I agree with Jim D. that Tom Waits is a must for the class. Such delicious melancholy and grit. Tremendously evocative music, even though it often depresses me and/or makes me want three or four fingers of Old Bushmill's straight up, no chaser.

College students certainly would appreciate Waits' "The Piano Has Been Drinking."

This sounds like a cool course. Wish I was in the neighborhood and could sit in. Maybe you could create an online course?

Thanks for the thread,

WyoWoman