Rock School

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Rock School - 08/23/20 (Defamation in Music) Aug 20, 2020

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"The words libel and slander are thrown around a good bit without any knowledge of what they actually mean and what it takes for someone to be found guilty. This week we'll talk about the idea of defamation and how rock stars have sued and won and sometimes lost. "

Rock School - 08/16/20 (TikTok) Aug 13, 2020

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"TikTok has signed a couple of major deals with music publishers and it looks like it will become the new favorite of those trying to get their tunes to a social audience. But how do you do it? How do you get your music on TikTok? Can you actually make money? And will Trump really banish the Chinese social media? We'll tell you all the important information."

Rock School - 08/09/20 (Graceland) Aug 06, 2020

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"What do you know about Elvis Graceland? Did he name it? Are you sure? What is the history of the house? Did you know Graceland was NOT his first house in Memphis? We have got all the history and all the scoops this week."

Rock School - 08/02/20 (Napster) Jul 30, 2020

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"Remember Napster? Well in July of 2001, it was finally shut down, at least the P2P version. But! Where did it come from? What does the name mean and how did they manage to break copyright laws for almost two years? We'll tell you this week."

Rock School - 07/26/20 (Apollo 11) Jul 23, 2020

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"In July of 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Did you know they had a cassette player on board? Most of you probably think David Bowie when you think of Apollo 11 and music. But what ever happened to Major Tom? Did he die? Are you sure. We'll talk about it this week."

Rock School - 07/19/20 (Live Aid) Jul 16, 2020

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"Back on July 13 1985 Live Aid happened. How did it come to be? Was it a success? We'll tell you all about it."

Rock School - 07/12/20 (Headstones) Jul 09, 2020

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"A good many Blues and Jazz performers from the early 1900s died without a penny in the bank. They were indeed buried but without a headstone. Future musicians and fans who were influenced by them have placed headstones for their idol. It happened so often that we are able to tell enough stories to fill an hour."

Rock School - 07/05/20 (American Top 40) Jul 02, 2020

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"Casey Kasems Top 40 debuted on a July the 4th. Since that is this week, here is a quick history of the show, the host changes and all the good stuff that went into this wildly popular program."

Rock School - 06/21/20 (Backup Singers) Jun 25, 2020

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"You may know the lead singer or the band but who's singing backup? Today we will tell you some famous people who started as backup singers and then some famous singers who lent their voices to some pretty big songs."

Rock School - 06/21/20 (Restraining Orders) Jun 25, 2020

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"One of the concerns about being a big rock star is that crazy fan. The stories of musicians having to take out a restraining order goes on forever. Well tell you a bunch of them today and explain the legal side of the order."

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