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Singer-Songwriters
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bob Dylan: Reluctant Prophet 
 This article reviews songwriter and musician Bob Dylan's 2004 autobiography. Also includes links to an article about how Dylan fans reacted to Dylan's Christian conversion, and to a quiz on "How well do you know the spiritual Bob Dylan?" From Beliefnet. http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Music/2004/11/Bob-Dylan-Reluctant-Prophet.aspx Topics: Musicians Last updated Nov 25, 2008 City of Hibbing: Bob Dylan Collection
Description of the city of Hibbing collection of materials associated with songwriter and musician Bob Dylan, who was born Robert Allen Zimmerman and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota. Includes a bibliography of books, records, and related material. The site also includes an illustrated walking tour map of Dylan's Hibbing. "The walk starts at the building that was Zimmerman Electric and ends at the Androy, the site of Bob's Bar Mitzvah celebration." http://www.hibbing.mn.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={BAAB49C0-081F-44C9-9AE9-426B88E5CB4C} Topics: Musicians, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 14, 2007 John Lennon
Compilation of materials about singer/songwriter John Lennon, who was a member of the British rock group the Beatles and who was killed in December 1980 in New York. Includes a biography, articles, album reviews, photos, and a discography. From Rolling Stone magazine. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnlennon/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Feb 1, 2006 John Lennon: The Official Site
Official site for this singer/songwriter who was a member of the Beatles and who died in December 1980. The site features a timeline, biography, discography, audio clips of selected songs, video clips, photos, drawings by Lennon, and news. http://www.johnlennon.com Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Dec 12, 2005 The Leonard Cohen Files
This site is "a tribute to the music and poetry of the Canadian singer-songwriter-poet," featuring a list of songs and lyrics, a filmography, a bibliography of books by and about Cohen, interviews and articles, a short biography, and links. This comprehensive site also includes the Blackening Pages , where you can find previously unpublished poems, drawings, paintings, and computer art. In 1996 he was ordained a Zen Buddhist monk, taking the dharma name Jikan. Searchable. http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Music, Musicians, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 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 Mel Torme
Obituary for singer Mel Torme (nicknamed "The Velvet Fog"), who died in 1999. The article provides an overview of his career that "traced a classic mid-century show-biz trajectory, complete with vaguely vaudevillian beginnings, success as a child actor, parts on radio plays and in movie musicals." He also wrote "hundreds [of songs] over the course of his career, including the classic 'The Christmas Song' ('Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ...')." From Salon.com. http://www.salon.com/people/obit/1999/06/12/torme/ Topics: Musicians Last updated Dec 7, 2005 Singer-Songwriter Directory
This contains "links to sites dedicated to singer/songwriters. You can find links to official home pages as well as fan sites, to well-known artists as well as starting musicians." This searchable site also features links to music publishers, organizations, record companies, and recording studios. http://singer-songwriter.com/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated May 13, 2001 Songwriters Hall of Fame Virtual Museum
The Songwriters Hall of Fame is "dedicated to recognizing and honoring the accomplishments and lives of those men and women who create the popular songs that serve as the soundtrack of our lives." The "Inductee Exhibits" section features biographies, discographies, selected audio clips, and related material for hundreds of songwriters. Includes songwriters from early American (1600-1879), Tin Pan Alley (1880-1953), and the rock-and-roll (1953-present) eras. Also includes material about numerous performers. http://songwritershalloffame.org/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jun 30, 2009 Stephen Foster
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about 19th century songwriter Stephen Foster, who composed some 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna," "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," and "Camptown Races." Features an illustrated timeline, a gallery of printable sheet music and associated audio clips, an essay on blackface minstrel shows, and more. Also includes a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/foster/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jan 8, 2007 YusufIslam.org.uk
Official site for singer/songwriter Yusuf Islam (born Stephen Demetre Georgiou, and formerly known as Cat Stevens), who was awarded the "Man of Peace" prize by the Gorbachev Foundation in November 2004. The site features a biography and information about his charity work. Also includes links to news and information about Islam. http://www.yusufislam.org.uk Topics: Music, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Dec 26, 2004 |
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