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- Belgian Pop and Rock Archives - History and current state of pop and rock in Belgium, including biographies, discographies and real-audio samples. Users can sell or trade records, add concert or record reviews.
- Brief History of Dub Music - Essay with references and links.
- Doo-Wop Society of Southern California - Dedicated to the preservation of pre-rock group harmony vocal music. Site includes photos and stories about leading figures of the genre.
- Fifties Forever - A light look at the music, movies, TV and cars of the 1950s. Includes photos and trivia.
- Golden Age of American Popular Song - List of writers and performers from 1900-1950; bibliography; links.
- History of Banned Music in the United States - Detailed view of how music censorship issues have unfolded over the course of American history, dating to the 1950s and sorted by decade. Well-organized site (with unobtrusive commercial links). Many anecdotes.
- History of CBGB - Brief history of the club that promotes underground music.
- History of Modern Day Music at Music Manna - Brief notes on jazz, musicals, and pop/rock.
- Jukebox: American Popular Music in the 1930s - Includes 40 audio files, with background and commentary.
- Oldies Music Calendar - Information on births, deaths and events in pop music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Updated weekly.
- PopQuestions.com - Los Angeles music critics answer pop/rock history questions via email. Friendly banter with editors; archive of questions and answers.
- Remember A Day - History of American music festivals (up to 1989), including Monterey Pop, Woodstock, Altamont, Watkins Glen and Live Aid.
- Yu-Mex: Mexican Music in Fifties Yugoslavia - Includes background, performers, song lyrics and MP3s.
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