You can start with a broad search in the search box on the library website home page (put your artist's name in quotes) OR, if you want to go directly to the databases, you will find information in these:
Databases (find in Databases A-Z)
Oxford Music Online
Pop Culture Universe
African-American History
Pop Culture Universe
African-American History
Remember that if you use public websites (outside of our resources), you will need to be sure their information is accurate. Click HERE for more information on how to evaluate a website's credibility.
Ebooks (click on the title to access)
The Foundations of Rock: from 'Blue Suede Shoes' to 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes'
How the Beatles destroyed Rock n Roll: an alternative history of American popular music
Icons of R&B and Soul: an encyclopedia of the artists who revolutionized rhythm (2 vol)
Jazz and Culture in a Global Age
The Jazz Book: from Ragtime to the 21st Century
Jim Crow's Counterculture: the Blues and Black Southerners, 1890-1945
Music: Investigate the evolution of American sound
Music in American Life: an encyclopedia... (4 vol)
Rock and Roll: Gold Rush
Stomp and Swerve: American music gets hot, 1843-1924
How the Beatles destroyed Rock n Roll: an alternative history of American popular music
Icons of R&B and Soul: an encyclopedia of the artists who revolutionized rhythm (2 vol)
Jazz and Culture in a Global Age
The Jazz Book: from Ragtime to the 21st Century
Jim Crow's Counterculture: the Blues and Black Southerners, 1890-1945
Music: Investigate the evolution of American sound
Music in American Life: an encyclopedia... (4 vol)
Rock and Roll: Gold Rush
Stomp and Swerve: American music gets hot, 1843-1924