NLS Music Section Materials Created by/about Blind and Visually Impaired Musicians

This guide has three categories: Musical Works, Lectures & Conversations, and Biographies. There is also a Table of Contents, where you can browse an alphabetized list of the musicians featured in this guide.

The Musical Works section contains materials designed to help you learn and perform pieces composed by blind and visually impaired musicians. This includes talking books for learning music without the use of music notation, as well as braille and large-print scores. Patrons can borrow these materials by mail, and titles with links can also be accessed online on BARD.

Lectures & Conversations contain recordings of radio broadcasts, interviews, essays, and more. Many of these audio resources feature performances by blind and visually impaired musicians or recordings of their compositions. These materials are intended to aid listeners in learning about the life experiences and musical contributions of individuals who are blind and visually impaired. All of these materials are available as digital talking book cartridges to borrow by mail, and materials available for download on BARD include links.

All of the materials featured in the Biographies section can be accessed online. Resources in this section include publications from our blog, NLS Music Notes, which highlight the life and work of various blind and visually impaired performers and composers. Also included is a selection of biographies from the general NLS collection, including some foreign language materials. These biographies are available for instant download on BARD, and many can also be borrowed by mail. Contact your network library for more information about borrowing materials from the general NLS collection.

This guide was created by Margot Cuddihy, 2022 Junior Fellow for the NLS Music Section, with support from Music Section staff.  It is intended to grow with our collections as we acquire new items. If you notice an error, discover a resource in the catalog that is missing from this guide, or want to suggest a blind musician or composer for us to include in the future, please let us know!

To contact the Music Section, call us toll-free at 1-800-424-8567, ext. 2, or email us at [email protected]. Upon request, patrons can borrow talking books on digital cartridges or hard copies of braille and large-print materials. If you are new to BARD, you may find the following links helpful: Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) and BARD Access. Seeking help from your network library? Contact someone from your local network library with our Find Your Library webpage.

Table of Contents

Musical Works

Bischoff, John W. (1850-1909)

Braille

Fête Napolitaine: “Tarantelle.” For piano. Bar over bar format. (BRM15667)

The Summer Wind. For high voice with piano accompaniment. From Lyric Fancies: A Collection of Songs by American Composers. Words by Walter Learned. Paragraph format. (BRM20573)

Bottazzo, Luigi (1845-1924)

Braille

4 pezzi. For organ; in Italian. Paragraph format. (BRM26231)

Elevazione. For organ; in Italian. Located in Il moderno organista: XVI scelte composizioni per organo, by Bentivoglio et al. Paragraph format. (BRM26274)

L’organista di chiesa. Parte la: metodo teorico-pratico. For organ; in Italian. "Practical and theoretical method for the church organist” by Luigi Bottazzo and Oreste Ravanello. Section by section. (BRM26163)

La bottazziana: vade-mecum dell’organista liturgico, op. 147. For organ; in Italian. Partly composed and partly collected by Luigi Bottazzo. Paragraph format. (BRM26153)

Minuetto No. 2, op. 125. For piano; in Italian. Located in Il pianista Italiano: compositori Italiani moderni, raccolta di pezzi scelti per pianoforte. Paragraph format. (BRM26301)

Sessanta pezzi: per organo od armonio. For organ or reed organ; in Italian. Paragraph format. (BRM26254)

Cabezón, Antonio de (1510-1566)

Braille

Cancion religiosa. For organ; includes biographical sketches of the composers. Located in Historical Organ Recitals Book 1: Forerunners of Bach, collected, edited, and annotated by Joseph Bonnet. Bar over bar format. (BRM00752)

Diferencias sobre el canto De la dama la demanda. For organ. Located in Orgelmusik Bd. II, published by Fin Ditlevsen and Finn Viderø. Paragraph format. (BRM25234)

Diferencias sobre el canto de quien teme enojo Isabel. For organ. Located in Orgelmusik Bd. II, published by Fin Ditlevsen and Finn Viderø. Paragraph format. (BRM25234)

