Wed 10/5 @ 7PM
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum wants to introduce you to the musicological work of the top scholars in the field. To do so, they’ve organized a series of scholarly lectures. Check out the one on Wed 10/5: “‘A Thoroughly Bad Record’: Elvis Presley’s ‘Hound Dog’ as Rock and Roll Manifesto,” w/ Albin J. Zak III, Professor of Musicology at the State University of New York, Albany.
Synopsis: “Zak’s talk will examine the implications of the market success of Elvis Presley’s ‘Hound Dog,’ which claimed the number-one spot on the Pop, Country, and R&B charts in the summer of 1956. The record was widely scorned by music industry veterans and high-pop aficionados, yet in its rude enthusiasm it represents an emphatic assertion of aesthetic principle at the dawn of rock and roll.”
Please email edu@rockhall.org or call (216) 515-8426 to RSVP.
[Pictured: Elvis’ car]
http://RockHall.com/event/AMS-lecture