Music Quick Guide: Music of the United States 

Recommended CD, DVD, and video multi-volume sets:

See also "Finding CDs and DVDs" section on first tab of this guide)

• American roots music / directed by Jim Brown.
  ML3551.A54 2001b v.1-2 [DVD]
  
  
• The blues: a Smithsonian collection.
  PhonCD F G3701.B5.B53 v.1-4
  
  
• Blues masters: the essential blues collection.
  PhonCD F G3701.B5.B563 v.1-11, 14-18
  Browe by call number or use Barton Advanced Search, select Format: CDs and search Title begins with...: Blues masters.
  
  
• Jazz / [directed] by Ken Burns.
  ML3506.J383 2000 v.1-10 [DVD]
  
  
• The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of the Americas.
  M1627.J35 1995 v.1-6 [VIDEO]
  
  
• Martin Scorsese presents the blues: a musical journey.
  ML3521.M37 2003a v.1-7 [DVD] and
  PhonCD F G3701.B5.M27 v.1-5
  
  
• Repercussions:a celebration of African-American music.
  Vcas F G3200.R46 v.1-4
  
  
• Southern journey. (Alan Lomax collection)
  PhonCD F G3860.S65 v.1-13
  Browse by call number or use Barton Advanced Search, select Format: CDs and search Title begins with...: Southern journey.
  

Peter Munstedt
Lewis Music Librarian
pmunsted@mit.edu

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