SciShow
Can Rock and Roll Replace Your Insulin?
Could rock music one day replace your insulin injections? Scientists are pioneering music-controlled cells that could provide the perfect dose of insulin for type 1 or type 2 diabetes with just a bit of music. Specifically, Queen's "We...
Curated Video
How James Brown Invented Funk
James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, created the DNA for funk. Musicians LA Buckner and Nahre Sol explore how he created funk music, as well as how Brown's music influenced hip hop. They break down the sound of the genre, and create their...
Curated Video
Alice A Dunnigan
Alice Allison Dunnigan was an African-American journalist, civil rights activist, and author born on the 27th of April 1906 in Kentucky. She was the first African-American female correspondent to receive White House credentials and the...
Curated Video
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was one of the most influential artists of the 20th Century born on the 20th March 1915 in Arkansas, U.S. She was a talented singer, songwriter, and recording artist who attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s...
The Bazillions
Tommy Got In Trouble
Dontcha know he's a good kid, but sometimes things just seem to go astray. We all get in trouble sometimes.
Getty Images
'Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll' Premiere
Chuck Berry at the 'Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll' Premiere on January 1, 1988. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
British Movietone
ROCK 'N' MOP
Rock 'n' roll practice in Vienna for the European Championships. Government Office char ladies get hip at a Mrs Mopps Ball, after which there was a Bathing Belle Contest. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
Bridgeman Arts
THE HARAJUKU ROCK N ROLL FESTIVAL IN TOKYO, JAPAN, 1981
We are attending an outdoor Rock 'n' Roll party that thousands of young people participate, in Tokyo, Japan. Girls in printed, colorful airy skirts and “fourreau” skirts, boys in jeans and leather jackets improvise with a simple pace or...
Curated Video
Elvis Presley's Complicated History With Black Musicians
Elvis was famously inspired by Black musicians of his era, but some say he only copied and profiteered off Black artists without credit.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Electric Guitar
National Public Radio offers an interesting look at the history of the invention that "Changed modern music and popular culture as well -- the electric guitar."
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The History of Rock and Roll
Enjoy this short video outlining historical significance in Rock and Roll music. [2:48]