RADI 168 Rock & Soul on the Radio: Roots This course covers Rock and Soul music's influence on radio formats, modern culture, and technology. Students will analyze the progression of contemporary rock and soul music from its roots in rhythm and blues, country, folk music and jazz from the beginning of the 20th century through 1969. Students will study and report on individual artists and musical groups who created the music, the cultural trends and the styles of these music genres.