40 Years Ago Today

Obviously, this year marks not only an important anniversary for Bill Schurk, the ML/SRA, and the University Libraries, but it’s also the anniversary of the Summer of Love, a watershed of popular music. We neglected to remind you to celebrate Sgt. Pepper’s 40th anniversary on June 1, but we won’t make that mistake again and will remind you about the Monterey Pop Festival which took place June 16-18, 1967.

The festival included a huge lineup of established and emerging musicians and made a name for many. Artists included Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Mamas and the Papas, Jefferson Airplane, the Byrds, the Who, Ravi Shankar, Hugh Masekela, the Grateful Dead, and many, many others.

So stop by the ML/SRA this summer, listen to some of these tunes, revisit this iconic event, and celebrate at least a little.

Art of the States: an online resource for contemporary U.S. music

The Art of the States (http://www.artofthestates.org/about.html) is an online project dedicated to providing access to recorded music from the United States. This material was originally compiled to enable radio producers to have access to these materials. However, this service is now aimed at a broader audience:

Launched in fall 2002, the Art of the States website offers this service to web listeners in both the United States and abroad. With high-quality audio streams, extensive program notes, and links to related websites of composers, performers, publishers, and record labels, we hope to expand domestic audiences for this music just as our radio service continues to do for international audiences.

Search or browse by composer, performer, instrumentation, period (dates range between 1778 and 2006), or genre, and listen to streamed recordings. Unlike DRAM and Naxos, this is not a subscription service and is available from off campus without any sort of sign in. Enjoy!