Diferencias sobre el canto Llano del caballero. For organ; includes biographical sketches of the composers. Located in Historical Organ Recitals Book 1: Forerunners of Bach, collected, edited, and annotated by Joseph Bonnet. Bar over bar format. (BRM00752)

Diferencias sobre el canto llano del caballero. For organ. Located in Orgelmusik Bd. II, published by Fin Ditlevsen and Finn Viderø. Paragraph format. (BRM25234)

Diferencias sobre la gallarda milanese. For organ; includes biographical sketches of the composers. Located in Historical Organ Recitals Book 1: Forerunners of Bach, collected, edited, and annotated by Joseph Bonnet. Bar over bar format. (BRM00752)

Fabordon y glosas del octavo tono. For piano. Located in Spanish Piano Music for the Young Musician, edited by Gyorgy Bala. Bar over bar format. (BRM26419)

Fuga a cuatro. For organ; includes biographical sketches of the composers. Located in Historical Organ Recitals Book 1: Forerunners of Bach, collected, edited, and annotated by Joseph Bonnet. Bar over bar format. (BRM00752)

Tiento del cuarto tono. For organ. Located in Orgelmusik Bd. II, published by Fin Ditlevsen and Finn Viderø. Paragraph format. (BRM25234)

Tiento del primer tono. For organ. Located in Orgelmusik Bd. II, published by Fin Ditlevsen and Finn Viderø. Paragraph format. (BRM25234)

Tiento del quinto tono. For organ. Located in Orgelmusik Bd. II, published by Fin Ditlevsen and Finn Viderø. Paragraph format. (BRM25234)

Tiento sobre qui la dira. For organ. Located in Orgelmusik Bd. II, published by Fin Ditlevsen and Finn Viderø. Paragraph format. (BRM25234)

Ut queant laxis. For organ; includes biographical sketches of the composers. Located in Historical Organ Recitals Book 1: Forerunners of Bach, collected, edited, and annotated by Joseph Bonnet. Bar over bar format. (BRM00752)

Carolan, Turlough (1670-1738)

Braille

40 O'Carolan Tunes for All Harps. For harp; includes chord symbols. Arranged for beginning and advanced harpers by Sylvia Woods. Bar over bar format. (BRM32673)

Charles, Ray (1930-2004)

Talking Books

Born to Lose. For piano; early intermediate level lesson with backing tracks. Bill Brown teaches how to play “Born to Lose” in the style of Ray Charles without the use of music notation. (DBM03707).

Eyck, Jacob van (ca. 1590-1657)

Braille

Der Fluiten-lusthof: Variationen für Sopranblockflöte solo. For soprano recorder; preface in German, French, and English. Edited by Hans-Martin Linde. Section by section format. (BRM33491)

Engels nachtegaeltje. For recorder. "English Nightingale," no. 27 from Der Fluten Lust-hof. Transcribed in music braille by Roger Firman. Single line format. (BRM36701)

Feliciano, José (1945-)

Talking Books

Feliz Navidad. For piano; late beginner level with backing tracks. Bill Brown teaches a late beginner piano arrangement of “Feliz Navidad” in the style of José Feliciano without the use of music notation. Reading time: 38 minutes. (DBM03934)

Hi-Heel Sneakers. For guitar; level one lesson. Bill Brown teaches “Hi-Heel Sneakers” in the style of José Feliciano without the use of music notation. (DBM03816)

Light My Fire. For guitar; level 2 lesson with backing tracks. Bill Brown teaches “Light My Fire” in the style of José Feliciano without the use of music notation. (DBM03819)

Grasse, Edwin (1884-1954)

Braille

Serenade, op. 38. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM22392)

Wellenspiel. For violin with piano accompaniment. “Waves at Play.” Transcribed in music braille by Lawrence R. Smith. Single line format (violin) and bar over bar format (piano). (BRM36686)

Hardebeck, Carl G. (1869-1945)

Braille

Dark Woman of the Glen. For medium voice and piano. Bar by bar and bar over bar formats. (BRM07729)

