Ella Fitzgerald, The First Lady of Song

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald

Check out: Johnson, J. Wilfred (2001) Ella Fitzgerald: An Annotated Discography: Including a Complete Discography of Chick Webb. ISBN 0-7864-0906-1

Official Website: http://ellafitzgerald.com/

Ella Fitzgerald at the Library of Congress: http://loc.gov/loc/lcib/9708/ella.html

Smithsonian Jazz – offers an interactive Ella Fitzgerald lesson, as well as a Louis Armstrong lesson: http://www.smithsonianjazz.org

 

Lil' Bow Wow (now called Bow Wow)

http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lil_Bow_Wow/Biography

http://www.answers.com/topic/lil-bow-wow

The Father of Rap: Philadelphia DJ Jocko Henderson

http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/jocko1.html

Scott Joplin: Innovator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin

Check out: King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era (ISBN 0-19-510108-1) by Edward Berlin This is the most authoritative book on Joplin's life.

More information about Scott Joplin: http://scottjoplin.org

Duke Ellington: Craftsman

Official Website: www.dukeellington.com

Smithsonian Jazz offers an interactive Duke Ellington class and a tour through the Smithsonian's Duke Ellington collection.  http://www.smithsonianjazz.org

There are also lessons within Smithsonian Jazz that contain information about Scott Joplin.

Interactive listening lessons featuring Duke Ellington: http://www.dellington.org/lessons/lesson00.html

Bobby McFerrin

 

Official Website: http://www.bobbymcferrin.com/index.php#

 

Biography:http://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/mcferrinbio.html

 

Want to hear more? Try Artist Direct. You can download some of Bobby's songs for free, and there are links to purchase his albums as well. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,465876,00.html

Paul Simon

Official website: http://www.paulsimon.com

Wikipedia biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Simon


Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Official website: http://www.mambazo.com/

Visit our archives for the show notes from Episode 27 - this episode was about Miriam Makeba, who is featured on Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.