Music Online: American Music This link opens in a new windowis an eclectic collection of music by and about Americans of diverse origins and all walks of life, from Americas past and present. Topics as varied as Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. The range of genres includes country, folk, bluegrass, Western, old time, American Indian, blues, gospel, shape note singing, doo-wop, Motown, R&B, soul, funk, and others.