Learning about a musician's life, as well as the time during which he or she lived, can give a researcher greater insight into the work of that artist. Visit the links below to learn more about the musician you selected as your research subject.
BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER (Start your research here!)
This outstanding database features biographical information about more than 275,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and all disciplines and subject areas. More than 400,000 biographies are included from 90 highly regarded Gale Group publications, including
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians,
Contemporary Artists, and many others. (To access this database, you will need to use your public library barcode.)
CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVESCOUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAMEVisit this site for biographies of inductees, including performers, musicians, songwriters, and promoters, from 1961 to the present.
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMESearch for a particular performer or band, or choose from a list of all inductees. Check out the "History of Rock and Roll Visual Timeline". (To view the timeline, you'll need to download Shockwave Player, available for free from Macromedia.)
SELECTED ARTISTS, COMPOSERS, AND BANDS
Ludwig Van Beethoven This biography includes images, as well as a link to another
biography and works from the
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music.
Missy ElliotVisit this rap/hip-hop artist's
web site, a brief
VH-1 biography, or check out a
collection of biographies compiled by
Answers.com,to learn more about this innovative performer. (Need some background information? Learn more about
hip-hop culture and
music.)
EvanescenceLearn about the history of this band, its founders,
Amy Lee and
Ben Moody, and their past work and current projects. (Also available at this Wikipedia site are links to fansites and message boards, for Evanescence devotees!)
Evanescence (official band website)
