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Music online. American music.

Streaming audio of over 56,000 albums of American roots music and pre-20th century American popular music. Designed as an audio history of America's past, songs are indexed by major events such as the Civil War, Great Depression, disasters, World Wars, Prohibition and protests. Notable record...

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Bibliographic Details
Previous Title:African American song.
Format: Audio Database
Language:English
Published: Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2007-
Subjects:
African Americans.
Bluegrass music.
Blues (Music)
Country music.
Folk music.
Gospel music.
Indians of North America.
Jazz.
Old-time music.
Popular music.
Ragtime music.
Shape-note singing.
Songs.
Spirituals (Songs)
North America.
United States.
Electronic reference sources.
Sound.
Songs > Databases.
North America > Songs and music > Databases.
Sources.
Online Access:http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=http://coral.library.tamu.edu/resourcelink.php?resource=2430
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Summary:Streaming audio of over 56,000 albums of American roots music and pre-20th century American popular music. Designed as an audio history of America's past, songs are indexed by major events such as the Civil War, Great Depression, disasters, World Wars, Prohibition and protests. Notable recording artists are B.B. King, Isaac Hayes, Gladys Knight, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Otis Clay, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Nanci Griffith, The Lilly Brothers, and Merle Travis. Genres include blues, gospel, shape note singing, soul, folk, country, folk, bluegrass, etc.
Published:Began in 2007.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Access:Access restricted to subscribing institutions.