Music

Scroll down the page to find helpful links to music sites on the Web!

         



INDEX:
[General]   [Blues]   [Christian]   [Classical]   [Country]
[Folk]   [Jazz]   [Musicals]    [Opera]   [Pop/Rock]

General Sites

    All Music Guide - A very comprehensive version of the print resource. It offers both biographical sketches as
    well  as album reviews for a wide variety of musical genres.

    Billboard Music Information Search - A very good music search engine that searches for online periodical
    articles and/or web sites.

    WWW Music Database - This is a searchable database of approximately 10,000 albums. It may retrieve such
    information as artist, title, producer, release date and track listing.

Blues

    Blue Flame Cafe - Welcome to the new home of The Blue Flame Cafe! an interactive biographical
    encyclopedia of the great blues singers and singers of the blues, from Charley Patton to Stevie Ray Vaughan.

    The Blue Highway - This site offers a good history of the blues and also contains numerous links.

Christian

    CCM Online - Featuring artist reviews, industry news and artist sites gives this site a good overview of the
    Christian music scene.

    Christian Music Online - This web site is dedicated to providing current information about the Christian music
    world.

Classical

    Classical Insites - This site offers biographical data, recommended recordings, a glossary and much more.

    Classical Music on the Net - This site is designed to help people with little Internet experience find the classical
    music resources they want.

Country

    Country Music - This is a one stop comprehensive resource for country music lovers. It features links to online
    magazines, lyric collections, dance sites, record labels and numerous other country music sites.

Folk

    The Digital Traditions Folk Song Database - Using a keyword search you can pull up the lyrics to some 6,000
    folk songs.

    FolkBook - An information rich resource for both artists and fans including biographical links as well as
    information on venues and festivals.

Jazz

    Contemporary List of Jazz Links - A large directory of jazz-related links on the Web.

    WNUR-FM JazzWeb - An easy to use page that has a nice topical arrangement. You can look under topics such
    as styles of jazz, artists and jazz education and musicianship.

Musicals

    Lyrics and Libretti - This site contains links to lyrics from various musicals as well as links to other lyrics web
    sites.

    Musicals 101: A History of the Musical - This site was created by a former Broadway production assistant
    and it features essays, photos, an alphabetical index of musicals, a chronology from the 1920s to the present ,
    and an annotated bibliography. There is also a nice collection of photos.

    On Broadway - This site will give you information on the plays and musicals of Broadway. It has current listings
    for both on and off Broadway as well as past season summaries.

Opera

    Opera Web - This site offers a wealth of information on composers, performers and opera history.

    Operabase - This site includes season details for over 500 opera houses and festivals around the world. In
    addition, it includes schedules for thousands of singers, conductors and producers, and has reviews from leading
    worldwide newspapers. There are hundreds of links to opera resources and historical timelines of composers
    and their works.

Pop/Rock

    Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock - An exhaustive overview of bands from the progressive rock
    genre.

    MTV Online - Keep abreast of the popular music world with MTV Online.

    Oldies Music - Find out what happened in rock history on this date.

    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Find out about the inductees, their music and the exhibits of the museum.

    Rolling Stone - Rolling Stone has put forth a great site that offers feature articles, charts, photographs and
    daily updates.

    Rough Guide to Rock - This is an excellent reference source offering informative essays on over 1,200
    bands and musicians.