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Popular music -- United States "We'll Sing To Abe Our Song!": Sheet Music about Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Civil War 
 "Includes more than two hundred sheet-music compositions that represent Lincoln and the war as reflected in popular music. The collection spans the years from Lincoln's presidential campaign in 1859 through the centenary of Lincoln's birth in 1909." Searchable by keyword, and browsable by title, name, subject, and publisher. Includes essay About the Collection . From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/scsmhtml/scsmhome.html Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, Presidents by Name, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 12, 2004 A&M Records Collection
"Founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962, A&M Records helped shape the history of American music. This legendary company featured an all-star roster of artists including Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, The Carpenters, Joe Cocker," and others. This exhibit "celebrates A&M's intellectual and creative history" with annotated images of record sleeves, photos, gold records, promotional material, and more. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://www.library.ucla.edu/amrecords/ Topics: Industries, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Aug 2, 2006 African American Sheet Music, 1820-1920
Images of hundreds of pieces of sheet music, including "songs from the heyday of antebellum blackface minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period." Indexed by title, subject, or creator. Also includes links to essays that provide history and context. From the John Hay Library at Brown University. http://dl.lib.brown.edu/sheetmusic/afam/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Mar 7, 2006 African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920: Selected from the Collections of Brown University
Over 1,300 pieces of music associated with antebellum blackface minstrelsy, the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and on into the 20th century. Composers include James Bland, Ernest Hogan, Bob Cole, James Reese Europe, and Will Marion Cook. "Particularly significant in this collection are the visual depictions of African Americans which provide much information about racial attitudes over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/sheetmusic/brown/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Dec 21, 2006 American Roots Music
Explore roots music: blues, country, gospel, bluegrass, cajun, zydeco, tejano, and Native American music. This is a companion site to the four-part PBS series, with each part individually summarized. Included are Oral Histories of some of the artists, a discography for each episode, and histories of the songs and instruments heard in the programs. Additionally, there are related links and lesson plans. http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/ Topics: Lesson Plans, Music, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Dec 20, 2001 Billboard.com
Daily music news, weekly charts with music samples, this day in music, new releases, and more. Also has Review Finder, with tens of thousands of original album reviews from 1970 through today. Also find many audio clips. http://www.billboard.com/ Topics: Magazines, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Nov 2, 2005 Bing Crosby Collection
Harry Lillis Crosby, better known as "Bing," was born in Tacoma, Washington, and attended Gonzaga University in Spokane. This site describes the large Gonzaga Foley Center Library collection of Crosby memorabilia, which includes "his 1944 Oscar for 'Going My Way,' gold and platinum records, trophies and awards, photographs, correspondence, newsclippings, radio disks, records and cassettes, and other memorabilia." http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Libraries/Foley+Library/Departments/Special+Collections/Collections/Bing+Crosby+Collection/default.asp Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections, Washington State: Arts and Humanities, Washington State: Regions Last updated Jun 14, 2007 Bob Dylan
Companion to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Masters documentary "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan," which "focuses on the singer-songwriter's life and music from 1961-66." Site features a description of the film, excerpts from Dylan's 2004 autobiography "Chronicles: Volume One," and a biographical essay. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/bob-dylan/about-the-film/574/ Topics: Activism, Film: Genres & Themes, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Bob Dylan Who's Who
The browsable Bob Dylan Who's Who "lists information about people relevant to Bob Dylan's work, including characters mentioned in his songs." Contains over 400 entries. http://www.expectingrain.com/dok/who/who.html Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Bound For Glory: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie
Devoted to folksinger Woody Guthrie, this site "integrates history, music, photographs, essays, poems, letters and drawings." Profiles Guthrie's early years in Oklahoma and time spent in California, the Pacific Northwest (Grand Coulee Dam songs), and New York (Almanac Singers). Includes sheet music for a few of Guthrie's well-known songs. From the Museum of Musical Instruments . http://www.themomi.org/museum/Guthrie/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Washington State: History By Place Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Buffy Sainte-Marie
The Web site for artist, musician, activist, and educator Buffy Sainte-Marie features biographical information, a career-spanning gallery of portraits (including her Sesame Street years), a discography, audio clips and lyrics for songs, and a gallery of her digital art. Includes links to Sainte-Marie's nonprofit Native American education foundation, the foundation's teaching project, and an online forum where young adults can discuss cultural and racial issues. http://www.creative-native.com/ Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection
