Music

The mission of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is to identify and preserve the evolving history and traditions of country music. It also functions as a local history museum and as an international arts organization to visiting fans, students, scholars, and members of the music industry.

The Folk Music Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational, literary, cultural corporation dedicated to the promotion and preservation of traditional, contemporary, and international folk music, folk instruments and the literary and musical contributions of famous folk musicians.

The Hip Hop Museum preserves the past, celebrates the present and leads the global future of Hip Hop, inspiring, educating and empowering all.

The International Bluegrass Music Museum is the world's only facility dedicated to the history and preservation of the international history of bluegrass music.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum exists to collect, preserve and interpret the impact rock has made on our world.

This text-only database features lyrics to popular American songs selected from the sheet music collection in the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library of Duke University. The bulk of the content dates from about 1830 to 1930 and was published in the United States.