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Serving as an introduction for neophytes and a refresher course for experts, The History of Rock and Roll is a mammoth and, when considered on its own terms, frequently successful undertaking. The series, which was first presented in 1995, consumes some 578 minutes, with 10 episodes (there are no bonus features) spread out over five discs. Its pedigree (executive producers include Quincy Jones, while respected writers Peter Guralnick and Greil Marcus are listed as consultants) is impressive, as is its scope, beginning in the pre-rock days of bluesman Muddy Waters and boogie woogie master Louis Jordan and continuing through the death of Kurt Cobain and the birth of the Lollapalooza festival in the mid-1990s. Along the way, dozens of big-name performers (with the notable exception of the Beatles) are on hand to lead us through the story. Episode One: Rock `n' Roll Explodes * With or Without You - U2 * Wild Think - Jimi Hendrix * Money Honey - Elvis Presley * Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen * Billie Jean - Michael Jackson * Shut `Em Down - Public Enemy * I Just Want to Make Love to You - the Rolling Stones * Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters * Hey, Good Looking - Hank Williams Sr. * That'll be the Day - Buddy Holly * Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown * Caldonia - Louis Jordon & the Tympani 5 * Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner * I Got a Woman - Ray Charles * Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley * Blue Monday - Fats Domino * Maybellene - Chuck Berry * Reddy Teddy - Little Richard * Tutti Frutti - Little Richard * Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & the Comets http://rapidshare.com/files/79112649/1-1RnR.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/79115379/1-1RnR.part2.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/79119647/1-1RnR.part3.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/79124106/1-1RnR.part4.rar Pass: 2008 Episode Two: Good Rockin' Tonight