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Health Literacy Resources: Streaming Music

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Music Online: American Music (Alexander Street Press)

Music Online: American Music

is an eclectic collection of music by and about Americans of diverse origins and all walks of life, from America’s 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.

Music Online: Jazz Music Library (Alexander Street Press)

Music Online: Jazz Music Library

is a comprehensive collection of jazz with thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums and genres. The collection includes works licensed from record labels, including Audiophile, Concord Jazz, Contemporary Records, Fantasy, Jazzology, Milestone, Nessa Records, Original Jazz Classics, Pablo, and Prestige. Labels being added include Circle Records, GHB Records, Good Time Jazz, GRP Records, Impulse, Peak, Riverside, Solo Art Records, Stretch Records and Verve. The list of artists ranges from past greats to musicians performing and recording today.