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Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier is a collection of 184 original sound recordings of traditional fiddle tunes performed by Henry Reed of Glen Lyn, Virginia, and recorded by folklorist Alan Jabbour. The tunes represent... (Library of Congress)
Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip is a field collection of 700 sound recordings, field notes, dust jackets, and other manuscripts documenting a three-month, 6,502-mile trip through the southern U.S. The recordings... (Library of Congress)
is the website for the PBS series by the same name. It includes summaries of episodes, oral histories, information about songs and artists, and more... (PBS, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities)
Honky Tonks, Hymns, and the Blues examines the history of country guitar, country fiddling, country blues, Jimmie Rodgers (the father of country music), Thomas Dorsey (famous for raunchy records and sacred hymns), the... (University of Texas, San Antonio, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities)
follows American music along the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Delacroix Island. Learn about blues, cajun and zydeco, country and bluegrass, gospel, folk, hip hop, jazz, rock... (National Endowment for the Arts)
Now What a Time: Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 consists of sound recordings, primarily blues and gospel songs, and related documentation created by John Wesley Work III in 1941 and by Lewis Jones and Willis Laurence James in March... (Library of Congress)
features a directory of folklife resources in the U.S., migrant worker interviews and photos, ethnic folk music from Northern California in the 30s, Brazilian music, and more... (Library of Congress)
California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties is a multi-format ethnographic field collection project, undertaken during the New Deal, that includes sound recordings, still photographs, drawings, and written documents from a... (Library of Congress)
Florida Folklife from the WPS Collections, 1937-1942 is a multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting African-American, Arabic, Bahamian, British-American, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Minorcan, Seminole, and Slavic cultures... (Library of Congress)
Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song: Correspondence, 1940-1950 highlights letters Guthrie wrote in the early 1940s after moving to New York City, where he pursued broadcasting and recording careers, met artists and social activists, and gained a... (Library of Congress)
offers a sampling of traditional Omaha Indian music. The sound recordings include wax cylinder recordings made in the 1890s, as well as songs and spoken-word segments from the 1983... (Library of Congress)
Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande is an online presentation of a multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting religious and secular music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico and... (Library of Congress)
is the companion website to the Ken Burns PBS series that aired in January 2001. Explore cities and clubs where jazz developed; listen to excerpts of bebop, cool jazz and other styles... (WETA, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities)
is a multimedia exploration of the Harlem Renaissance (1920s-1930s). Students can hear Langston Hughes read his poems, listen to Duke Ellington direct his orchestra, or watch "Shorty"... (ArtsEdge, supported by Multiple Agencies)
celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month, April, by offering sound clips, information about jazz events, a directory of jazz societies (by state and country), links to other jazz websites... (Multiple Agencies)
Jazz in America: National Jazz Curriculum offers lessons for teaching about jazz in American history or music class for Grades 5, 8, and 11. Learn about the evolution of jazz, different jazz styles, improvisation, basic... (Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, supported by Multiple Agencies)
William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz includes 2,000 digital images taken by writer-photographer William P. Gottlieb. From 1938 to 1948, the "Golden Age of Jazz," swing reached its peak and modern jazz developed. While on... (Library of Congress)
Dr. Billy Taylor, a Conversation on Jazz presents excerpts from four lectures by Billy Taylor -- a noted jazz pianist, historian, and educator. He discussed jazz from its roots in the African-American slavery experience... (ArtsEdge, supported by Department of Education)
provides information, lessons, a discography, lists of broadcasts and videos, and websites related to this American jazz legend... (ARTSEDGE, supported by Department of Education)
is a lesson that helps students (Grades 3 and 4) learn to identify musical styles and musicians associated with Harlem, focusing on jazz. Students can listen to audio samples and... (ARTSEDGE, supported by Department of Education)
presents audio excerpts, scores, photos, and information about the jazz composer and band leader who elevated the baritone sax to the status of a solo instrument and, with his... (Library of Congress)
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