Web Sites for Mr

Web Sites for Mr. Smith’s General Music Research Topics
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General Sites:

Composer bios: http://tu.50megs.com/INDEX/ComposersListing2.html

MCPS Resources: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/students/homework.cfm

List of print resources: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/forestoakms/site%20pages/Academics/smithmusic.xls

Note Template: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/forestoakms/site%20pages/Academics/musicians.xls

Weird Al Yancovich

The Official Weird Al site: http://www.weirdal.com/

Weird Al lyrics: http://www.inlyrics.com/lyrics/W/Weird-Al-Yankovich/

Weird Al biography [YahooMusic]: http://music.yahoo.com/ar-269394-bio--Weird-Al-Yankovic

John Williams

John Williams web pages: http://www.johnwilliams.org/

John Williams – Composer : http://www.johnwilliamscomposer.com/

John Williams filmography: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002354/

Barry White

Barry White – Delafont Agency page: http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/Barry-White.htm

Barry White – VH1 page: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/white_barry/bio.jhtml

Barry White Page -- http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Barry%20White.html

U2 band biography: http://www.atu2.com/band/bio.html

U2Wanderer: http://www.u2wanderer.org/

US bio and albums: http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo14/u2.htm

Peter Tchaikovsky

see text resources

Taiko Drumming

Taiko Resource: http://www.taiko.com/resource/history/faq.html

Overview and history: http://www.taiko.com/resource/history.html

What is Taiko Drumming: http://wvwv.essortment.com/taikodrummingw_ritu.htm

Swing Music

see text resources

Barbra Streisand
Biography: http://www.barbrastreisand.com/bio_bio.html

Barbra Streisand FAQ: http://www.bjsmusic.com/bjsfaq/

Igor Stravinsky

see text resources

John Phillip Sousa

see text resources

Frank Sinatra

see text resources

Carlos Santana

Santana official website: http://www.santana.com/frameset.html

VH1 biography: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/santana/bio.jhtml

Classicbands.com: http://www.classicbands.com/santana.html

Buddy Rich

Official bio: http://www.buddyrich.com/about/bio.html

Chronology: http://keepitlive.tripod.com/buddyrich/chron.html

Lycos page: http://music.lycos.com/artist/bio.asp?QT=A&QW=buddy+rich&AN=Buddy+Rich&MID=23522&MH=

Tito Puente

Biography: http://www.spaceagepop.com/puente.htm

Afgen.com bio: http://afgen.com/puente.html

Bookrags.com bio: http://www.bookrags.com/biography/tito-puente/

Elvis Presley

Biography: http://www.elvis.com/elvisology/bio/elvis_overview.asp

History of Rock.com: http://www.history-of-rock.com/elvis_presley.htm

Elvis Presley: http://www.hotshotdigital.com/WellAlwaysRemember/ElvisPresley.html

Per Norgard

Bio : http://www.schirmer.com/composers/norgaard/bio.html

Wolfgang A. Mozart

see text resources

Bob Marley

see text resources

Gustav Mahler

see text resources

Madonna

see text resources

Elton John

Keno’s classic rock bio: http://www.keno.org/classic_rock/elton_john_bio.htm

MTV bio: http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/john_elton/bio.jhtml

Sing 365.com bio: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/singerUnid/E98916284BE40C2F48256876001FCECF#

Buddy Holly

see text resources

Dizzy Gillespie

see text resources

Aretha Franklin

see text resources

Stephen Foster

see text resources

Gloria Estefan

Sing 365.com bio: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/singerUnid/A6F5A5B9B50BC1EB48256879001FFA01

Lycos music bio: http://music.lycos.com/artist/bio.asp?QT=A&QW=Gloria+Estefan&AN=Gloria+Estefan&MID=64957&MH=

VH1Bio: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/estefan_gloria/bio.jhtml

Edward [Duke] Ellington

see text resources

Danny Elfman

Animated TV bio: http://animatedtv.about.com/library/weekly/aa122500a.htm
Filmography: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000384/

Biography: http://animatedtv.about.com/od/musicandsongs/p/elfmanprofile.htm

Earth Wind and Fire

VH1 bio: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/earth_wind_fire/bio.jhtml

Delafont booking page: http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/Earth-Wind-Fire.htm

Easynic.com page: http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Earth,%20Wind%20&%20Fire.html

Bob Dylan

see text resources
ABC Clio World History of the Modern Era : http://205.222.5.4/WebDisplay.do?id=9&section=sub

Chicago

Official Page: http://www.chicagotheband.com/index1.htm

Factindex.com: http://www.fact-index.com/c/ch/chicago__band_.html

Official Site: http://www.bignoisenow.com/chicago.html

Cher

VH1 bio: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/cher/bio.jhtml

Angelfire.com page: http://www.angelfire.com/tx/cherbarbie/bio.html

Lycos Music bio: http://music.lycos.com/artist/bio.asp?QT=A&QW=Cher&AN=Cher&MID=4812&MH=

James Brown

see text resources
PBS.org : http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/brown_j.html

Blues Music

see text resources
Worldbook encyclopedia article: http://www2.worldbook.com/features/aamusic/html/blues.htm
Article 'The Blues....Turns 100' : http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SMD0990-0-999&artno=0000175970&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=BLUES+MUSIC__&res=N&ren=Y&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N

Chuck Berry

see text resources
Official Chuck Berry website: http://www.chuckberry.com/about/biography.html

Ludwig von Beethoven

see text resources
Lucare.com bio: http://www.lucare.com/immortal/

Beethoven's Biography: http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Bio/BiographyLudwig.html

Bee Gees

Sing365.com bio: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-Bee-Gees-Biography/42B0332117CEA2DB4825682D00278A3B

Lycos.com bio: http://music.lycos.com/artist/bio.asp?QT=A&QW=the+bee+gees&AN=The+Bee+Gees&MID=36323&MH=

VH1.com bio: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/bee_gees/bio.jhtml

Chicago Blues

The Real Chicago Blues: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/305686in.html

Factindex.com: http://www.fact-index.com/c/ch/chicago_blues.html

Bluesfoundation.com: http://www.blues.org/blues/background/chicago.php4

The Beatles

see text resources
Sing365.com bio: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-Beatles-Biography/9B5665A6978FDF4B4825685D00067CE3
VH1.com bio: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/beatles/bio.jhtml

Johann S. Bach
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Baroque Composers and Musicians -- bio: http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxjsbach.html
incwell.com -- bio: http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Bach,JS.html

Traditional African Music

A History of African Music: http://www.acslink.aone.net.au/christo/histmain.htm

Minnesota State web page: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/music/african_music.shtml

Africana.com: http://www.africana.com/articles/daily/index_20000528.asp