Rock and Popular Music: Web Sites

"Explore music, theater, and dance at the Library of Congress."

An exhaustive bibliography of resources in print and online

From the Center for Black Research at Columbia College, Chicago

A database of biographical and descriptive information on artists, composers, compositions, songs and songwriters. The database includes links to sound recordings, a music glossary, and surveys of music styles.

Hosted on the Carnegie Hall website, includes a timeline, sound clips, and information on variety of African American music genres from folk spirituals to electro-funk

From Indiana University

From Indiana University, a large ethnographic collection of popular, world music, spoken word recordings, and the Hoagy Carmichael collection.

Free downloads of live concerts and interviews, playlists, and memorabilia; some material only available for members.

Formerly, EMP. "The Museum of Pop Culture is a leading-edge nonprofit museum, dedicated to the ideas and risk-taking that fuel contemporary popular culture."

From the John and Alan Lomax collections, digital audio, musical performances, interviews, videos, radio shows, and photographs

Online previews and descriptions of past and present exhibits; includes access to the library's collections

Newsletter of the Archives of African American Music and Culture; includes reviews of resources

"The world's largest free music magazine index ... " Indexes music magazines and fanzines; some full text articles available.