Jigs and Reels. For piano. A collection of arrangements by Carl G. Hardebeck. Bar over bar format. (BRM23545)

Slieve na mon. For high voice and piano. Bar by bar and bar over bar formats. (BRM07728)

Haste, Carl Cohn (1874 – 1939)

Braille

Holiday Scenes. For piano. Instructional miniature suite. Section by section format. (BRM27567)

Hollins, Alfred (1865-1942)

Braille

A Lowly Babe! For SATB and organ. (BRM04744)

A Song of Sunshine. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM12096)

A Trumpet Minuet. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM02402)

A Trumpet Minuet. For organ; notes in English uncontracted braille. Located in The Organist's Wedding Album Vol. 2, compiled and edited by Matthew Drayton. Section by section format. (BRM29925)

Andante in D. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01325)

Andante poco tranquillo. For organ. Located in Church Voluntaries for the Organ Book V, by various composers. Bar by bar format. (BRM33157)

Be Glad then Ye Children of Zion: Anthem for Easter. For SATB and organ. Vertical score format. (BRM02582)

Benediction: A Wedding Souvenir. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM12090)

Benediction nuptiale. For organ; in French. Bar by bar format. (BRM12092)

Christmas Cradle Song. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM12521)

Concert Overture No. 2 in C minor. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM22562)

Concert Rondo in B flat. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM12095)

Concert Toccata in B flat. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM12701)

Death Is Swallowed Up in Victory: Anthem for Easter. For solo SATB quartet and organ. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Vertical score format. (BRM02580)

Finale in F. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM12101)

Grand choeur in G minor. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM02886)

Grand choeur No. 2 in C. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM12100)

Intermezzo in D flat. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01903)

Melody. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM12098)

Morning Song. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM22651)

O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? For SATB and organ. Vertical score format. (BRM02581)

Prelude in C. For organ. From Harker's Organ Collection, Volume 2, revised and edited by F. Flaxington Harker. Paragraph format. (BRM21173)

Prelude in G. For organ. From Harker's Organ Collection, Volume 1, revised and edited by F. Flaxington Harker. Paragraph format. (BRM21467)

Rejoice in the Lord: Anthem for Christmas. For SATB and organ. Vertical score format. (BRM23309)

Reverie d’amour. For piano; in French. Bar by bar format. (BRM01328)

Spring Song. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM05122)

The Muse and the Lion: Cantata. For children’s voices and piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM01327)

The Shepherd Left Their Sheep. For SATB and organ. Section by section and bar by bar formats. (BRM11445)

The Silver Chord. For voice in B flat and piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM02398)

Triumphal March. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01329)

Twelve Organ Pieces. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01330)

Valse Impromptu. For piano; in French. Bar by bar format. (BRM01331)

Why Seek Ye the Living among the Dead?: Anthem for Easter. For SATB and organ. Words of hymn by J. G. Johnston. Vertical score format. (BRM23310)

Landini, Francesco (ca. 1325-1397)

Braille

Così pensoso. For three tenor voices; in Italian. Located in the Norton Anthology of Western Music Volume 1: Ancient to Baroque, edited by J. Peter Burkholder and Claude V. Palisca. Line by line format. (BRM36209)

Langlais, Jean (1907-1991)

Braille

Ave Maria. For organ. Bar over bar format. (BRM05179)

Ave Maria, Ave Maris Stella No. 2, op. 5. For organ; in French. No. 2 of Trois paraphrases grégoriennes. Bar over bar format. (BRM24784)

Fête. For organ; in French. From Saint Cecilia Series Organ Compositions. Bar over bar format. (BRM29011)

Hymne d’actions de grâces ‘Te Deum.’ For organ; in French. No. 3 of Trois paraphrases grégoriennes. Bar over bar format. (BRM23906)

Incantation. For organ; in French. Located in Pâques, a booklet compiled by Mrs. Norbert Dufourcq and Felix Raugel. Section by section format. (BRM27171)

La Nativité. For organ; in French. From Poèmes évangéliques. Bar over bar format. (BRM36049)

