3403 - Folk Music Revival in the 1960s (Tom Dell)
Course Description
Instructor: Tom Dell
This course looks at and listens to the renewed interest in folk music in the 1950s and 1960. Many songs from earlier in the 20th century are brought back to life by either the original artists or the new breed of folk- and folk-rock performers. Bob Dylan, Fred Neil, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Bob Gibson, Cisco Houston, Ed McCurdy, The Highwaymen, The Journeymen, Phil Ochs, Burl Ives and many others will sing their songs hoping to bring peace and love to the planet. The course offers many MP4 videos of the performers in their heyday and the presenter will fill in biographical and social information as needed.
Bio: Tom has been playing Rock and Roll music since 1958. He played in rock bands during his high school and college years and still performs at small, private functions. Tom has an advanced degree in playing in seedy bars and for high schools and colleges in the Southeast, along the East coast, and nightclubs in Florida, Georgia, and New York.
He earned a BBA from Georgia State University while serving six years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Tom has worked in the entertainment field as a performer, the retail sector, and corporate sales and marketing in telecommunications. Since retiring in 2013, he developed a series of fourteen courses for senior citizens covering the origins and history of Rock and Roll.