A searchable collection of sheet music from late 19th century to early 20th century America, divided into the categories of blues, rags, movie and show tunes, foxtrots, popular songs, war songs, minstrel songs, songs of Irving Berlin, and specialty songs. From Mississippi State University Libraries. http://digital.library.msstate.edu/collections/sheetmusic/index.html Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Mar 8, 2009 CMA Awards
Official website of the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, which have been presented annually since 1967 for music and artists in the country music genre. The site includes a history of the awards, a database of winners and nominees, information about members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, press releases, and related information. From the Country Music Association. http://www.cmaawards.com/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Mar 11, 2009 Digital Archive: Popular American Music
Contains images of sheet music for hundreds of popular American songs published from 1885 through 1953. Searchable, and browsable by title and date. From the Digital Library Program, University of California, Los Angeles. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/apam/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Feb 28, 2005 Grammy Awards
Their Winner's Search is a searchable database that has winners from the first awards in 1958 through this year's winners. Also includes the Latin Grammy Awards. http://www.grammy.com/awards/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Dec 21, 2002 Historic American Sheet Music
Digitized images of over 3000 pieces of American sheet music from 1850 to 1920, along with their full-color cover art and advertisements, in this searchable index. Search for specific criteria such as subject or date, or browse by cover. From The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University. http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/hasm/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Aug 19, 2008 Jamnation
This 2004 article features musician opinions about the jam band scene, based on the idea that "the term 'jam band' is an ill-defined label applied to a wide range of improvisational music, everything from the New Orleans funk jazz of Galactic, to the liquid guitar excursions of Steve Kimock." From the North Coast Journal, a publication from Humboldt County, California. http://www.northcoastjournal.com/090204/preview0902.html Topics: Music Last updated Jun 20, 2006 Joan Baez Web Pages
Includes news and tour information about Joan Baez, a biographical chronology, photos, and lyrics to all the songs written or co-written by the folksinger. http://www.joanbaez.com/ Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Mar 14, 2005 Judy Collins
This site features a biography, news, concert information, a discussion forum, sound files, selected lyrics (see For the Fans ), and links related to the folk singer/songwriter. http://judycollins.com/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Lift Every Voice: Music in American Life
An exploration of the history of the ballads, hymns, spirituals, patriotic odes, minstrel and musical works, and protest songs of the United States. "Virginiana" features audio clips of songs from each musical style explored. The exhibition’s title is taken from a hymn composed by African-American brothers James Weldon and J. Rosamond Johnson in the 1800s that has come to be an anthem for Black Americans. From the University of Virginia Library. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/music/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Nov 11, 2004 Malvina Reynolds: Singer/Songwriter/Activist 1900-1978
Features a biographical essay on the San Francisco-born composer of "Little Boxes" and many other songs. From Notable American Unitarians, 1936-1961 , an online project of the First Parish and the First Church in Cambridge (Unitarian Universalist), Massachusetts. http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/reynolds.html Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Relix: Music for the Mind
Companion website to this print magazine (originally called Dead Relix) that "has slowly moved its emphasis away from the Grateful Dead to coverage of 'jambands' that have filled the void, as well as other, non-mainstream, types of music." The website features interviews, podcasts, photos, and news briefs (covering topics such as album releases, concerts, and the Jammy Awards for live improvisational music), and related content. http://www.relix.com Topics: Music Last updated Jun 20, 2006 Tom Rush
This site about the singer/songwriter features a complete discography, a biography, a FAQ, and news. http://www.tomrush.com/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Vogue Picture Records, 1946-1947
Companion to an exhibit of images from the center of record albums produced in 1946 and 1947. These images reflect post-World War II attitudes and optimism and "are highly prized by collectors for their colorful designs." Includes images from records of popular and dance band music, Latin music, and country music. From the Department of Special Collections, Donald C. Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/exhibits/vogue.html Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jun 24, 2009 Woody Guthrie
This site has a biography of the singer/songwriter and explores his roles as Dust Bowl balladeer, American folk hero, and postmodern hero. http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7E1930s/RADIO/woody/introframe.html Topics: Agriculture, California: Agriculture, Musical Genres, Musicians, The Grapes of Wrath Last updated Feb 25, 2004 Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives
Theis foundation holds the archives of this prolific songwriter, singer, and folklorist of American history. Best known for "This Land is Your Land" and his Dust Bowl Ballads, Guthrie also wrote songs for children, unions, and his politically radical group the Almanac Singers. This site has a biography, many digitizations of his original notebooks, a discography, and other publications. http://www.woodyguthrie.org/ Topics: Agriculture, California: Agriculture, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, The Grapes of Wrath Last updated May 26, 2002 |
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