Neuf pièces. For organ; in French. Publisher: Louis Braille Foundation, New York, 1975. Bar over bar format. (BRM24225)

Neuf pièces. For organ; in French. Publisher: Johanna Bureau, Chicago, 1973. Bar over bar format. (BRM24446)

Organ Book (Ten Pieces). For organ. Bar over bar format. (BRM24130)

Pasticcio. For organ. From Organ Book (Ten Pieces). Bar by bar format. (BRM23986)

Poèmes évangéliques. For organ; in French. Bar over bar format. (BRM24681)

Prelude on "Coronation." For organ. Located in Modern Organ Music Book 2: Five Pieces by Contemporary Composers, edited by David Wilcocks. Bar over bar format. (BRM26498)

Suite brève. For organ; in French. Bar over bar format. (BRM24769)

Suite française. For organ; in French. Bar over bar format. (BRM24772)

Suite médiévale. For organ; in French. In the form of low mass. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar over bar format. (BRM23319)

Trois paraphrases grégoriennes. For organ; in French. Edited by L. Philippo. Bar over bar format. (BRM24885)

Litaize, Gaston (1909-1991)

Braille

Noël Basque. For organ. Located in Orgue et liturgie IV, by N. Dufourcq, F. Raugel, and J. de Valois; some pieces in this title are for manuals and pedals, some are only for manuals. Paragraph format. (BRM36301)

Macfarren, Sir G.A. (George Alexander) (1813-1887)

Braille

The Lord Is My Shepherd. For SATB and organ. Vertical score format. (BRM05004)

McCollin, Frances (1892-1960)

Braille

God's Miracle of May. For SSA and piano. Paragraph format. (BRM03573)

The Nights O'Spring. For SATB and piano. (BRM04561)

O Robin, Little Robin. For SSA and piano. Paragraph format. (BRM03574)

Snowflakes. For SSA and piano. Paragraph format. (BRM03575)

Medema, Ken (1943-)

Braille

Lord, Listen to Your People Praying. For piano; no words. Located in Selected Piano Arrangements of Hymns and Spirituals. Bar over bar format. (BRM36308)

Monsigny, Pierre-Alexandre (1729-1817)

Braille

Il regardait mon bouquet. For soprano voice; accompaniment arranged for piano. Located in Operatic Anthology Vol. I, Soprano: Celebrated Arias Selected from Operas by Old and Modern Composers, edited by Kurt Adler. Arietta from Le roi et le fermier. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM24013)

Il regardait mon bouquet. For soprano voice; in Italian. Arietta from Le roi et le fermier. Voice part only. Line by line format. (BRM25293)

Montal, Claude (1800-1865)

Braille

The Art of Tuning: a Self-Guided Manual for Piano Tuning, Design, Action Regulation, and Repair from Mid-19th-Century France. English translation by piano technician and pianist Fred Sturm. Unified English Braille and Braille Music Code. (BRM36857)

Paradis, Maria Theresia von (1759-1824)

Braille

An das Klavier. For voice and piano; in German. Paragraph format. (BRM25208)

Sicilienne. For violin and piano; in French. Section by section (piano) and bar by bar (violin) formats. (BRM26596)

Large-Print

Sicilienne. For piano. Located in Guild Repertoire: Preparatory A, Piano Music Appropriate for the Auditions of the National Guild of Piano Teachers, selected and edited by Leo Podolsky in collaboration with June Davidson [i.e. Davison] and Ardella Schaub. (LPM00441)

Rodrigo, Joaquín (1901-1999)

Braille

Cuatro madrigales amatorios. For high voice with piano accompaniment; in Spanish. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM28707)

En Aranjuez con tu amor. For voice and piano. Adagio movement of Rodrigo’s Concerto de Aranjuez arranged for voice and piano. Music only, no words. Bar over bar format. (BRM35101)

En los trigales. For guitar. Single line format. (BRM24493)

Fandango. For guitar. From Tres piezas españolas. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Single line format. (BRM24575)

Invocation et danse: Hommage à Manuel de Falla. For guitar. Revisions and fingerings by Alirio Diaz. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Single line format. (BRM29496)

