Listen to examples of dozens of examples of American music across U.S. history. Find music from World War I, jazz, minstrel music, and music from the Civil War, among others. A great resource. Quicktime is required for this source.

Here are links to information and sound files for six minstrel songs, including "Zip Coon," "Old Dan Tucker," and "Old Uncle Ned." Each song has playable sound files in .wav and .ra formats.