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Gospel
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 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 Document Records
This commercial site features a database of citations of early African American classic and vintage blues, jazz, boogie-woogie, gospel, spirituals, ballads, work songs, and country music. Information includes album covers and song titles, and often a brief profile of the performers and audio clips. http://www.document-records.com/ Topics: Black Resources, Internet, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jan 11, 2007 The Mississippi: River of Song
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. http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/ Topics: Geography, Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Water Last updated Aug 3, 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 "Perfessor" Bill Edwards
This "Professional Purveyor of Pleasingly Pianistic Pyrotechnics" offers a complex site of ragtime history, audio files, sheet music covers, an essay on player and other mechanical pianos (in Resources ), gospel tunes, military anthems ( Recordings , top menu), and more. Fun to explore and a good resource for composer information and lyrics. Pieces by Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, James Scott, Artie Matthews, Charles L. Johnson, and Lucky Roberts are among the offerings. http://www.perfessorbill.com/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Apr 22, 2002 Rockabilly Hall of Fame
This commercial site features biographical information on 5,000 artists, industry news, tour schedules, concert reviews, Web and radio stations, photographs, audio clips, and more. Rockabilly is an "exciting blend of the blues, country and gospel" from the mid 1950s and includes greats such as Buddy Holly, Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent, and Ray Campi. Searchable. http://www.rockabillyhall.com/ Topics: Musical Genres, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 1, 2005 Wattstax
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) P.O.V. program about "'Wattstax,' the 1973 documentary directed by Mel Stuart. In August 1972, seven years after the Watts riots, the legendary Stax recording label staged a benefit concert in Los Angeles for 90,000 people. As time went by, it became known as the Black Woodstock." Includes vintage reviews, soundtrack highlights, a filmmaker interview, and links to related information. http://www.pbs.org/pov/wattstax/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Film: Genres & Themes, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Sep 9, 2009 World-Wide Black Radio Stations
A directory of radio stations (traditional and Webcast) with music formats such as Gospel, Hip Hop, Rap, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Soul, Reggae, Caribbean, Soca, Reggae Dancehall, Go-Go, African, and Talk relevant to the Black community. Indexed geographically. http://www.radioblack.com/ Topics: Black Resources, Media, Musical Genres, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 25, 2004 |
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