PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Top Ten Race Horses of the 20th Century
A brief article on the accomplishments of Man o' War as the 1920 Horse of the Year.
PBS
Pbs: People and Discoveries: Television Is Developed, 1926
Gives a brief account of the inventors and developments that lead up to the creation of television.
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Amg All Music Guide: The Dorsey Brothers
This resource offers a brief synopsis of the careers of brothers Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, and their successes and failures in the music business.
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Harlem.org : Count Basie
This Count Basie page is one of the few that has links to discussion boards. Also contains links to buy his albums, and links to other sites.
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The Art of Recording the Big Band
A very extensive paper about recording big bands. It has information about the recording methods of the 1920s and 30s.
Other
The Abc's of Chord Voicings
The concept of chord voicings for keyboard instruments is illustrated by this site. Material could also relate to pianists who would like to learn voicing. MIDI files are included for added demonstration
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Silent Era: Buster Keaton
A brief biography of Buster Keaton, star of the Silent Film era. Links to additional resources
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Silent Era: Actors
A list of actors in the Silent Film era. Click on a name to find a brief biography and additional resources.
Other
Alien Travel Guide: Musical Styles
A descriptive site on the many styles of music. There is information on everything from chamber music to rap.
Other
Gotta Dance: American Rumba
This site from Gotta Dance offers an easy-to-read history of rumba.
Other
Harlem Renaissance
Brief description of the Harlem Renaissance period and the role that entertainer Florence Mills played. Provides to links to much more material.
Other
History of the Roaring Twenties
Step back in time to the 1920s and explore the history that made this era the 'Roaring Twenties'.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum: Dating Old Photographs From Clothes Worn: 1920s
Photographs and fashion illustrations of clothing typically worn in 1920's America and Europe.
Music Education
Learn About Instruments: The Brass
Besides providing general information on various brass instruments, such as the French Horn and trombone, one can listen to sound clips of these instruments being played.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Mickey Mouse
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate Mickey Mouse's debut in "Steamboat Willie". With a short passage on Mickey's legendary 75 year history.
Other
Glenn Miller Birthplace Society
A nice site about Glenn Miller including facts about his birthplace home, information on festivals and scholarships and his biography.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Cole Porter
Cole Porter is discussed in this brief biography. It touches on the highlights of his life and career.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Radio Fever
Radio created a mass entertainment culture that could bridge the gap between those in California and those in New York. Read about the advent of radio stations, and the companies that owned them. See why the federal government had to...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Invention of the Teenager
It's hard to believe that there was not a phase known as adolescence until the 1920s. See how child labor laws and the automobile combined to spawn the teenager.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Decade That Roared
A very brief overview of the decade between the end of World War I and the Great Depression.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Langston Hughes
This introduction to the life and writing of Langston Hughes profiles the poet who emerged with the Harlem Renaissance to earn "a place amongst the greatest poets America has ever produced."
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Great Gatsby: In a Nutshell
This site provides interesting background information into the 1920s when F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel. Comparisons between Fitzgerald's life and the main character are also discussed.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: T Bone Walker
Provides very brief biographical details on influential musician T-Bone Walker, a 1987 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Other
Gershwin fan.com
The site is a commercial one designed to sell Gershwin books, recordings, etc. Also included is great information on both George and Ira such as a detailed biography, photos, etc.
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