Websites to support the study of music and Musicians
Grammy Awards
This official site provides information, photographs, and videos on the Grammy Music Awards. Lists the winners of the most recent awards. (02/03)
Yahoo Directory - Musicians
This directory can be browsed by category or by sites in alphabetical order. Many current musicians and entertainers are listed, many with official sites, though some other sites may be quite unreliable. Many sites have brief annotations. (02/03)
Once More Once: A Centennial Celebration of the Life & Music of Count Basie
Features essays on Basie’s life and music, photographs, and sound files.
Mozart 2006: 250th Anniversary
Includes biographical information, descriptions of his works (orchestral, chamber, sacred, and for the state. Available in several languages.
Bob Moog Biography
Biographical information about Robert Moog, who developed an electronic music synthesizer in the early 1960s, and who died in August 2005. Also includes links to information about the theremin (an early electronic instrument invented by Leon Theremin), current Moog synthesizer instruments, and a photo gallery. From the company that manufactures Moog synthesizers.
* Moog, Robert A. * Inventors * Moog synthesizer * Electronic musical instruments
Classic Motown, 1959-1988
This official website from Motown Records highlights artists from the Detroit-based record label, such as the Commodores, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder. Includes artist profiles, audio clips, a timeline of events in Motown's history (from 1959-1988), and current news about Motown and Motown artists from that time period.
* Soul music * African American musicians * Motown Record Corporation
* Sound recording industry
New Orleans: The Birthplace of Jazz
This essay from the companion website to "Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns" (a PBS documentary series) discusses the origins of jazz in New Orleans. Includes an audio clip from Wynton Marsalis, images, and links to related essays.
* Jazz
Musica de la Frontera: Archive of Mexican-American Music
A collection of sound clips and images of labels of commercially produced musical recordings which are "primarily in Spanish, recorded during the first half of the twentieth century, predominantly in the United States and Mexico." Searchable, or browsable by title or subject (such as adultery, deportation, and drinking). Note: complete songs available only to the UCLA community. In English and Spanish. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. (LII, 2007)
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Updated June 2007.
