On this 2 part episode, The Cover Bros sat down with Dr. Charles Garrett, professor of musicology at the University of Michigan, and author of the book Struggling to Define a Nation: American Music and the Twentieth Century. The Bros and Dr. Garret delve deep into the history books as Dr. Garrett explores the history of music and cover music from classical music, traditional blues and folk, jazz, rock n' roll, punk and pop, hip hop and rap, and everything in between. They discuss how technology and society have impacted artists' ability and desire to cover music, how copyright laws have influenced these decisions and left room for modern day lawsuits, and they look towards the future and consider what new innovations such as AI and social media platforms can bring to the world of music creation, collaboration, and covering.