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Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Audio version of NLS Music Appreciation catalog now available.
Posted in: Catalogs, Classical Music, Country Music, Jazz, Music History and Appreciation
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Since we are on a roll talking about BARD, I thought it would be good to highlight some of the new (or newly digitized) titles that we’ve uploaded to BARD over the past few weeks. Talking Books Uncle Dave Macon (DBM03766) This is a look at “Uncle Dave” Macon (also known as “The Dixie Dewdrop) and …
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Country Music, New Acquisitions, Orchestra, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Recordings, Talking Books, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
My colleague, Amanda Smith recently blogged about one of our magazines Musical Mainstream. While I have written of my classical music background and attend concerts in the area, I still like to be connected with what is trending in popular music. Contemporary Soundtrack is a compilation of magazine articles and reviews of popular music, featuring …
Posted in: Bluegrass, Blues, Country Music, Folk Music, Jazz, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Popular Music, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Soul Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Amanda Smith
February 26th was the birthday of the late legendary country music artist Johnny Cash known as the Man in Black. Cash was a legend long before Joaquin Phoenix portrayed him in the 2005 film “Walk the Line.” Initially getting into the business with Sun Records in the mid-50s, Cash settled in to a career filled …
Posted in: Country Music, Folk Music, Guitar instruction, Popular Music
Posted by: John Hanson
The following is a guest blog by Benjamin Bass who was the recorded sound technician in the Music Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. If you’ve ever had a conversation asking someone about what kind of music they are into, I’m sure you’ve heard something along the lines of …
Posted in: Country Music