Benny Goodman
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/id_505472/artist.jhtml
Benny Goodman was one of the most popular jazz artists of the 1930’s and early 1940’s. This site offers a biography and discography of him.

http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_goodman_benny.htm
This page, part of the website supplement to Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns, offers a biography of Goodman, audio examples of his music, and an audio interview with the writer James Maher regarding this famous jazz musician.

Franz Joseph Haydn
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/haydnj.html
This website offers a concise biography of the famous Austrian composer, as well as audio samples of some of his symphonies, numerous images of the composer, a list of works, and a bibliography.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn
Yet another biography of Haydn, offering many links to articles on terms, persons, and compositions mentioned in the article. Also includes a list of books on Haydn, a list of his works, and links to other articles related to Haydn and his music.

http://www.carolinaclassical.com/articles/haydn.html
Another biography of Haydn, well supplemented with audio examples.

Gene Krupa
http://www.drummerman.net/
This website is devoted to Gene Krupa, who is best known as the drummer for Benny Goodman. This site offers his biography, a filmography and discography, photographs, an interview with him, audio selections of additional interviews and of a number of his musical performances, and more.

Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly)
http://www.rykodisc.com/Catalog/CatalogArtist_01.asp?Action=Get&Artist_ID=219
Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, was a blues singer whose talents were first discovered while he was incarcerated at the Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana, and who went on to record a number of albums of blues and folk music. This site offers his biography, as well as descriptions of three recorded collections of his music.

Sweet Honey in the Rock
http://www.sweethoney.com/
Sweet Honey in the Rock is an African-American female a cappella ensemble that sings gospel, jazz, hymns and spirituals. This, their official website, offers information about the group, including their history, a discography, and a FAQ, their current tour schedule, and a link to an audio file of an interview with them on National Public Radio (see the next website)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5007357
This site offers an audio file of a broadcast of National Public Radio’s program, Talk of the Nation, that was originally aired on November 10, 2005. Also on this page are links to both audio examples of Sweet Honey in the Rock’s music and related audio programs.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/sweet_honey_in_the_rock.html
A webpage from the PBS series, American Masters, about Sweet Honey in the Rock, including an essay about the group, a career timeline, additional video footage of the members of the ensemble, and an interview with the filmmaker, Stanley Nelson, who produced the American Masters episode, Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice.

Teddy Wilson
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_wilson_teddy.htm
This page, part of the website supplement to Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns, offers a biography of the jazz pianist Teddy Wilson, best known for his performances with Benny Goodman. An audio file of jazz critic Stanley Crouch profiling Wilson is included.