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Songs
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "Take Me Out" Turns 100 
 This article describes how Major League Baseball (MLB) will commemorate during opening week 2008 the 100th anniversary of the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," the unofficial anthem of baseball, which is typically sung by the audience during the seventh-inning stretch. Includes the lyrics as written by Jack Norworth in 1908. From MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_entertainment.jsp?ymd=20071113&content_id=2299367&vkey=entertainment&fext=.jsp Topics: Baseball, Music Last updated Mar 24, 2008 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 All Songs Considered
"Listen to music, watch videos and slideshows and hear interviews with NPR reviewers about their favorite CDs," which may be by artists that don't get much airplay. Browse music interludes from your favorite National Public Radio programs or search the archives dating back to 2000. Listeners may also submit original music for possible use on the show. http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=37&agg=1 Topics: Media, Media, Music, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 10, 2008 Annoying Music
Collection of radio program audio files showcasing "stinky," "neglected," or otherwise "bad music." Music is presented for themes such as Valentine's Day, campaign songs, Elvis Presley, May Day, Mother's Day, Halloween, and the winter holidays. Archive goes back to 1999. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19348132 Topics: Music Last updated May 6, 2009 The Ashford Sheet Music Collection
This site presents a database of more than 1,000 sheet music titles housed at the University of Washington. Some of the sheet music has been digitized (search results can be limited to these items). The emphasis is on music from and about Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. Searchable by keyword, composer name, title, subject, and publication. From the University of Washington Music Library and Listening Center. http://db.lib.washington.edu/sheetmusic/ Topics: Music Last updated Feb 28, 2005 Becky's Campfire Songbook
A large compilation of the lyrics of songs that have been sung around campfires and at youth group meetings for years. Organized by type such as rounds, action songs, silly songs, etc.; other information includes camp snack recipes. Links include sites with skit ideas, campfire planning, and more songs. http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songbook_index.htm Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Outdoor Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Travel Last updated Jun 29, 2004 Bibliography of Published Baseball Music and Songs in the Collections of the Music Division at the Library of Congress
This site lists "over 400 musical works and songs related to baseball." Materials listed in the collection include music about baseball in general and songs dedicated to individual players and teams. A chronology shows the first baseball song — "The Baseball Polka" — dates from 1858. Browsable by title or date. From the Library of Congress, Performing Arts Reading Room, Music Division. http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/baseballbib.html Topics: Baseball, Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 13, 2004 BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.)
"A performing rights organization that represents approximately 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music." The heart of this site is Repertoire, a database of 4.5 million song titles searchable by artist, publisher, writer, or title. Includes industry news (archive goes back to 1999); "Benefits & Tools" for songwriters, including the U.S. Copyright application forms; photos of musicians; and much more. http://bmi.com/ Topics: Music Last updated Dec 5, 2003 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 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 California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties
"A multi-format ethnographic field collection that includes sound recordings, still photographs, drawings, and written documents from a variety of European ethnic and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California," collected by the WPA California Folk Music Project from 1938 through 1940. Includes profile of Project director Sidney Robertson Cowell. Searchable by keyword; browsable by performer, musical instrument, and audio title. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/cowhome.html Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Mar 23, 2005 California Library Systems Cooperative Song Index
This site contains nearly 150,000 song titles "(mostly popular music) from 1,500 sheet music collections (song books, magazines, and other collections). It indexes the collections of the California Library System Reference Centers and some of the libraries in their systems." Search by keyword and limit by library system. Maintained by the San Joaquin Valley Information Service. http://www.sjvls.org/songs/ Topics: Music Last updated Feb 28, 2005 The California Song Book
Digital version of "The California Song Book" published in 1913 by the Students Co-operative Society, University of California, Berkeley. Presents sheet music of "University of California songs and other songs common to undergraduate life." Includes "All for the Blue and Gold," "The Boola Song," and even "Hail, Stanford, Hail." From the Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MUSI/Cal_Song_Book.html Topics: Music Last updated May 23, 2009 Children's Music Web
