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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: U2

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides comprehensive biographical details on Irish classic rock band, U2, 2005 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, recommended reading list, and essential songs.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
The online home the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lets visitors journey through the history of rock 'n' roll and discover the talents of the hall of fame inductees. Includes many stylish exhibitions and fashions to sample.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Elton John

For Students 9th - 10th
Read extensive biographical details on successful music artist, Sir Elton John, a 1994 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, recommended reading list, and essential songs.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Janis Joplin

For Students 9th - 10th
Explores comprehensive biographical details on superstar blues and soul musician, Janis Joplin, a 1995 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, recommended reading list, and essential songs.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Prince

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore detailed biographical information on black funk/white rock star musician, Prince, a 2004 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a recommended reading list and essential songs.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Police

For Students 9th - 10th
Chronicles the career and provides biographical details on superstar group, The Police, 2003 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, recommended reading list, and essential songs.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 22: Youth Culture and the Rock Festival

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The major rock festivals have been viewed as seminal mileposts of the counterculture era. Not only were there significant musical performances from the festivals themselves, but music was created before and after these concerts to...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 45: Democracy Not Yet!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The following lesson uses the lyrics of four popular songs (songs that were commonly sung or played) to stimulate critical thought and discussion of what is right or wrong with American democracy.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Supremes

For Students 9th - 10th
The most popular female group of the sixties, The Supremes was headed by a singer named Diana Ross. Use this site to learn about their career, their hit songs, even the break-up of the group. Also included in this site is a timeline just...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 25: Vietnam Revisited

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using music, videos, and interviews are effective ways to study the Vietnam War era. The music from the late 1960s and early 1970s offers wonderful insights into how many Americans felt about the times. Through the use of personal...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 31: Syncopation and Rhythm

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Music students rarely see the value or have any interest in music other than their favorite popular artist or group. By showing connections and similarities between current music and 'classical' music, the teacher begins to break down...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 10: Interpretation and Meaning

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using the lyrics, music and video of a selected song (example used here is 'One' by the Irish group U2), students will explore the ways in which words, music and visual images interact to create meaning. Students will analyze the...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum

For Students 9th - 10th
By using music and various writings, students will explore the advantages and disadvantages of conforming to society's expectations at this site.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Woody Guthrie and the Grapes of Wrath

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan provides ideas for exploring Woodie Guthrie's music while reading John Steinbeck's book The Grapes of Wrath.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Van Morrison

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents detailed biographical information on influential musician, Van Morrison, a 1993 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events and an essential songs list.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Woody Guthrie

For Students 9th - 10th
"The original folk hero", Woody Guthrie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988. He wrote hundreds of songs that he turned into a way to show his social conscience and left-wing radical politics.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Booker T. And the m.g.'s

For Students 9th - 10th
Starting out as a house band for Stax records, they then became a successful recording group in their own right. Booker T. and the MG's were an important force in shaping the sound of Sixties soul music. They were inducted into the Rock...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Willie Dixon

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents comprehensive biographical details on "the father of modern Chicago blues" Willie Dixon, a 1994 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, essential songs, and recommended reading list.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Wilson Pickett

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn interesting biographical details on Sixties soul musician, Wilson Pickett, a 1991 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events and essential songs list.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Bill Monroe

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers interesting biographical background details on "the father of bluegrass music", Bill Monroe, a 1997 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, recommended reading list, and essential songs.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Ac/dc

For Students 9th - 10th
Background information on Hall of Fame inductees AC/DC, famous rock and roll band of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Provides a list of their more popular songs.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Al Green

For Students 9th - 10th
Gifted 1970s soul singer, Al Green, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. After a rewarding R&B singing career, he became a Reverend in 1976 and moved to gospel music.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Aretha Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life history of the "Queen of Soul", Aretha Franklin. In 1987, she was the first woman inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: b.b. King

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides complete biographical details on the "King of the Blues", musician B.B. King, a 1987 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, essential songs, and recommended reading list.