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  • 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover 
    Simon, Paul (PaulSimonVevo, 2013-09-11)
    A YouTube video of Paul Simon's hit "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover." Click on the link above to access.
  • Aaron Copland Collection 
    Library of Congress (Library of Congress Music Division, 2020)
    The Music Division of the Library of Congress has a collection devoted to Aaron Copland. It includes photographs, articles and essays he wrote, his notated musical scores, his correspondence, etc. Click on the link above ...
  • Aaron Copland: American Composer 
    Machlis, Joseph (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2020-11-28)
    Aaron Copland was a well-known American composer whose work explored distinctly American themes and genres. Click on the link above to read the Encyclopedia Britannica's discussion of Copland's prolific work. Click on the ...
  • An American in Paris (restoration by Bob Varney) 
    Gershwin, George (Columbia, 1944)
    A 1944 recording restored from the original 78 records. Artur Rodzinski conducting the Philharmonic Symphony of New York. (The New York Philharmonic). Columbia Masterworks MX-240. Click on the icon below to access.
  • At Seventeen 
    Ian, Janis (YouTube, 2007-08-25)
    A YouTube video of a live performance by Janis Ian of "At Seventeen," which was perhaps Ian's best-known song. It won a Grammy Award in 1975. Click on the link above to access.
  • The Ballad Of Mack The Knife (1954 Original Broadway Cast) 
    Weill, Kurt; Brecht, Bertolt; Blitzstein, Marc (℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc., 2017-01-25)
    Originally composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics in German by Bertolt Brecht, the English translation/adaptation of the lyrics by Marc Blitzstein has had a life of its own, most famously in Bobby Darin's interpretation (included ...
  • Barry Sisters - Chiribim Chiribom 
    Barry Sisters (TouTube, 2009-03-21)
    A traditional Jewish song performed by the Barry Sisters, from their album "The World Of The Barry Sisters: Memorable Jewish Melodies" (1964). Click on the link above to access the YouTube recording.
  • Benny Goodman 
    The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 2019-07-04)
    A biography of the great Jazz musician, Benny Goodman by the editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Click on the link above to access the article.
  • Benny Goodman Orchestra "Sing, Sing, Sing" Gene Krupa - Drums, from "Hollywood Hotel" film (1937) 
    Goodman, Benny (YouTube, 2006-01-29)
    "Benny Goodman Orchestra "Sing, Sing, Sing" featuring Gene Krupa - Drums, Harry James-Trumpet, from "Hollywood Hotel" film (1937)." Click on the link above to access the performance.
  • Bing Crosby - White Christmas (1942) Original Version 
    Berlin, Irving; Crosby, Bing (Youtube, 2012-09-03)
    Original 1942 recording of Bing Crosby performing the song "White Christmas," which was written and composed by Irving Berlin. Click on the link above to access the recording.
  • Burt Bacharach, sophisticated Jewish hitmaker of the ’60s and ’70s, dies at 94 
    Silow-Carroll, Andrew (Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), 2023-02-09)
    Burt Bacharach was a prolific and influential songwriter and composer, who, often in collaboration with lyricist Hal David, wrote hundreds of popular hit songs. His music is widely credited with elevating Dionne Warwick ...
  • Carole King 
    Rosen, Nancy; Adelstein, Rachel (Jewish Women's Archive, 2021-06-23)
    "Over the course of a career spanning more than half a century, Carole King has shaped American popular music behind the scenes, on stage, and in the recording studio. With her first husband, Gerry Goffin, she composed ...
  • City of New Orleans’ Writer Steve Goodman to Be Celebrated on Deluxe Album Reissues: Folk-country singer died at 36 in 1984, just prior to the release of his album ‘Affordable Art’ 
    Betts, Stephen L. (Rolling Stone Magazine, 2019-05-24)
    An article about folksinger, Steve Goodman. The article discusses Goodman's work, and what the author describes as his "perspicacious songwriting, which he injected with a deft sense of humor and keen observations about ...
  • Claire Barry, Half of Yiddish Singing Duo, Dies at 94 
    Berger, Joseph (The New York Times, 2014-11-30)
    A biographical history of the Barry Sisters, with an emphasis on Claire Barry, the older of the two, on the occasion of her death. Click on the link above to access the article.
  • David Buchbinder 
    Spier, Susan (Canadian Encyclopedia, 2015-03-04)
    A biographical article on musician, David Buchbinder. Click on the link above to access the biography.
  • David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana | Small World Music Festival 2013 
    Buchbinder, David (YouTube, 2013-11-27)
    A YouTube video of a performance at the Small World Music Festival 2013. Click on the link above to see the video.
  • David Buchbinder: Biography 
    Canadian Jazz Archive (Canadian Jazz Archive, 2017)
    A brief biography of musician David Buchbinder, with an emphasis on his contributions to Canadian jazz. Click on the first link above to access the biography,
  • Debbie Friedman - Mi Shebeirach 
    Freedman, Debbie (YouTube, 2011-02-05)
    A Jewish prayer for the sick set to music and performed by Debbie Friedman. Click on the link above to access the YouTube video.
  • Debbie Friedman, Singer of Jewish Music, Dies at 59 
    Fox, Margalit (The Nwe York Times, 2011-01-11)
    "Debbie Friedman, a singer and songwriter whose work — which married traditional Jewish texts to contemporary folk-infused melodies — is credited with helping give ancient liturgy broad appeal to late-20th-century worshipers." ...
  • Der Rebe Elimelech 
    Bikel, Theodore (YouTube, 2016-05-16)
    A YouTube recording of Theodore Bikel singling the Yiddish song, Der Rebe Elimelech/ Click on the link to listen to the recording.

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