Excellent site for parents, teachers, children, and professionals, promoting music for children with unbiased, free information. Focuses on music resources, not artists or companies. Partner sites link to more educational information, national and international radio programs and Webcasts, broadcasting resources, organizations, and music online. http://www.childrensmusic.org/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Apr 25, 2005 Computer Songs and Poems (Song and Poem Parodies with Computer Related Subjects)
Featuring such lines as "Bye, bye to my Apple II pie" and "When I was a lad I served a term, As office boy in a computer firm," this site has hundreds of parodies. Nothing is sacred--among the original sources are Christmas, Beatles, and Monty Python songs, and the works of Chaucer, Milne, and Seuss. Indexed by parody title and author and by original performer or author. http://www.poppyfields.net/filks/ Topics: Computers, Humor, Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 23, 2004 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 Folk Legend Pete Seeger Looks Back
"Pete Seeger has written some of the best-known ballads of the 20th century: 'If I Had a Hammer,' 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone' and 'Turn, Turn, Turn' among them." The site includes audio of an interview of Seeger and of a May 2005 concert celebration of Seeger's music. Also includes links to related stories. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4726633 Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jul 6, 2005 Hanukkah: From the Collections of the National Sound Archives
The National Sound Archives of the Jewish National and University Library has put a collection of Hanukkah music on the Web. It features multiple versions of the candle blessings and the psalm "Maoz Tsur," and other songs. Includes Ashkenazic, Sephardic, Yiddish, and other European melodies. In English and Hebrew. http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/music/hanukkah/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Judaism, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Dec 2, 2004 HebrewSongs.com
English translations and Hebrew transliterations (and some sound clips) of the Psalms, Jewish festival music, and other lyrics for Hebrew songs. Contains links to Israeli singers and musicians and dance sites. http://www.hebrewsongs.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Holidays and Observances Individually, Judaism, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jul 11, 2006 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 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 Joe Hill: The Man Behind the Martyr
This site explores "the story of Joe Hill, a labor organizer executed by the state of Utah in 1915." Includes biographical information and timeline; information on labor and the labor movement of the early twentieth century; perspectives on Hill's controversial trial; and lyrics to songs written by the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) member, born Joel Emmanuel Haggland in Gavle, Sweden. Online companion to PBS program of same title. http://www.pbs.org/joehill/ Topics: Activism, Labor, Music, Musical Genres, Notable People, United States History Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
Dedicated to the "group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, [who] set out on a mission to save their financially troubled school" (Tennessee's Fisk University). Contains audio, video, a timeline, recommended resources, lyrics to spirituals popularized by the singers (including "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"), and profiles of group members. Online companion to the PBS film of same title, this site also features a program transcript, interviews with program participants, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/singers/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Recreation, Religion Last updated Jan 17, 2005 KIDiddles: Mojo's Song Lyrics
Almost two thousand children's song lyrics are available and organized both alphabetically and by subject. Subjects include lullabies, holidays, and animals. There is also a searchable song database, and some of the songs have MIDI sound files. http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/index.html Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Oct 12, 2009 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 The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
A collection of Ozark Mountain folk songs recorded between 1956 and 1976 that includes sheet music, lyrics, and sound files. The archive contains about 1600 songs, many of which are available on this site. A joint project of the Missouri State University Department of Music and the Springfield-Greene County Library, Springfield, Missouri. http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/ Topics: Geography, Music, Musical Genres, Outdoor Recreation Last updated Feb 12, 2007 The Mother Goose Pages
Can't remember the words to one of the old standards? A comprehensive list of traditional children's rhymes arranged alphabetically is available at this site. Also included are links to sources for nursery rhymes, as well as tips for performing them with an audience. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymesABC.html Topics: Children's Literature, English Language, Music, Musical Genres, Poetry Last updated Nov 6, 2001 Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music
A digitally scanned collection of "more than 62,500 pieces of historical sheet music registered for copyright: more than 15,000 registered during the years 1820-1860 and more than 47,000 registered during the years 1870-1885. Included are popular songs, operatic arias, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra." Searchable or browsable by author, title, or subject. An American Memory Project. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mussmhtml/ Topics: Music Last updated Feb 28, 2005 negrospirituals.com
