FEMALE SONGWRITERS OF A GENERATION: JONI MITCHELL TO BONNIE RAITT

COURSE LEADERS: Paul Turelli
MEETS: 8 Wednesdays TIME: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
DATES COURSE MEETS: 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18
PRICE: $70.00
LOCATION: 8081 E. Orchard Rd., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Map
TYPE: Lecture,Discussion,Video,Listening to music
CATEGORY: MUSIC
DESCRIPTION:

More often than not, most people think of Lennon, McCartney or Bob Dylan as the great singer-songwriters of our era. But learn about the vast array of great female songwriters: Joni Mitchell emerged from the folk world of Joan Baez; Carole King quietly wrote hit after hit; Carly Simon dominated the Top 40 for a legendary moment; while Aretha Franklin, Emmylou Harris, and Loretta Lynn made a new genre for themselves. Bonnie Raitt took the rough and tumble sound of the blues and made it her own–and not just for herself but for countless other women. While this class will not be strictly chronological, nor limited to one particular genre, you will listen to and learn about a wide range of voices that had profound impact on our era as well as on each of us individually. Explore a bit of biography, musical history, sociology and political shifts during our era, the power of lyrics and of new sounds, as well as the abundance of genius female songwriters of our time.