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Music Sources

Grove Music Online (Oxford) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive music reference tool incorporating New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, New Grove Opera, New Grove Jazz, Norton Grove Dictionary of Women Composers, Grove Dictionary of American Music, and Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments; along with the Oxford Companion to Music and the Oxford Dictionary of Music, which are part of the new Oxford Reference Online interface.

Now part of Oxford Music Online, the Grove music resources are the best place to start your music research.

The Grove Dictionary of American Music (e-book)
ISBN: 9780195314281
Publication Date: 2013
The largest, most comprehensive reference publication on American Music.
The Blues (e-book)
ISBN: 9781420506587
Publication Date: 2011-09-23
laces important topics in context so that readers will understand the connection between black history and the sweep of America's story. This volume covers African American blues history and criticism.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History
Call Number: Ref ML3534 .G754 2006
ISBN: 9780313329371
Publication Date: 2005-12-01
The indexes to vols. 1-2 include many references to blues and blues musicians.
The Big Book of Blues
Call Number: Ref ML102.B6 S26 2001
ISBN: 9780141001456
Publication Date: 2001-05-01
A collection of short biographies of blues musicians. Good for basic information.
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Call Number: Ref ML100 .G16 1998
ISBN: 9780815310846
Garland's ambitious 10-volume series takes a cultural approach to its focus on the music of all the world's peoples. Each volume is arranged topically, regionally, or by ethnic group, and complemented by an extensive index.
A Guide to the Blues
Call Number: Ref ML3521 .S58 1994
ISBN: 0313287244
Publication Date: 1994-05-01
Although dated, it contains a short history of the blues with some musical analysis.
Encyclopedia of the Blues (e-book)
Call Number: Ref ML102.B6 E53 2006
ISBN: 9780415926997
Publication Date: 2005-10-28
Contains mostly brief biographical entries, often with short bibliographies. Also has longer articles on places and instruments. See the article "Hisotriography" for a good look at the history of blues scholarship.

African-American History

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Africana
Call Number: Ref DT14 .A37435 2005
ISBN: 9780195170559
Publication Date: 2005-04-07
Includes entries on both Africa and the African American experience
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present (e-book)
Call Number: Ref E185 .E54 2006 vols 1-6 (also online)
ISBN: 9780195167795
Publication Date: 2009-02-02
This work contains over 2200 entries; most of them are biographies. The set includes a detailed index. Many of the entries in this excellent source are biographies and quite a few are for people who lived in the 19th century.
Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History (e-book)
Call Number: Ref E185 .E54 2006 vols 1-6 (also online)
ISBN: 9780028658162
Publication Date: 2005-12-16
This work contains over 2200 entries; most of them are biographies. The set includes a detailed index. Many of the entries in this excellent source are biographies and quite a few are for people who lived in the 19th century.

General Reference Sources

Use these sources to find trustworthy information on your topic from anywhere you are online, 24/7.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Several of the reference works in this collection contain excellent, scholarly articles on blues musicians.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
This online source provides access to subject and language reference works from Oxford University Press. In addition to text, access is provided to maps and illustrations, timelines, web sites, and bibliographies.

Biographical Sources

African American National Biography
Ref E185.96 .A4466 2008 v.1-8
Provides profiles for more than four thousand African Americans throughout history.