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Singers
 Websites presented in alphabetical order ¡Azúcar! The Life and Music of Celia Cruz 
 Companion to an exhibit about this Cuban singer who was known as the "Queen of Salsa." The site features an illustrated overview of her life (including her move to the United States in 1961), images of album covers and posters, music and video clips, a discography, and images of some of her costumes. In English and Spanish. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/celiacruz/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated May 23, 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 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 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 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 Cilla: cillablack.com
The site about Cilla Black features news, a biography, information on her careers as British TV star and singer (including discography), photos, video, and links related to the performer born Priscilla White, in Liverpool, England. http://www.cillablack.com/ Topics: Musicians Last updated May 21, 2002 Edith Piaf: The Little Sparrow
Brief essay about the tumultuous life of this French singer who "legend has it ... was born on a Parisian street corner. ... In reality, Edith Giovanna Gassion was born on December 19, 1915 in the Hospital Tenon." Includes photos of the street corner where Piaf was allegedly born, the building she lived in for many years, and her grave in Paris. From Gadfly Online, an online magazine. http://www.gadflyonline.com/10-15-01/ftr-edith-piaf.html Topics: Musicians Last updated Jun 18, 2007 Edith Piaf's Paris
Photos and information on the places where "The Little Sparrow" lived and worked around Paris accompany this biography. http://www.little-sparrow.co.uk/ Topics: Home & Housing, Musicians, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Nov 30, 2004 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 Isaac Bashevis Singer
2004 marks the centennial of Nobel Prize-winning Yiddish author Isaac Bashevis Singer's birth. This site provides information about Singer's life and works, including a biography, bibliography, filmography, and photographs. Also includes a calendar of events relating to the celebration of the centennial and discussion forums. From the Library of America. http://singer100.loa.org/ Topics: Authors by Region, Holidays and Observances Individually, Judaism, Literature & Books, Musicians Last updated Aug 28, 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 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 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: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Oct 25, 2004 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 Marian Anderson: A Life in Song
A biographical site celebrating "the artistic development and musical career of Marian Anderson." Includes images of early recital programs; information about her teachers, coaches, and accompanists as well as her tours; a brief history of spirituals in recital. There is a searchable collection of more than 4000 photos, plus audio clips of lieder singing and spirituals and video clips from both music and interviews. Developed from materials in archives at the University of Pennsylvania Library. http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/anderson/ Topics: Black Resources, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Feb 4, 2005 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 Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
Biographical information, a timeline, and selected discography of the Kentucky-born author, composer, and performer of traditional folk music. Also includes information on the dulcimer and Appalachian music, and discussion questions and activities for teachers. Online companion to program of same title. From PBS Online . http://www.pbs.org/ket/jrs/ Topics: Musical Instruments, Musicians Last updated Jun 11, 2002 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 The Official Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Web Site
Official site of singing and film stars Roy Rogers ("King of the Cowboys") and Dale Evans ("Queen of the West"). Includes a "Pre-Visit Packet" for teachers to use when taking students to the The Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum, a photo gallery, a message board for fans, and more. http://www.royrogers.com/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Film, Movies, & Video, Museums by Place: United States, Musicians, Notable People, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Feb 21, 2009 Paul Robeson Centennial Celebration
Created in 1998 to commemorate the centennial of Paul Robeson's birth, this site is still useful for the biographical sketch, bibliography, curriculum materials, and quotations by and about Robeson. http://www.cpsr.cs.uchicago.edu/robeson/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Holidays and Observances Individually, Musicians, Notable People, Performing Arts Last updated Jul 28, 2005 Paul Robeson on the Web
A well-maintained directory of websites about singer and activist Paul Robeson, browsable within major topic areas such as biography, music, and resources related to the 1998 centennial celebration of his birth. From Princeton Public Library, New Jersey. http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/robeson/links.html Topics: Black Resources, Holidays and Observances Individually, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Jan 24, 2007 Ray Charles Online
Official site for this singer-songwriter-musician who died in June 2004. Provides an autobiography, discography, list of awards, and more. Includes audio clips of selected songs, and the full version of "America the Beautiful" (with images relating to the terrorist events of September 11, 2001). http://www.raycharles.com/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musicians, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People Last updated Sep 21, 2006 Rolling Stone: Jerry Garcia
Biography and collection of articles about musician and songwriter Jerry Garcia (1942-1995), lead guitarist and vocalist for the Grateful Dead. Provides articles back to 1993, album reviews, discography, and links to material on the Grateful Dead and related musicians and groups. From Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jerrygarcia Topics: Musicians Last updated Jul 18, 2007 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 Sweet Adelines International
The Web site of the "worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance." Includes directories of chapters, meeting and competition information, audio and video clips, and a database of reviews of songs searchable by title, composer, or level of difficulty. http://www.sweetadelineintl.org/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Mar 5, 2004 The von Trapp Family History
Brief history of the Austrian von Trapp family, which was featured in the Broadway musical "The Sound of Music." The site includes information about Maria von Trapp, the musical, and the German and Hollywood movies. Includes photographs. Also includes links to related sites. From a lodge in Vermont, the president of which is the youngest of the Trapp children. http://www.trappfamily.com/story Topics: Musicians, Photograph Collections, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 3, 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, Musical Genres, Musicians 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, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated May 26, 2002 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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