Stories about four legendary pitchers from baseball's early days: Cy Young, Chief Bender, Adrian Joss, and Miner Brown.

A biography of Oscar G. Mayer (not to be confused with his grandson, Oscar Gustave Mayer), who was the first Oscar Mayer and the founder of the Oscar Mayer & Co. meat firm.

A brief biography of the famous African leader, Nelson Mandela. Learn about his early life, his education, and his fight to end apartheid in his country for good.

A concise biography of Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001), the famous surgeon who did the first heart transplant. Learn about his early life, education, and his learning process of performing heart transplants.

A concise biography of Adolph Gysbert Malan (1910-1963), a famous South African fighter pilot. Read about his flight career and his achievements during World War II.

An engaging biography of Desmond Tutu, the famous African archbishop. Learn about his leadership and his brave fight against apartheid.

A brief biography of John Maxwell Coetzee, a professor and famous author from Africa. Read about his accomplishments which led him to be the first to win two Booker Awards.

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...

Read biographical information about Hall of Famer, Dion, who had ten Top Ten songs in his career.

Known for his "twang", Duane Eddy has been called "the first rock and roll guitar god". Read about the history of his music and view a list of his most popular songs.

Read background information and the history of the music of the popular Grammy award winning band of the 1970s, Earth, Wind, & Fire.

Discover some basic information on the life story of 1950s rocker, Fats Domino, who sold more records in his era than any other rocker except for Elvis Presley.

A brief biography of Ray Charles. Includes a timeline of his life and a list of his biggest hits.

A brief biography and photograph of legendary blues guitarist, Robert Johnson.

Discover some fun facts about Southern rockers, the Allman Brothers. They are credited with creating this new form of rock and roll. Included is a timeline and list of most popular hits.

Part of the British invasion of the 1960s, The Animals had many top 40 hits, among them being "House of the Rising Sun". Their most popular recordings are listed.

Extremely popular from 1956-1961, the Coasters were a black vocal group with Jewish songwriters. Their music, which was a mixture of rhythm & blues, comedy and rock & roll, dominated the music scene of that time.

This resource provides information about Chuck Berry.

This resource provides information about Antoine Fats Domino.

This resource provides information about Buddy Holly.

Learn about American songwriter Woody Guthrie. This resource features a biography, a discography, and a photo gallery.

Country music singer and songwriter Dolly Parton has had many hits during her career. Learn more about her and her music through this site which offers a biography, discography and an audio clip.

As one of the first rock artists to use the piano as a lead instrument instead of the guitar, Elton John has had a very successful musical career. Learn more about him and his music with this biography, discography and more.

This resource provides information about Bruce Springsteen.