Looking back at one of the most historical eras in America and American music. Throughout the history of the United States, music has always been a big part of the fabric that was woven to create the canvas that shaped this country. The author takes you on a journey from the minuet during the early days of our country's birth, to the turn of century with the waltz through ragtime and blues into the explosion of the 1950's with the birth of "rock-and-roll!"