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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: George Harrison

For Students 9th - 10th
Read detailed biographical information on ex-Beatle and solo artist George Harrison, a 2004 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, essential songs, and recommended reading list.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: John Lennon

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a detailed biographical essay on ex-Beatle and songwriter John Lennon, a 1994 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, essential songs, and recommended reading list.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Paul Mc Cartney

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn interesting biographical details on Beatle and solo artist Paul McCartney, a 1999 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, essential songs, and recommended reading list.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: John Lennon

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about John Lennon's life as an influential musician who wrote "political songs" such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Happy Xmas (War is Over)." This article includes information on Lennon's career with the Beatles...
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The Beatles

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR assembled this collection of reports and reminiscences about George Harrison in 2001 on the occasion of his death. Includes audio recordings of several of his lesser-known but critically acclaimed songs with a link to a speciial...
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Paul and John With Wfun's Larry Kane

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an interview with reporter Long John Wade who accompanied the Beatles on their First American Tour. This does not include a chronological account of the tour, but it does give interesting bits of information, a few...
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Long John Wade at Wfil

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an interview with reporter Long John Wade who accompanied the Beatles on their First American Tour. This does not include a chronological account of the tour, but it does give interesting bits of information, a few...
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What's Doing 'Round Connecticut Column August 23, 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an interview with reporter Long John Wade who accompanied the Beatles on their First American Tour. This does not include a chronological account of the tour, but it does give interesting bits of information, a few...
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Wdrc Swinging Sixty Survey March 17, 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an interview with reporter Long John Wade who accompanied the Beatles on their First American Tour. This does not include a chronological account of the tour, but it does give interesting bits of information, a few...
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What's Doing 'Round Connecticut Column October 4, 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an interview with reporter Long John Wade who accompanied the Beatles on their First American Tour. This does not include a chronological account of the tour, but it does give interesting bits of information, a few...
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Art, Music and Popular Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the music, art, and popular culture that shook the world in the 20th century.
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Cengage Learning

Gale: Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Carlos Santana

For Students 9th - 10th
In the late 1960s, when the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane and other rock genres were raging, Carlos Santana and his band Santana introduced the music scene to a new Latin-based rock sound featuring an Afro-Cuban beat. This...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Buddy Holly

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief information about Buddy Holly. Even though he only played for a short time, 1950s rocker Buddy Holly was a great influence on many other groups such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and the Hollies. He died in a plane crash at the...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Everly Brothers

For Students 9th - 10th
The Everly Brothers are 1986 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Best known for their "harmonized form of rock and roll, they had a string of timeless hits and influenced musicians such as the Beatles, the Byrds, and Simon...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Four Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
American vocal group of the 1960s who kept their popularity despite the invasion of the Beatles and other British groups. They've had over two dozen Top Forty hits. 1990 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 2: Langston Hughes and the Blues

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore relationship between music and poetry in this African-American history lesson on Langston Hughes, the Harlem Renaissance, and other artists such as Bessie Smith, John Hammond, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones.
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Cindy Mark: What's Bug'n You

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students will enjoy learning more about bugs in this engaging resource. Allows users to draw a picture of a spider, create an insect information book, discover how insects move and be able to tell where insects live.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Rock 'N' Roll: Beginnings to Woodstock

For Students 9th - 10th
The resources in this set highlight the artists and sounds that were central to the rock 'n' roll musical genre that contributed to social and cultural change in America beginning in the 1950s.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Prince

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Prince, a singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, dancer, and performer on keyboards, drums, and bass who was among the most talented American musicians of his generation. Like Stevie...
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The Classic Rock Site: The Home of Rock and Roll Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Good resource link site for major classic rock figures. Photos, footage, and links to other connections.
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Msnbc: The 10 Best Rock Bands Ever

For Students 9th - 10th
MSNBC presents their list of "the ten best rock bands ever." Purely subjective, but fun reading.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Paul Mc Cartney

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interesting biographical information about Paul McCartney, the "most successful musician, and composer in popular music history".
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Wdrc's Long John Wade

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an interview with reporter Long John Wade who accompanied the Beatles on their First American Tour. This does not include a chronological account of the tour, but it does give interesting bits of information, a few...
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For Students Pre-K - 1st
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