The Story of the Blues
What better way to tell the history of American blues than through the music itself!? That is the mission of the Rev. Charles Brock and musicians Jim Cuneo and Pat Cuneo when they present “Story of the Blues.” The Blues, a uniquely American musical form, developed in the late 19th century from religious and cross-cultural influences in the Deep South, in major cities and from a variety of musical traditions that included African-American work songs, spirituals and folk music. Bring in February at the Jefferson by helping us sing the blues.
Rev. Charles Brock, M.Litt. is director of the Brock Institute for Mega Issues Education at the Jefferson Educational Society. An Erie native, Rev. Brock is an emeritus fellow, chaplain, and director of Ministerial Education at Mansfield College, Oxford, UK, where he taught for 35 years. In addition to being a founding member of the Jefferson and serving as Secretary of the Jefferson Board of Trustees, Rev. Brock is acting minister of The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Girard.
