Vocalists Musicians Music
Vocalists Musicians Music
This category lists websites about singers and vocalists, both past and present, performing in genres such as classical, folk, blues and jazz whose recordings are both widely available and of interest to kids and/or teens. Singers are listed by last name, first name. The exception is singers who are known by just one name, e.g., Odetta.
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Washington, Dinah - Known as The Queen, she was voted the all-time favorite recording star by Jet magazine. Fan site has many images and biographies, a complete discography, and numerous audio and video clips.
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Fitzgerald, Ella - Official website of the jazz singer known as "The First Lady of Song." Includes biography, quotes, awards, screensavers and recordings.
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Hartman, Johnny - National Public Radio profile of this jazz singer offers audio comments from Billy Taylor, Tony Monte and Will Friedwald.
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Wyndham-Read, Martyn - English-born folksinger, whose interest in music started during a stay in Australia. Includes a discography, tour dates, and details of his workshops.
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Pavarotti, Luciano - Wikipedia article providing a detailed overview of the career, decline and death of this Italian tenor.
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30 Greatest Male Jazz Vocalists - Chosen by members, listeners and staff of National Public Radio station WAER in Syracuse, NY, USA. Includes brief biography of each singer.
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Historic Opera - Collection of photographs and biographies of many historic opera singers. Also includes images of operatic sheet music and post cards.
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Odetta - Blues, Folk and Gospel singer and guitarist with a distinguished fifty year long career. This fan site includes a biography, discography, news and photos.
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50 Greatest Female Jazz Vocalists - Chosen by members, listeners and staff of National Public Radio station WAER in Syracuse, NY, USA. Includes brief biography of each singer.
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Dutch Divas - In Opera and Concert - Biographies, lists of recordings and rare photographs of Dutch opera and concert singers. Also provides quality music fragments. [English/Dutch]
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Deller, Alfred - English countertenor and director of the Deller Consort. Includes comprehensive discography.
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McRae, Carmen - 1994 recipient of the Jazz Masters Award by the National Endowment for the Arts and the International Association for Jazz Education. Provides a biography and complete discography.
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Vaughan, Sarah - Called the most important singer to emerge from the bop era. Offers biography, list of major works and links to sites for connected artists. From the PBS series American Masters.
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Sinatra, Frank, Jr. - Unofficial site offers discography and biographical information, as well as show dates and news.
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Afrocentric Voices in Classical Music - Biographies, bibliographies, and other resources about African American performers and composers of Classical vocal music.
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Armstrong, Louis - "Satchmo" was best known as a jazz trumpet player, but also recorded many vocals. Official site includes biography, archives, FAQs, recordings, books, bulletin board.
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Torme, Mel - Jazz singer known as "The Velvet Fog." From the National Public Radio program, "Jazz Profiles." Offers biography, photographs and numerous audio clips.
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Cole, Nat "King" - Official site of the Nat "King" Cole Society. Offers biography, discography and information on the activities of the Society.
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Garrett, Lesley - English soprano with an extensive career in opera, concerts, recordings and television. Provides biography, upcoming concerts, reviews, discography and audio samples.
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Hendricks, Jon - Creator of "Vocalese" which went gold and earned seven Grammy Awards. Includes biography, news and performance dates.
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Holiday, Billie - Official site. Provides a brief biography, photo gallery, career summary, and the artwork from the Billie Holiday U.S. postal stamp.
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Bennett, Tony - Official site from Sony. Includes news, biography, discography and appearance dates.
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111 Greatest (Anglo-American) Folk Music Artists, The - An annotated and ranked list of Anglo-American folk performers. Provides links to biographical information for each performer.
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Great Voices of Yesteryear - Biographic sketches and RealAudio performance clips of opera singers who were active before 1950. Home page of Carlton Higginbotham.
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Wilson, Nancy - Jazz singer who has recorded over 60 albums. Includes biography, discography, photos, and concert listings.
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Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich - German baritone. All aspects of the career of the most recorded singer of all time. [German/English]
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Bott, Catherine - English soprano known for her interpretations of Baroque vocal music. Includes biography, RealAudio samples and discography of her Hyperion recordings.
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