GSU Library Research Guides: Music in American History: Welcome

Watching American Music History

Twenty Feet from Stardom
Library North 1
Call Number: Video DVD ML400 .T94 2014
A Hard Day's Night
Library North 1
Call Number: Video DVD PN1997 .H363 2002
American Roots Music
Library North 1
Call Number: Video DVD ML3551 .A54 2001
Jazz by Ken Burns
Library North 1
Call Number: Video DVD ML3506 .J38 2000
A Great Day in Harlem
Library North 1
Call Number: Video DVD ML394 .G74 2005
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Library North 1
Call Number: Video DVD ML3534 .H585 2004
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
Library North 1
Call Number: Video DVD ML38.M657 M647 2002
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Library North 1
Call Number: Video DVD ML3537 .S84 2003

Condense information into a general overview.
May be written by scholars in the field.
Contain suggestions for further reading.

Find more by adding one of the following strategies to your keyword search:

the term(s) bibliography, encyclopedias AND/OR dictionaries in the subject
the term(s) guide, directory or bibliography in the title

Some examples:

Oxford Music Online (GSU affiliates only)
Use Campus ID and password to log in if off campus.
Can also be found under "O" in Databases A-Z list on library's homepage.
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Library North 4 (Non-circulating)
Call Number: ML100 .N48 2001 v.1-v.29
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures
8 separate volumes, shelved separately by region. Link leads to links to individual volumes
Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History by Mary Kupiec Cayton and Peter Williams, eds.
Library North 2, Reference collection (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: Ref. E169.1 .E624 2001 v.1-v.3
Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and Hip-Hop by Frank Hoffmann
Library North 4
Call Number: ML102.P66 H6 2006
Blues, Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Hip Hop and Rap: A Research and Information Guide
Library North 4
Call Number: ML128.P63 M43 2010
Women and Music in America since 1900: An Encyclopedia by Kristine H. Burns, ed.
Library North 2, Reference collection (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: Ref. ML82 .W625 2002 v.1-v.2

Jill Anderson

Nedda Ahmed is GSU's librarian for Music.

Kevin Fleming is GSU's Popular Music and Culture Archivist.