Short biography of influential black vocalist Sam Cooke.

This site, which explores the influence of musical folk traditions in the poetry of Langston Hughes and Nicolas Guillen, provides lesson plans, a biography, examples of Hughes' poetry, and details about his meeting with Nicolas Guillen.

Creator of the "Bo Diddley beat", this rock & roller was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987. Here is a brief biographical sketch of his life.

Discover some basic information on the life story of 1950s rocker, Fats Domino, who sold more records in his era than any other rocker except for Elvis Presley.