Sarabande lointaine. For guitar. Fingerings by E. Pujol. Single line format. (BRM24499)

Sonada de adiós: Hommage à Paul Dukas. For piano. Bar over bar format. (BRM28516)

Talking Books

¿Con qué la lavaré? For soprano voice; in Spanish, includes a performance of the song with accompaniment, a reading of the lyrics for diction guidance, a translation of the song, a recording of the melody (on piano) and a separate recording of the piano accompaniment alone for use in practice. Instruction by Nico Castel. Reading time: 8 minutes. (DBM01921)

¿De dónde venís, amore? For soprano voice; in Spanish, includes a performance of the song with accompaniment, a reading of the lyrics for diction guidance, a translation of the song, a recording of the melody (on piano) and a separate recording of the piano accompaniment alone for use in practice. Instruction by Nico Castel. Reading time: 4 minutes. (DBM01922)

De los álamos vengo, madre. For soprano voice; in Spanish, includes a performance of the song with accompaniment, a reading of the lyrics for diction guidance, a translation of the song, a recording of the melody (on piano) and a separate recording of the piano accompaniment alone for use in practice. Instruction by Nico Castel. Reading time: 7 minutes. (DBM01923)

Vos me matásteis. For soprano voice; in Spanish, includes a performance of the song with accompaniment, a reading of the lyrics for diction guidance, a translation of the song, a recording of the melody (on piano) and a separate recording of the piano accompaniment alone for use in practice. Instruction by Nico Castel. Reading time: 8 minutes. (DBM01924)

Shaw, Oliver (1779-1848)

Large-Print

Welcome the Nation's Guest A Military Divertimento for the Piano Forte. For piano. Located in Anthology of Early American Keyboard Music 1787-1830. Vol. 2, edited by J. Bunker Clark. (LPM00733)

Shearing, George (1919-2011)

Braille

Coquette. For piano; in part with chord symbols. Located in The Giants of Jazz Piano, transcribed in music braille by Dan Geminder. Song by Carmen Lombardo and John Green, as played by George Shearing. Bar over bar format. (BRM35937)

Interpretações No. 1. For piano. “Interpretations.” Paragraph format. (BRM24458)

Lullaby of Birdland. For voice and piano; chord symbols included. Words by B. Y. Forster. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM27049)

Lullaby of Birdland. For piano. Transcribed by Guy R. Sherman, as composed and played by George Shearing. Bar over bar format. (BRM33833)

On Green Dolphin Street. For piano; in part with chord symbols. Located in The Giants of Jazz Piano, transcribed in music braille by Dan Geminder. Song by Bronislau Kaper, as played by George Shearing. Bar over bar format. (BRM35937)

Over the Rainbow. For piano; in part with chord symbols. Located in The Giants of Jazz Piano, transcribed in music braille by Dan Geminder. Song by Harold Arlen, as played by George Shearing. Bar over bar format. (BRM35937)

Sacred Sounds from George Shearing. For piano. Based on Early American Hymn Tunes. Bar over bar format. BRM25259

Sacred Sounds from George Shearing. For organ. Based on Early American Hymn Tunes. Bar over bar format. (BRM26315)

Shades of Shearing: Book Two. For piano. A collection of original compositions. Bar over bar format. (BRM29855)

The Shadow of Your Smile. For piano; in part with chord symbols. Located in The Giants of Jazz Piano, transcribed in music braille by Dan Geminder. Song by Johnny Mandel, as played by George Shearing. Bar over bar format. (BRM35937)

Stanley, John (1712-1786)

Braille

A Tune for the Flutes. For organ. From Ten Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord. Arranged by Harry Wall. Bar by bar format. (BRM09080)

Adagio and Allegro Fugato in G. For organ. Edited by Charles William Pearce. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM08749)

Concerto in G No. 3, op. 2. For organ. Bar by bar format (BRM08768)

Largo and Fugue in G. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM03017)

