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"American Song is a history database that will contain 50,000 tracks that allows people to hear and feel the music from America's past. The database will include songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more."--About the database. Also includes the database, African American Song. This resource documents the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives. The database will contain (when complete) 50,000 audio tracks, including collections of recordings by the top fifty names in the history of black American music.

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  • Songs--United States--Databases.
  • Folk music--United States--Databases.
  • Blues (Music)--Databases.
  • Gospel music--Databases.
  • Bluegrass music--Databases.
  • Country music--Databases.
  • Old-time music--Databases.
  • Popular music--United States--Databases.
  • Shape-note singing--United States--Databases.
  • Indians of North America--Music--Databases.
  • African-Americans--Music--Databases.
  • Jazz--Databases.
  • Spirituals (Songs)--Databases.
  • Ragtime music--Databases.
  • United States--Songs and music--Databases.
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