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| Jazz Roots | ||
| Extensive site in many aspects of early jazz and styles preceding jazz. Includes pictures, biographies, a timeline, and more. ( http://www.jass.com/ ) | ||
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| 100 Years of the Maple Leaf Rag | ||
| From a piece on Scott Joplin by Rex Levang for Minnesota Public Radio. ( http://music.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/9905_ragtime/index.shtml ) | ||
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| Scott Joplin Biography | ||
| By Edward A. Berlin. From the pages of the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation. ( http://www.scottjoplin.org/biography.htm ) | ||
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| Ragtime Music | ||
| A repository of musical instruments, recordings, and sheet music from 1880 to 1930 at Mississippi State University. ( http://library.msstate.edu/ragtime/ ) | ||
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| Cakewalk | ||
| History and resources concerning this minstrel show dance and predecessor of the Rag. ( http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3cake1.htm ) | ||
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| Eubie Blake and Ragtime | ||
| Audio recording of Blake on the origins of ragtime from the Michigan State University Voice Library. ( http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/magic/saloon/blake.html ) | ||
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| W. C. Handy: "Father of the Blues" | ||
| Biography, photographs, and works list. ( http://www2.una.edu/library/handy/ ) | ||
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| James Reese Europe | ||
| Biography and career overview. ( http://www.jass.com/Others/europe.html ) | ||
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| Tin Pan Alley | ||
| History, profiles of artists, and links. Adapted from the book Tin Pan Alley by David Jasen. ( http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/biology/lewis/crosby/tinpan.htm ) | ||
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| After the Ball | ||
| Original 1892 sheet music of the first Tin Pan Alley "hit" from the Library of Congress's American Memory site. ( http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/omhbib:@field(NUMBER(@range(0699+0723))) ) | ||
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| Irving Berlin: The Dean Of American Songwriters | ||
| Biographical article from e-Journal Parlor Songs. ( http://parlorsongs.com/bios/berlin/iberlin.asp ) | ||
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| ASCAP History | ||
| Decade by decade historical overview from the official ASCAP site. ( http://www.ascap.com/about/history/index.html ) | ||
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| Jerome Kern: 1885-1945 | ||
| Biographical sketch. ( http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/biology/lewis/crosby/kern.htm ) | ||
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| Cole Porter | ||
| Biography by J.X. Bell from the Cole Wide Web site. by JX Bell. ( http://www.coleporter.org/bio.html ) | ||
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| George and Ira Gershwin | ||
| Official Web site with biography, works list, and numerous audio clips of famous performances of the Gershwins' songs. ( http://www.gershwin.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.snadom.com/jazz/nightandday.html | ||
( Go to this site to hear Fred Astaire sing Cole Porter's "Night and Day." ) | ||
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