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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Charley Pride

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the life story of African American country music superstar, Charley Pride, a 2000 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Click on the arrows to listen to him singing three songs.
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Patsy Cline

For Students 9th - 10th
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973, Patsy Cline was "the most popular female country singer in recording history". Even though she died early at age thirty, she had a #1 jutebox hit in the song "Crazy". Click on the...
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Waylon Jennings

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the fascinating life story of country music legend, Waylon Jennings, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Click on the arrows to listen to him singing three songs.
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Songwriters Hall of Fame

Songwriters Hall of Fame: Dolly Parton

For Students 9th - 10th
Country music singer and songwriter Dolly Parton has had many hits during her career. Learn more about her and her music through this site which offers a biography, discography and an audio clip.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Les. 8: Using Rock as Primary Source Material

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Neil Young

For Students 9th - 10th
A great songwriter and performer of folk, country, and rock and roll music, Neil Young has had a successful career both with groups such as "Buffalo Springfield", "Crosby, Stills and Nash", and "Crazy Horse" and also as a solo artist....
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Buddy Holly

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief information about Buddy Holly. Even though he only played for a short time, 1950s rocker Buddy Holly was a great influence on many other groups such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and the Hollies. He died in a plane crash at the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Dastardly Disguiser

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Famous jewels have been stolen from the Country Music Hall of Fame! The Dastardly Disguiser is a suspect, but we need to find out just how many disguise combinations he can use.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee: Graceland

For Students 9th - 10th
Graceland was Elvis Presley's home for 20 years starting in 1957, and is intimately associated with his music and career. Presley profoundly influenced American music and culture in the 20th century, and has been inducted into the Rock...