This site presents a brief narrative of the development of spirituals sung by blacks in the United States, along with information about singers, songs, and composers. It includes a searchable and browsable list of songs with lyrics. Also includes related links. http://www.negrospirituals.com/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jan 18, 2005 NPR: Holidays
Holiday-related features from National Public Radio (NPR) programs. Includes audio from programs on memories and traditions, food, music, and movies. Also features commentaries and selections from NPR's recipe and music archives. http://www.npr.org/nprholidays/ Topics: Christmas, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Judaism, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Feb 17, 2007 Peter Paul & Mary
This site includes tour information, a gallery with discussion forum, photos, lyrics, chords, and a discography of the folk trio famous for their 1960s recordings of "Blowin' In The Wind" and "Puff the Magic Dragon." Includes individual profiles of Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers. http://www.peterpaulandmary.com/ Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Apr 4, 2005 Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
A collection of full-text Union and Confederate poetry and songs indexed by title, author, and first line. Information about some of the authors is available. Find lyrics, sound files, a history of Taps and Civil War Band Music, popular songs of the day, links to other sound files, and a discussion of "How Authentic Should Period Music Be?" Includes related links. http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Music, Musical Genres, Poetry, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 7, 2005 Sheet Music Consortium
Contains tens of thousands of images of sheet music from collections throughout the United States. Browsable by title, and searchable by composer, subject, publisher, and date. A project of "a group of libraries working toward the goal of building an open collection of digitized sheet music." Hosted by the University of California, Los Angeles. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/sheetmusic/ Topics: Music Last updated Nov 28, 2005 Songs of the Criminal Life: Reviving the Ballads of Calabria's Original Mafia
Feature about "a CD collection of songs that glorify ... [the] violent code of honor" of the 'Ndrangheta, "the most secretive and elusive of the Italian Mafias." Provides audio of the report, sound clips from the CD collection, and background about the 'Ndrangheta. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/oct/mafiamusic/ Topics: Crime, Music Last updated Nov 16, 2007 Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
Searchable site documenting a recording expedition by Archive of American Folk Song curator John Lomax and his wife. Nearly 700 of the songs they recorded are available in MP3 format, browsable by subject, title, and performer, representing "ballads, blues, children's songs, cowboy songs, fiddle tunes, field hollers, lullabies, play-party songs, religious dramas, spirituals, and work songs." Includes biographical essays on John and Ruby Lomax, a map of the region, fieldnotes, a bibliography, and discography. From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Music, Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Notable People, Performing Arts Last updated Oct 2, 2004 The Star-Spangled Banner Web Site
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History offers "the most comprehensive on-line resource about the 186-year-old banner, which inspired the words to the National Anthem." The site offers the story of the flag and the song, the challenges of preserving the original flag, and information for educators. http://americanhistory.si.edu/ssb/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, Music, September 11 & Beyond Last updated May 25, 2004 Strange Fruit
Made famous by Billie Holiday's rendition, the song "Strange Fruit" is "a harrowing portrayal of the lynching of a black man in the American South." This site tells the story of the song, which was written by a Jewish teacher from the Bronx who later adopted the orphaned sons of executed spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Features a history of American protest music. Companion site to a PBS Independent Lens documentary. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/strangefruit/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Government, Government, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Mar 21, 2004 Taylor's Traditional Tunebook
Instrumental audio files, most accompanied by lyrics, of dozens of traditional songs from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England, the United States, and Canada. http://www.contemplator.com/tunebook/ Topics: Internet, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Aug 19, 2003 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, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated May 26, 2002 Yes.com
View the playlists of radio stations throughout the U.S. to identify what song was playing at a specific time during the past 24 hours. Search by radio call letters or ZIP code for a list of stations in your area. Also includes lists of the current top 10 and 100 songs for stations. Note: Clicking on songs directs users to the iTunes music store, but purchase of songs is not required to view this website. http://yes.com Topics: Media, Music Last updated Aug 21, 2006 |
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