In Memoriam: Tony Bennett
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
Senior Music Specialist Ray White remembers American jazz and pop singer Tony Bennett's visit to the Library of Congress Gershwin Gallery.
Posted in: In Memoriam, Jazz, Musicians
Category: Jazz
New LibGuides highlight the Music Division’s Jazz collections
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
The Library of Congress has recently published two LibGuides related to jazz music. They are “Jazz Stock Arrangements: A Resource Guide” and “Jazz Research at the Library of Congress.”
Posted in: African American History, Guest bloggers, Jazz
Let’s Talk About the Weather
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
“Yes, yes, let’s talk about the weather.” – Chorus, Act I, No. 9, The Pirates of Penzance, or, the Slave of Duty It has been an unusually rainy summer here in the Mid-Atlantic (and spring, for that matter)! Let’s get through this deluge with a variety of music about rain from the Music Division’s collections. …
Posted in: Jazz, Sheet Music, Special Collections