The United States produced, over a period of perhaps seventy to eighty years, and most importantly in the first half of the twentieth century, an enormous body of popular music. James Maher estimates, (in Wilder 1972, p. xxxviii) that about 300,000 songs were copyrighted... >>read more
American Popular Song - the songs, the songwriters, the singers, the bands, the shows.
Message board and directories of singers, songwriters, movies, and shows. >>read more
Craig's Bigbands and BigNames featuring historic reviews and photos from performers like Dean Martin, Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennet, Liberace, Dinah Shore, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Swing, Big Band Era Music, Jazz, golden age music.
Historic reviews and photos from performers of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Includes old time... >>read more
Ian Whitcomb's Literary Corner
: Read some of Ian Whitcomb's various writings.
Ian Whitcomb is a highly respected performer, composer, and music historian. Includes articles on Rudy Vallee, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, and the first crooners. >>read more
JD Hay's Crooners Collection of full length music wavs.: Collection of songs in full length music wavs of male, female, groups and instrumentals from the 1920's to the 1970's in country, jazz, easy listening, pop, oldies, rhythm,blues, vintage and big bands.
Within you'll find a wide variety of mostly oldies and vintage music in full... >>read more
American popular music from the 1930's reflects the cultural and social conditions that shaped the American identity during the period. For the purposes of this academic endeavor, the term "popular music" applies to any music in any genre from a select time frame that aspired to and achieved popularity with a particular audience. The popular... >>read more
Parlor Songs: Reminiscences of years gone by. An amazing collection of popular and classical sheet music from the 1800's to the 1940's.
Collection of popular and classical sheet music from the 1800's to the 1940's, cover art, audio samples, composer biographies, and articles on the history, styles, and themes. >>read more
Melodic Music, Wikipedia:
Melodic music is a term that covers various genres of non-classical music which are primarily characterised by the dominance of a single strong melody line. Rhythm, tempo and beat are subordinate to the melody line or tune, which is generally easily memorable, and followed without great difficulty. Melodic music... >>read more
Gayaki: This page is about gayaki, the Indian vocal music.
The vocal tradition is especially strong in Indian music. It goes without saying that the song is probably the most ancient form of music. Vocal music occupies a considerable part of the Natya Shastra.
One may argue that the Vedas, especially the Samaveda, is the... >>read more
The Voice Studio Ring: This webring is full of resources and information for singers and vocalists of all styles. Many voice teachers and professional singers from all over the world are included in our ring. >>read more