Musicians' Biographies:  Links 
compiled by Patti Tjomsland, Library Media Specialist 
Mark Morris High School, Longview, WA 
Spring 2002, updated Spring 2005

Suggestion:  Check your musician's recording label or instrument website.  I've listed some on this page.
Keep in mind that music sites could contain images or lyrics that some people find offensive.  Make good choices while surfing.  If you find any sites that should be added to this list, please let Mrs. Tj know.
 
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General Music Sites
Oldies Music Artist Links
http://www.oldiesmusic.com/links.htm

Artist Direct: Ultimate Band List
http://ubl.artistdirect.com/

Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/

Country Music
http://www.cmt.com/
Click on the tab for "artists" at the top of the page

Great American Country
http://www.gactv.com/home.html
Look for the link to artists

MTV -- Bands
http://www.mtv.com/music/

VH1 Artists
http://www.vh1.com/artists/azdroplets/artist_browse.jhtml?chars=a

Experience Music Project
http://www.emplive.com/

World Music Central : Artists
http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/

All Music Guide
http://www.allmusic.com

Links to Musicians
http://www.essortment.com/in/Music.Musicians/

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/allinductees.asp

Librarians Index to the Internet:  Musicians
http://www.lii.org/search/file/musicians

Multnomah County Library Biographies  (mostly classical types)
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/biohc.html#artbio

Yahooligans Musicians
http://www.yahooligans.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/Musicians/

Band Biographies
http://www.musicemissions.com/features/index.php

Companies
Crate Artists
http://www.crateamps.com/html/artists.cfm
Brief biographies of muscians who use Crate gear.  Site requires flash 6.

Ibanez Artists
http://www.ibanez.com/artists/
Links to musicians who play Ibanez guitars

Martin Guitars: Artists
http://www.martinguitar.com/artists/famous.php

Publications/Magazines
Guitar One Magazine
http://www.guitaronemag.com/
Look in the left hand column for the link takes you to the search page.

Down Beat
http://www.downbeat.com/

RollingStone
Remember, full text articles from RollingStone are Available on ProQuest.  See the link at the top of this page.  RollingStone has video downloads, pictures and articles.
http://www.rollingstone.com/

Guitar World:
http://www.guitarworld.com
Use the search box in the lower left.

Acoustic Guitars
http://www.acguitar.com
Scroll down and look on the top right side of the page for the word "search."  Try that.
 

Recording labels
AM Records
http://www.amrecords.com/
in the black bar at the top, click on "Artists."

BMG Music
http://www.bmg.com/
Click on the link to artists

Capitol Records
http://www.capitolrecords.com/splash.aspx
You can search by artist.

Atlantic Records
http://www.atlanticrecords.com/
Click on "artists"

Sony Music.com
http://www.sonymusic.com/home.html
Includes Columbia and Epic labels
You can search by artist

Virgin Records
http://www.virginrecords.com/
Click on "Find an Artist."
If you look under "free stuff" you can find icons, e-cards, skins and screensavers.

Warner Bros. Records
http://www.warnerbrosrecords.com/
Includes Reprise Records
On the left side, click on "find artist"

F.Y.I
USA Songwriting Competition
http://www.songwriting.net/
 


Music Books at MM Library
 
R 780.92 REE Rock Stars
R 781.5 DAL Rock 101
R 781.642 DAL Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music
R 781.66 ROC  Rock Movers and Shakers
R 781.66 JAN Cult Rockers
R 784.416  SAN Folk Music Source Book
R 784.416 SAN Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll
R 784.5 Dick Clark’s First 25 Years
784.5 Written in My Soul
780.92 TER Giants of Jazz
780.92 GIT  Jazz Masters of the 40’s
780.92 HAD Jazz Masters of the 20’s
917.3 Rock  Rock and Roll Generation: Teen life in the 50’s
920 WHI Rock Lives
Sampling of Music Books at the Public Library
 
780.9 PRE The Ambient Century: From Mahler to Trance: The Evolution of Sound in the Electronic Age
781.64 DIC Women on Top:  The Quite Revolution that’s Rocking the American Music Industry
781.642 HEM The Nashville Sound: Bright Lights and Country Music
781.66 CHR Sound of the Beast: the complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
781.66 SHA The Rockin’ 50’s: The Decade that Transformed the Pop Music Scene
782.42164  PHI California Dreamin:  The True Story of the Mama’s and Papa’s
782.42164 WAT  All you need to Know About Rappin’
782.42166 COO Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll Style 
 

copyright 2003, updated 2005
Patti Tjomsland
zimba@kalama.com