This site provides information about Nat King Cole, as well as a timeline of his life. Nat King Cole was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag' by Country Joe McDonald has been played with great success in classrooms for over twenty years. While it conveys literary elements such as theme, point of view, and irony, it also functions as an...

The topic of an author's or artist's public image or persona may become more understandable for learners with the judicious selection of contemporary musicians who have taken on obvious and sometimes changing personae in their careers....

Jimi Hendrix's 'The Wind Cries Mary' is an ideal song, not just to illustrate personification, but also to demonstrate how poetic devices enhance the meaning of the poem. As soon as the students recognize that the speaker is mourning the...

A brief look at American life and politics in the 1950s with an increase in consumerism and fear of the Soviet Union.

This resource provides information about Antoine Fats Domino.