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The Great Depression
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| http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html | ||
| The Library of Congress not only has an immense collection of relevant photographs, This site also has very useful bibliographic information on this tragic era (see second link) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fabib.html#rw.html ( http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html ) | ||
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| http://newdeal.feri.org/ | ||
| This site has a variety of resources on the Depression and the New Deal ( http://newdeal.feri.org/ ) | ||
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| http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/depression.htm | ||
| Relevant photographs and more are on this poetry site, including links to Langston Hughes' important work of the era: ( http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/depression.htm ) | ||
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Tin Pan Alley
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| http://www.jazzstandards.com/ | ||
| This site bills itself as "the first and only centralized information source for the songs and instrumentals jazz musicians play the most." ( http://www.jazzstandards.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/depression.htm | ||
| This is a colorful site devoted to the music and composers who provided a wealth of song material, often called The Great American Songbook, for jazz musicians of almost any era. ( http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/depression.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/tin_pan_alley.html | ||
| The PBS series, American Masters has a number of outstanding videos. This page describes the documentary on the women of Tin Pan Alley. ( http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/tin_pan_alley.html ) | ||
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| http://www.parlorsongs.com/bios/composersbios.asp | ||
| For specific information on a number of songwriters of this style. ( http://www.parlorsongs.com/bios/composersbios.asp ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzstandards.com/history/index.htm | ||
| For specific information on a number of songwriters of this style. ( http://www.jazzstandards.com/history/index.htm ) | ||
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Swing Era
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| http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/IPHS/Projects/swing1/music/jazz2swing.htm | ||
| There is a sites dedicated to swing music, dance bands and the artists who created the era when jazz was the most popular music in the U.S. Here is a sampling. ( http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/IPHS/Projects/swing1/music/jazz2swing.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.ipl.org/ | ||
| There is a sites dedicated to swing music, dance bands and the artists who created the era when jazz was the most popular music in the U.S. ( http://www.ipl.org/ ) | ||
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| http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/history.aspx?hid=11 | ||
| There is a sites dedicated to swing music, dance bands and the artists who created the era when jazz was the most popular music in the U.S. ( http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/history.aspx?hid=11 ) | ||
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| http://www.swingmusic.net/ | ||
| There is a sites dedicated to swing music, dance bands and the artists who created the era when jazz was the most popular music in the U.S. ( http://www.swingmusic.net/ ) | ||
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| http://jazz.about.com/od/swingjazz/ | ||
| There is a sites dedicated to swing music, dance bands and the artists who created the era when jazz was the most popular music in the U.S. ( http://jazz.about.com/od/swingjazz/ ) | ||
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| http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?first=1&genre=swing | ||
| A few sites to hear live radio devoted to swing music. ( http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?first=1&genre=swing ) | ||
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| http://www.riverwalk.org/proglist/showpromo/swing_shift.htm | ||
| A few sites to hear live radio devoted to swing music. ( http://www.riverwalk.org/proglist/showpromo/swing_shift.htm ) | ||
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| http://jazz.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swingmusic.net%2FSwing... | ||
| A few sites to hear live radio devoted to swing music. ( http://jazz.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swingmusic.net%2FSwing... ) | ||
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Musicians of the Early Swing Era
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| http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/text/fhenderson.html | ||
| The Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture has pages devoted to Henderson, Ellington as well as black writers. For a list of links to others go to http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/text/exhibition.html ( http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/text/fhenderson.html ) | ||
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| http://www.worldbook.com/features/aamusic/html/henderson.htm | ||
| From the Henderson page, links are offered for more resources, including sound clips of other artists covered in this and neighboring chapters, such as Christian, Hawkins, Wilson, Hines, Waller and Ellington. ( http://www.worldbook.com/features/aamusic/html/henderson.htm ) | ||
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| http://museum.media.org/duke/ | ||
| This is a series of sites dedicated to Duke Ellington ( http://museum.media.org/duke/ ) | ||
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| http://www.dellington.org/ | ||
| This is a series of sites dedicated to Duke Ellington
This is a series of sites dedicated to Duke Ellington ( http://www.dellington.org/ ) | ||
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| http://www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc/ | ||
| This is a series of sites dedicated to Duke Ellington
This is a series of sites dedicated to Duke Ellington ( http://www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc/ ) | ||
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| http://www.depanorama.net/ | ||
| This is a series of sites dedicated to Duke Ellington ( http://www.depanorama.net/ ) | ||
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| http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/ac-i.htm | ||
| The American Music collections at the National Museum of American History document diverse popular and musical tradition and performances. The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music containing images, music, and lyrics of American life and culture between 1790 and the 1980s The collection also holds The Duke Ellington Archives including a tour on the Duke Ellington Virtual exhibit http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/f-1.htm ( http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/ac-i.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/oral_histories/joh_start.asp | ||
| This site has a valuable profile and interview with Artie Shaw: ( http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/oral_histories/joh_start.asp ) | ||
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| Billy Strayhorn | ||
| Often overlooked curing his time, he has gained more respect over the years. Valuable discussion of Strayhorn by jazz master, Dr. Billy Taylor http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/Kennedy/Taylor/bt_stray.html This Songwriters Hall of Fame site is also useful for access to other songwriters. http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/Kennedy/Taylor/bt_stray.html ( http://www.billystrayhorn.com/biography.htm ) | ||
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