Organ Concerto III. For organ. From Six Concertos for Organ, Harpsichord, or Fortepiano, op. 10, transcribed in music braille by Roger Firman. A transcription from a facsimile of the 1775 edition with an introduction by Gerald Gifford. Includes "Note", "Introduction", "Notes on Performance", "Footnotes to the Introduction and Notes on Performance", "Critical Notes", "Cadenzas and Linking Passages." Bar over bar format. (BRM36535)

Siciliana and Borey. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM02368)

Suite for Organ. For organ. Transcribed and arranged by Henry Coleman. Includes the “Trumpet Voluntary.” Bar over bar format. (BRM23898)

Suite in D. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM05166)

Ten Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord, op. 6. For organ or harpsichord. Volume 2 of Thirty Voluntaries, edited and introduced by Gordon Phillips. Bar over bar format. (BRM25090)

Ten Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord, op. 7. For organ or harpsichord. Volume 3 of Thirty Voluntaries, edited and introduced by Gordon Phillips. Bar over bar format. (BRM20476)

Three Eighteenth Century Preludes. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM08759)

Toccata for the Flutes. For organ. Arranged for the modern organ by Harry Wall. Bar by bar format. (BRM08760)

Trumpet Voluntary. For one or two trumpets and piano. Arranged by Horst Wetzl. Section by section format. (BRM29670)

Voluntary in E minor No. 9, op. 6. For organ. Edited by Charles W. Pearche. Bar by bar format. (BRM23682)

Voluntary in G minor. For organ. No. 3 of Old English Organ Music, edited by John E. West. Bar by bar format. (BRM24828)

Tárrega, Francisco (1852-1909)

Braille

Adelita. For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Capricho arabe. For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Capricho arabe: serenata. For guitar; in Spanish. Revisions and fingerings by L. Vicente Gascón. Single line format. (BRM24544)

Diez preludios para guitarra. For guitar. Paragraph format. (BRM21011)

Estudio. For guitar; includes composer biographies in contracted braille. Located in Fifty Easy Classical Guitar Solos, by Jerry Willard. Single line format. (BRM35918)

Estudio sobre la sonatina de Delfín Alard. For guitar. From Estudios para guitarre, transcribed in music braille by Ethel Schuman. Library copy bound with spine upside down, master only. Single line format. (BRM34818 )

Estudios y preludios. For guitar. Located in Classical Guitar. Each work transcribed from separate print editions. Line by line format. (BRM11226)

Estudios y preludios. For guitar; in Spanish. Complement to Escuela de la guitarra. Revised and carefully typed by Mario Rodriguez Arenas. Single line format. (BRM24230)

Gran jota Aragonesa. For guitar; in Spanish. Paragraph format. (BRM21084)

Lagrima. For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Maria. For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Marieta. For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Mazurca. For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Pavana. For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Prelude (andante sostenuto). For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Prelude (andante). For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Prelude (lento). For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Recuerdos de la Alhambra. For guitar. Located in World's Favorite Solos for Classic Guitar, compiled and edited by Harvey Vinson; only Volume 2 is currently available as an electronic file from BARD. Paragraph format. (BRM24096)

Recuerdos de la Alhambra. For guitar. Revised by I. Savio. Single line format. (BRM24492)

Sämtliche Präludien. For guitar; in German. Edited by Karl Scheit. Paragraph format. (BRM24648)

Three Pieces for Guitar. For guitar. Paragraph format. (BRM21009)

Tatum, Art (1909-1956)

Braille

After You’ve Gone. For piano. Located in The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos, by Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

The Art Tatum Collection: Artist Transcriptions, Piano. For piano. Transcribed by Brent Edstrom, text by Ronny S. Schiff, transcribed in music braille by Patrick Janson, edited by Kathleen Cantrell. (BRM36131)

Blue Moon. For piano; in part with chord symbols. Located in The Giants of Jazz Piano, transcribed in music braille by Dan Geminder. Song by Richard Rodgers, arranged by Art Tatum. Bar over bar format. (BRM35937)

Esquire Bounce. For piano. Located in The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos, by Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

I Got Rhythm. For piano. Located in The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos, by Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

