The
Radio Hour (www.theradiohour.net)
This is a site specifically maintained by the author of this workbook
to provide resources for both teacher and student. You will find information
on artists, call charts, timelines, bibliographies, discographies, review
puzzles and more.
The Radio
Hour Wiki(www.theradiohour.wikispaces.com)
This is a wiki, meaning a collaborative webpage, allows anyone to view
its content but only members can add, modify, or delete comments.
This interactive tool is a required activity for my students.
Infoplease.com (www.infoplease.com)
This timeline
web site has US events, World events, Science, Economics, Sports, and
Entertainment from 1900 to 2003. This is a great site for finding events
for your radio broadcast.
Allmusic.com (www.allmusic.com/)
An online encyclopedia
for Jazz and Rock artists alike. This site gives information about an
artist or groups years of activity, connections, education, performance
characteristics, members, styles, followers, and famous hits. Pictures
are available for most artists.
African American History (http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/index.htm)
The history of African Americans in the United States has been a paradox
of incredible triumph in the face of tremendous human tragedy. This
site serves as a portal to the vast and growing array of information
on the Web and in other sources on the thirty seven million African
Americans in the nation.
The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame (www.rockhall.com)
A few of the Jazz greats have made it into the Rock Hall Of Fame. It's
worth the look. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located at One Key
Plaza, 751 Erieside Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. The web site has a biography
and timeline of all the inductees into the Hall of Fame. Pictures are
available for most artists.Ad
Access (http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess)
Duke University’s site provides access to more than 7,000
ads from 1911 to 1955. Visit the Timeline section for a chronology of
major events and interesting facts!
iTunes(www.itunes.com)
Download the free software to purchase a huge selection of Jazz
and Rock songs for only 99 cents. Then burn up to three copies of a
song to a CD for use at home, work, and the car. I have had great success
with the listings for the Radio Hour Discographies.
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