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Fats Waller Forever view detail comment email this

"Jazz pianist and organist of extraordinary facile technique and seemingly limitless invention," Fats Waller "perfected and expanded the style known as stride." This site includes essays on Waller's life and music, a discography, photos, and sheet music. Each page is ornamented with sound files of his music. From the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University Libraries.
http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/fw/fatsmain.htm
Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People
Last updated Oct 8, 2005


The MoMI.org: The Museum of Musical Instruments view detail comment email this

This site focuses on virtual collections of guitars, mandolins, and musicians of the last two centuries, with photographs, audio files, and beautiful exhibits. Some of the topics are Mark Twain's musicianship, Rita Hayworth's guitar playing in the movie Gilda , and singing cowboys; blond archtop, Dreadnought, and flamenco guitars; and ragtime, movie music, and guitars as works of art.
http://www.themomi.org/museum/
Topics: Communities & Groups, Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Musicians, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History
Last updated Apr 27, 2002


The Red Hot Jazz Archive: A History of Jazz Before 1930 view detail comment email this

Devoted to the early years of jazz music, from its origins "sometime around 1895 in New Orleans" through 1930. Contains brief profiles of musicians, and audio of original recordings. Includes photographs, discographies, filmographies, and essays. Searchable.
http://www.redhotjazz.com/
Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians, Photograph Collections
Last updated Mar 21, 2006




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