Humanities Homework Help

I’m studying and need help with a Music question to help me learn.

Content for Week 3 includes the following:

1. Watch the Documentary entitled “The Early Days of Rock and Roll” embedded below
2. Read the article from Vice about the Payola scandal and watch the videos included in the article.
3. Choose one of the following additional documentaries embedded below to watch
   1. Elvis Presley: The Searcher
   2. Streetlight Harmonies
   3. Chuck Berry: Rock Legends
   4. Behind the Music: The Day the Music Died

1. The Early Days of Rock and Roll

 

2. Vice Article of Payola (Links to an external site.)

https://www.vice.com/en/article/64y8y9/a-brief-history-of-american-payola (Links to an external site.)

3A. Elvis Presley: The Searcher. This documentary can only be viewed through the HBO Max app. The video below is the trailer. The full video is not available on YouTube so if you have HBO Max and would like to watch it you can.

 

3B. Streetlight Harmonies. This documentary is about the Doo Wop style of the 1950’s. The documentary discussed the roots of the style, its rise in popularity and how the artists were exploited by the record companies.

https://youtu.be/YcbCPaybSh4

3C. Chuck Berry: Rock Legends. This is a shorter documentary about Chuck Berry, his life and his influence.

https://youtu.be/got1fr5WKO4

3D. Behind The Music: The Day the Music Died. This documentary is about a tragic accident that took three rock legends too early.

https://youtu.be/SvoFBssgHLE

After viewing one of the documentaries listed under part 3 of the content for this week, respond to the following prompt:

Provide a one paragraph (4-5 sentences) summary of the documentary you watched. Include the key events from the artist(s)’s life and important songs. Also describe the artist(s)’s influence and importance.