BEST BETS
AMG All Music Guide
http://www.allmusic.com/
Online
database of recorded music searchable by artist name. Includes
biographies, full discographies, and album reviews.
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/
Biographies on more than 25,000 lives from the past and present,
searchable by name or keyword.
MusicWeb Encyclopedia of Popular Music
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/encyclopaedia/index.htm
Nearly 4,000 entries on performers, songwriters, producers, and
record labels.
Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame Museum
http://www.rockhall.com
Explore the Inductees section for biographies of honored performers.
Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com
Search by artist name for biographies, discographies, and news.
LESSON
PLANS
Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Guide.shtml
A step-by-step guide for writing
a good lesson plan.
NCRTEC Lesson Planner
http://www.ncrtec.org/tl/lp/
A fill-in form that will
help you design a lesson.
Jeopardy Games
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm
Sample games, which you can save to your hard drive and edit in
PowerPoint. A blank game and directions for using it are at the
bottom of the page.
ROCK MUSIC & MUSICIANS
Classic Bands
http://www.classicbands.com/
Biographies of classic rock bands
from the 50's, 60's, and 70s.
The History of Rock and Roll
http://www.history-of-rock.com/
Information
on the roots of rock and roll during the golden decade 1954-1963.
History of Rock
Music
http://www.scaruffi.com/history/index.html
Profiles of bands, organized by the decade in which they got their
start.
Hollywood's Rock Walk
http://www.rockwalk.com/
Meet
the inductees into this hall of fame and find additional links about
their lives and careers.
Oldies Music
http://www.oldiesmusic.com
Check the Oldies Artists sections for biographies of the top artists
of the 50's, 60's, and 70's.
Reason to Rock:
Rock Music as Art Form
http://www.reasontorock.com/
A
book about rock music that is
being initially published via the Internet.
Rock and Roll Timeline
http://pages.prodigy.net/cousinsteve/rock/feat4.htm
Significant
events in the history of rock music.
Rock
Groups by Tom Brady
http://bradcoweb.com/rockgroups/index.shtml
Biographies, facts, and photos of dozens of rock groups.
Rock
on the Net
http://www.rockonthenet.com
Links to FAQs and news about top artists.
Rockument
http://www.rockument.com/
A
rock music history project with music and commentary.
Shades of Blue
http://www.rhythmandtheblues.org.uk/public/index.shtml
Biographies of the great rhythm and blues artists from the 1940's to
today.
VH1
http://www.vh1.com/artists/
Search the Artists section for biographies, photos, and web links.
Wolfgang's Vault
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/
Music memorabilia, posters, and an archive
of
live concert performances, a forum, and audio interviews.
