It was just another YouTube song, from an unknown Georgia teen named Joshua. No one could have predicted the dizzying heights to which that song would catapult him. Girlfriend Rox tells the story of Joshua Blackbird's sudden rise to fame--the frenzied fans called Birdies, the massive concert audiences, the manager and others who all want a piece, the forced march of living as a scripted piece of property. Who could blame Joshua for wanting out? Rox...

Sent to America at age nine with nothing but an old guitar, Frankie Presto achieves success on the mid-twentieth-century music scene before becoming overburdened by his ability to affect people's futures through his music.

Discusses the evolution of African-American music from its roots in the rhythms and instruments from Africa through the development of the blues, gospel, and soul to modern rock and rap.