Popular Music

 

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Country Popular Music
Bluegrass Popular Music - Canadian
  Popular Music 1941 - 1950
Folk Rock
Folk - Canadian Rock created 1951 - 1960
Celtic  Rock created 1961 - 1970
  Rock created 1971 - 1980
  Rock created 1981 - 1990
  Rock created 1991 - 2000
Gospel Rock created 2001 - 2010
Contemporary Christian  
  Metal and Punk Rock
Jazz Rhythm and Blues
Jazz vocals Rap
Latin jazz Soul
World music  
   
Music from the movies Electronic, Techno and Underground Dance
Musicals  
Grammy Nominees Reggae
Juno Award Nominees Blues
  New Age
   
Children's Music  Karaoke
Children's Music  
Lullabies  Music for Weddings

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Recent Biographies about rock musicians

Books about learning how to play guitar

Books about learning how to play piano

Books about learning how to sing

Books about composition

Piano and Voice Popular Songs Sheet Music

Music Scores with Guitar Chords

 

Recommended Websites

AMG All-Music Guide
Described as one of the best one-stop music resources on the Web, this searchable site contains information on rock, country, jazz, blues, world, folk, bluegrass, rap, reggae, vocal, gospel, Christian country music, easy listening, and new age.

The Ampersand
The National Post newspaper's daily blog on Canada's arts and entertainment scene.

 Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
This database chronicles the history of 1200 Canadian contemporary music artists from the 1950's to the present. Each entry includes an extensive artist and/or band biography as well as a comprehensive discography".

Festival Finder
This site gives the latest details on more than 1500 music festivals in North America. It also acts as a gateway to Alternative, Bluegrass, Blues, Cajun Zydeco, Country, Eclectic, Folk, Jazz, Reggae and World, Rock, Classical and miscellaneous music festivals everywhere.

Songwriters Association of Canada
Canada's national arts service organization dedicated exclusivelyi to Canadian composers, lyriciss and songwriers.

Musicals 101
A cyber encyclopedia of musical theatre, TV, and film including a history of musicals, how musicals are made, reviews and essays.

Canadian Country Music Association
The association is committed to ensuring the growth of the Canadian country music industry.

SOCAN
The Society of Composers, Auhors and Music Publishers of Canada, SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the right to communicate to the public and publicly perform musical works.  We administer these rights on behalf of our members (composers, lyricists, songwriters and their publishers) and those of affiliated international organizations by licensing this use of their music in Canada.

 

In My Community

Home County Folk Festival
The Home County Folk Festival is 32 years strong. London's oldest free summer festival.

Jack Richardson Music Awards
London's annual tribute celebration and ceremony of our homegrown musical talent

The Big Band sounds of London Ontario
This interactive audiovisual site provides an overview of London's Big Band musical history. 

Sunfest
London's premier summer festival celebrating Latin music and culture.

Local London Ontario Music Scene
Look here for London and regional bands and performers' activities. Also available - information on musicians' services, associations, venues and more.