Icons of Rock: Crowning the Kings of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Cost:
$ 60.00 per personDuration:
1h 30minAbout this experience
Thursdays, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
September 10 – 24
The King of Rock and Roll. The Queen. The architect. The inventor. The first. Rock history is crowded with crowned titles—but can one person really be the ultimate ruler of all things rock? Despite the many icons who helped shape the music, three names return again and again. Not because they were simply great, but because they changed the rules: the sound, the swagger, the attitude, the blueprint. Their impact ignited a worldwide chain reaction that still echoes through popular music. Taken together, they form a rock ’n’ roll trinity—three kings, three crowns, one revolution. (Note: Course may contain offensive language and material. It’s rock and roll!)
Week 1: Little Richard
Week 2: Chuck Berry
Week 3: Elvis Presley
Refund Policy
To receive a refund, a written request must be received 3 business days before the first class. A $25 processing fee will be deducted from the refund. Cancellation requests received less than 3 business days before the first class but before the second meeting will receive a 50% refund. ALL written requests should be emailed to emeritus@spartanstrategiesinc.org or mailed to the address below.
Spartan Strategies, Inc.
Attn: Emeritus Society
5900 Summit Avenue, #201
Browns Summit, NC 27214
Your Host
Brian Carter (DMA, University of Michigan) is a Lecturer at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro School of Music and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music at Elon University. Prior to recently returning to his home of Greensboro, he was a professional opera and classical concert singer, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Music at Washington State University, where he specialized in Vocal Studies and Literature, and History of Rock Music.