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1. 80s One Hit Wonders The 80s gave birth to so many fabulous and fascinating performers. It, as all eras, was a highly competitive time in the music industry. Not only did you have to sound good for radio play, but you had to look good and come up with interesting videos...
2. Clarinets are Cool! Imagine the clear, crisp, calm, cool, classic sounds of the clarinet! Such a beautiful instrument to hear, and fun woodwind to play! Visit here to find a constantly growing collection of clarinet resources for researching, learning, listening, playin...
3. Music In The Middle Ages This lens is about music of the Middle Ages; also known as the medieval period, medieval, or Dark Ages. The Middle Ages started at about 450 AD after the fall of the Roman Empire and  lasted until 1450. Until 450 AD, Christianity (originally an u...
4. Classical Gas Classical Gas is one of the most requested and most familiar instrumental pieces of all time. In an episode of The Simpsons called "Last Exit to Springfield" Homer leads the workers of the nuclear power plant in a strike to recover their lost dental...
5. The Talking Machine victrola (plural victrolas) In common usage, any upright or console model phonograph from the early 1900s, usually with a wooden cabinet body and an interior horn for the projection of sound, that plays 78 rpm records using a steel needle.
6. McKinley Morganfield aka "Muddy Waters" He was born McKinley Morganfield in Rolling Fork, Mississippi in 1915. Because he liked to play in creeks and puddles as a young boy while living with his grandmother on the Stovall Plantation he acquired the nickname "Muddy". The Stovall Plantation...
7. Mississippi Delta Blues Stretching from Memphis South to Vicksburg, Mississippi, and bordered by the Mississippi River to the West and the Yazoo River to the East, the Mississippi Delta has been commonly known as the birthplace of the blues following the civil war. Although...
8. The Blues Guitar's Influence On Music Anyone interested in present music sooner or later asks the question, "Where did it start?" Well, if you place blues guitar songs out of the picture, you will not have a very interesting answer. So let us look at where the blues arose, where it went...
9. Free Learning, College, University: History and Mythology Courses I started this collection of free College and University Courses, Tools, Guides, Lectures, Books because I found it interesting that you can, literally, recieve a full grade college or university education online. These lists are in no way complete,...
10. The Leprechaun's Flute You'll love The Leprechaun's Flute! With eight, unique songs for the late intermeditae to early advanced pianist, this is sure to become a favorite in your home! From the slow, somber " Tears of the Sea" to the fast-paced, energetic "W...
11. John Lee Hooker Born to a sharecropping family near Clarksdale, Mississippi on August 22, 1917, Hooker learned to play the guitar from his stepfather, Will Moore, a musician himself. As a young man Hooker was influenced by blues greats Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Je...