Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Understanding Poetry of Maya Angelou Through Rap Lyric
By examining the lives and lyrics of popular, positive black female rappers such as Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill, students can trace a direct line back to the inspirational writer and poet, Maya Angelou. Rap lyrics will help explicate...
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Parlor Songs Academy: Music as Propaganda in World War I
Scroll through the history of the use of popular music as propaganda until reaching the lengthy section about how music was used, not just in the United States, but throughout the world as propaganda in World War I. Find the lyrics and...
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Public Domain Music: The Music of Stephen Collins Foster
This website provides a biographical sketch of songwriter Stephen Foster. It has many music files and lyrics to nearly all of the songs Foster wrote during his career.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 45: Democracy Not Yet!
The following instructional activity uses the lyrics of four popular songs (songs that were commonly sung or played) to stimulate critical thought and discussion of what is right or wrong with American democracy.
Library of Congress
Loc: America Singing: Nineteenth Century Song Sheets
Song sheets, which containedonly lyrics, were a popular form of printed music. The Library of Congress holds over 4,000 of these from the 1800s that can be viewed online.
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Diction for Singers
The complete vocal diction resource site. Commentary that is to the point. Supplemental visuals and lots of related resources and links.
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Oxford University Press: Lorenz Hart a Poet on Broadway
A look at the great American lyric writer, Lorenz Hart. The article is a review of a book which talks about his impact on American theater and music.
Contemplator
Popular Songs in American History: Rosalie, the Prairie Flower
This page presents the lyrics to a famous folk song of the nineteenth century.
National Institutes of Health
She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain
Provides the lyrics to the song, "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain".
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The Official George Crumb Home Page
The official site, with sections devoted to his life, compositions, recordings, writings, and news. The news section has internet links, and the site has a search function!
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Out Kast
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features OutKast, an American rap duo, formed in 1992, that put Atlanta, Ga., on the hip-hop map in the 1990s and redefined the G-Funk (a variation of gangsta rap) and Dirty South (often profane...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, an American vocal group that helped define the Motown sound of the 1960s and was led by one of the most gifted and influential singer-songwriters in...
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