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Interview with Russell Sanjek, vice president for Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI); recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This panel examines the following broad areas: (1) the ways in which African American rock musicians conceive of and define rock as a musical genre; (2) how rock is situated within the broader spectrums of African American music and American popular music; (3) the social and political context for the emergence of this music; and (4) the role of rock in African American community life. Video files consist of 14 sec. calibration pattern and 117 minutes of footage from main camera and 117 minutes of simultaneously recorded footage from side camera.

This panel explores the role of race, class, gender, and generation in shaping the multiple identities of participants in rock, as well as the ways that African American rock musicians have negotiated these identities within the context of the music industry, mainstream society, and African American communities. Video files consist of 29 sec. calibration pattern and 115 minutes of footage from main camera and two files totaling 115 minutes of simultaneously recorded footage from side camera.

This panel explores the status of rock in the 21st century—how rock is conceptualized/defined and how has it been transformed and reinterpreted; the role of African American musicians in this process; current trends in rock; the use of technology for creative, marketing and distribution approaches; the reception of Black rockers by the music industry, mainstream, underground, and international audiences; and African American communities, etc. Video files consist of 34 sec. calibration pattern and 134 minutes of footage from main camera and 133 minutes of simultaneously recorded footage from side camera.

Interview with Larry Shaw, president of Shaw Group, Inc. and former vice president of advertising, communications, and films for Stax Records; recorded in Memphis, Tennessee.

Interview with Tom Silverman, record executive for Tommy Boy Records; recorded in Washington, DC.

Interview with Winki Simms, managing editor and public relations for Jack the Rapper news publication; recorded in Orlando, Florida.

Interview with August Simms, artist management for Jackie Wilson; recorded in Washington, DC.