Links
Cylinder Preservation And Digitization Project - Details
Another great website with an impressive collection of cylinder recordings which can be either streamed or downloaded as mp3 files from the University of Southern California at Santa Barbara. A must for collectors of this era of music.
Upchucky Jukebox - Details
Website with a forties jukebox, individual year jukeboxes for the years 1955 through 1979 and even a TV themes jukebox. Recommended by both Mike Yale and my sister Tina.
The Virtual Gramophone - Details
A database containing Streamable and Downloadable recordings of very old cylinders.
Matt The Cat - Details
Website recommended by Marc Baillargeon of Edmonton. This guy has lots of interesting interviews on his site and does occasional shows at XM Satellite radio.
Rockin' Fifties - Details
Website created and maintained by Bill Griggs of Lubbock Texas, perhaps the foremost authority and researcher on the life of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. Richardson. The site offers rare pictures and interviews as well.
All But Forgotten Oldies - Details
Website with listings and information about songs from many genres from 1949 through 1975.
Doo-wop Nation - Details
An E-zine devoted to the vocal group sound of the early fifties just prior to the rock and roll explosion that hit in the middle of the decade.
JammuppTP - Details
An E-zine devoted to the obscure and forgotten artists of the late forties and early fifties.
Patchy's Lost In The Fifties - Details
Website with four separate jukebox pages of oldies from the fifties and sixties.
Hoy Hoy Website - Details
Website dedicated to the period of R&B music between 1948 and 1953.
Collins Crapo's Oldies - Details
Site with reviews of many artist and group's albums written by the author.
Rhythm and Blues Highway - Details
A website with extensive biographical information about the R&B and Doo-wop groups and recording artists of the late forties through the early sixties.
Official United And Group Harmony Association Website - Details
Organization promoting and supporting vocal groups of the past and present.
Marv Goldberg's R&B Articles - Details
Articles about the R&B groups of the 30's through the 50's by a man that probably knows more about the music than almost anyone else in the world.
The Vocal Group Harmony Website - Details
A site devoted to the classic R&B music of the 40's and 50's with many songs and radio shows to enjoy.
Oldies Music.com - Details
A good all-round oldies site with lots of fascinating information.
About.com Oldies website - Details
A Comprehensive oldies website from about.com created by Robert Fontenot, Jr. Note: This page loads very slowly.
Top40DB lyrics Database - Details
A site that allows you to search for the lyrics of any top 40 song from the past.
#1 Song On This Date In History - Details
Lists the number 1 song from every day of the year from the 1890's through the present.
Playa Cofi Jukebox - Our Musical Heritage - Details
Jukebox of songs by year from 1950 through 1989. Also includes country, big band and other genres of music.
Cylinders On the Web Home Page - Details
Another very informative website about the cylinder recordings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries with audio files to enjoy.
Tinfoil.com - Details
A website devoted to the dawn of recorded sound, cylinder records and old gramaphone machines.
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