and Sylvia Robinson.  For more information on this subject see this previous video: https://youtu.be/NBHpPEhx1Q4  Find out more about the timeline at https://www.bluelineage.com ..read more

A special series on the connection of the Blue Lineage Timeline with themes of Womanist Epistemological Research. It discusses the background of the timeline, as well as a brief background on womanism and why certain genres were included in the timeline.   For more information on this subject see this previous video: https://youtu.be/NBHpPEhx1Q4  Find out more about the timeline at https://www.bluelineage.com ..read more

This episode covers hip-hop, to the end of the timeline, the evolution of the DJ & Emcee, the Roland TR-808, and Beat Street. Artists covered: The Funky 4+1, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, James Brown and Afrika Bambaataa   Find out more about the timeline at https://www.bluelineage.com ..read more

Continues discussion of the soul/funk era, the shift of funk into hip-hop, the introduction of hip-hop culture to the commercial industry, and the continued evolution of hip-hop/rap.   Artists covered: Curtis Mayfield, Sylvia Robinson, DJ Cool Herc & The Sequence.  Find out more about the timeline at https://www.bluelineage.com ..read more

Covers the British Invasion, incorporation of funk into other music styles, early hip-hop influences.   Artists covered: Jimi Hendrix, The Last Poets, The Meters   Find out more about the timeline at https://www.bluelineage.com ..read more

This episode elaborates more on the shift from rock n roll to the later genres on the timeline, The Beatles, Motown, and how Freedom Summer connects to the music of the time and a blues revival.   Artists covered: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and Stevie Wonder.   Find out more about the timeline at https://www.bluelineage.com ..read more

This episode covers some of the core Rock n Roll innovators and musicians, it also discusses some of the cultural and social issues surrounding the genre. Topics covered: Big Joe Turner, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, and discussion about the borrowing of music and cultural appropriation. Find out more about the timeline at https://www.bluelineage.com ..read more