print email comment close The Mississippi: River of Song URL: http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/ Description: Companion to "a Smithsonian Institution series for public television ... that explores the richness and vitality of American music at the close of the twentieth century." The site features information about music in different regions along the Mississippi and biographies and audio and video clips for musicians in genres such as blues, Cajun, bluegrass, gospel, folk, hip hop, jazz, rock, and ethnic and traditional music. Includes a teacher's guide and links to related sites. Publisher: The Filmmakers Collaborative; The Smithsonian Institution Extra Keywords PBS Public Broadcasting Service zydeco polka Ojibwe Scandinavian fiddling Mexican dance hiphop Library of Congress Subject Headings: Music -- Mississippi River Valley Music -- United States Musicians -- Mississippi River Valley LII Database Information: Record 5191 created by Sybil Finemel on 07/30/2005 Last modification on 08/03/2005 Published: 07/30/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5191