20th Century Pop (Subscribe)
Links
A History of 20th Century Popular Music
http://www.scaruffi.com/history/preface.html
A history of popular music during the 20th century.
Belgian Pop and Rock Archives
History and current state of pop and rock in Belgium, including biographies, discographies and real-audio samples. Users can sell or trade records, add concert or record reviews.
Brief History of Dub Music
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Meadow/8887/
Essay with references and links.
Fifties Forever
http://www.angelfire.com/biz3/nostalgia/index.html
A light look at the music, movies, TV and cars of the 1950s. Includes photos and trivia.
History of Banned Music in the United States
Anecdotes about music censorship, dating to the 1950s and sorted by decade.
History of CBGB
http://www.cbgb.com/history1.htm
Brief history of the club that promotes underground music.
History of Modern Day Music at Music Manna
http://members.tripod.com/musicmanna/
Brief notes on jazz, musicals, and pop/rock.
Oldies Music Calendar
http://www.oldiesmusic.com/cal.htm
Information on births, deaths and events in pop music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Updated weekly.
Pioneer Troubadours
http://www.pioneertroubadours.com
Reality show series of musicians on the road discussing music history.
Remember A Day
History of American music festivals (up to 1989), including Monterey Pop, Woodstock, Altamont, Watkins Glen and Live Aid.
Songs from 1950-2000
A list of songs grouped by decade in alphabetical order and by artist.
The NPR 100
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/vote/list100.html
The one hundred most important American musical works of the 20th century. Includes audio of the radio programs and of the songs.
Yu-Mex: Mexican Music in Fifties Yugoslavia
http://www2.arnes.si/~ksmmazz/ovitki/default.html
Includes background, performers, song lyrics and MP3s.