On our final main episode of Hand Me Sounds Vol I, we’re asking the question: When did the 1980s come back? Well, the answer is that the 80s never really "came back" because they never fully left. Every few years, a different part of the decade gets rediscovered, repackaged, and made relevant to whatever the current cultural moment needs. We're finding out how major innovations in music technology are responsible for this old-meets-new standard in current pop music.

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Similar to the origins of rock 'n' roll, social dancing emerged from various forms of folk dances – and today we’re going to dive into an African American history of social dances that exploded into the mainstream.

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If rock 'n' roll was the original form of "pop" music, then is "pop" an inherently Black genre because African Americans created rock music through proliferations from blues and gospel? Today on Hand Me Sounds, we're diving into the storied history of America's definitive musical export to find out how Black musicians have continued to pave the way for innovations in music for decades. If you loved that juke joint dance scene from Sinners, then this one's for you.

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