LibGuides: Music: Popular

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Call Number Areas

Music

Popular Songs: M1622; M1627+

United States: M1630.18+

Books

Dictionaries: ML102.P66

Bibliographies: ML128.P63

Discographies: ML156.4.P6

History: ML3469+

Bluegrass: ML3520

Rock: ML3534

Funk: ML3527.8

Selected Reference Titles

Caribbean Popular Music : an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall by Moskowitz, David Vlado
Call Number: General Collection -- ML102.P66M67 2005
Country music : a biographical dictionary by Carlin, Richard
Call Number: General Collection -- ML102.C7C28 2003
Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-Hop Culture by Bynoe, Yvonne
Call Number: General Collection -- ML102.R27B96 2006
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music by compiled and edited by Colin Larkin.
Call Number: General Collection -- ML102.P66V574 2002
The Rock Song Index : the 7500 Most Important Songs of the Rock and Roll Era, 1944-2000 by Pollock, Bruce
Call Number: ebook & General Collection -- ML128.R6P65 2005

Resources From the Internet

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum exists to collect, preserve and interpret the impact rock has made on our world.
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
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.
Folk Music Hall of Fame
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.
International Bluegress Music Museum
The International Bluegrass Music Museum is the world's only facility dedicated to the history and preservation of the international history of bluegrass music.
National Museum of Hip-Hop
The mission of the National Museum Of Hip Hop is
to preserve and interpret Hip-Hop culture by providing accessible, authoritative content and education for an audience ranging from youth to scholars worldwide.

New Titles

Popular Song Index

American Song Lyrics Index from Duke University Libraries
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.