I’ll Never Be the Same. For piano; in part with chord symbols. Located in The Giants of Jazz Piano, transcribed in music braille by Dan Geminder. Song by Gus Kahn, Matt Malneck, and Frank Signorelli, arranged by Art Tatum. Bar over bar format. (BRM35937)

I’m In the Mood for Love. For piano; in part with chord symbols. Located in The Giants of Jazz Piano, transcribed in music braille by Dan Geminder. Song by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields, arranged by Art Tatum. Bar over bar format. (BRM35937)

Indiana. For piano. Located in The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos, by Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

Ja-Da. For piano; in part with chord symbols. Located in The Giants of Jazz Piano, transcribed in music braille by Dan Geminder. Song by Bob Carleton, arranged by Art Tatum. Bar over bar format. (BRM35937)

Knockin’ Myself Out. For piano. Located in The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos, by Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

Lullaby in Rhythm. For piano; in part with chord symbols. Located in The Giants of Jazz Piano, transcribed in music braille by Dan Geminder. Song by Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Clarence Profit, and Walter Hirsch, arranged by Art Tatum. Bar over bar format. (BRM35937)

Moon Glow. For piano. Located in The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos, by Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

Mop Mop. For piano. Located in The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos, by Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos. For piano. By Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

Rock Me Mama. For piano. Located in The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos, by Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

St. Louis Blues. For piano. Located in The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos, by Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

Stompin' at the Savoy. For piano; in part with chord symbols. Located in The Giants of Jazz Piano, transcribed in music braille by Dan Geminder. Song by Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, and Edgar Sampson, arranged by Art Tatum. Bar over bar format. (BRM35937)

Sweet Georgia Brown. For piano. Located in The Right Hand According to Tatum: a Guide to Tatum's Improvisational Techniques plus 10 Transcribed Solos, by Riccardo Scivales. Line by line format, short form scoring, bar over bar format. (BRM36375)

Templeton, Alec (1910-1963)

Braille

Five Portraits. For piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM02027)

Flight. For piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM11500)

Pocket Size Sonata. For clarinet and piano. Line by line and bar over bar format. (BRM36073)

Reverie. For piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM11544)

The Trout Stream. For piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM11533)

To What Place? For piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM11530)

Toccata. For piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM11541)

Vierne, Louis (1870-1937)

Braille

24 pièces en style libre. For organ; in French. Bar over bar format. (BRM32179)

2nd Symphony, op. 20. For organ. (BRM04925)

Arabesque. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Berceuse. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Canon. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Cantilene. For organ; in French. From Symphony No. 3 in F sharp minor, op. 28. Bar by bar format. (BRM01788)

Canzona. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Carillon de Westminster. For organ; in French. No. 6 of Pièces de fantaisie, Suite No. 3 op. 54. Composed for a 3 manual organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM08577)

Carillon. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Choral. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Complainte. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Cortège. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Divertissement. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Elégie. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Epitaphe. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Epithalame. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Idylle mélancolique. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Kyrie Eleison from Solemn Mass, op. 16. For tenor voice. Located in Tenor Chorus Parts for Selected Sacred Choral Music, transcribed in music braille by Gilbert Taylor. (BRM36327)

Légende. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Lied. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Madrigal. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces in style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Marche funèbre. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces in style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Méditation. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Messe solennelle in C-sharp minor, op. 16. For mixed voices (SATB chorus) and two organs; in French. Edited by J. Hamelle. Paragraph format. (BRM21082)

Pastorale. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Pièces de fantaisie: Suite 2 op. 53. For organ. Bar over bar format. (BRM24338)

Postlude. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Préambule. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Prélude. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Rêverie. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Scherzetto. For organ or harmonium. Located in 24 pièces en style libre, by Louis Vierne. Bar by bar format. (BRM01451)

Symphonie I, op. 14. Movements 1-5. For organ. Bar over bar format. (BRM30555)

Symphonie I, op. 14. Movement 6: “Final”. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM24847)

Symphonie I, op. 14. Movement 6: “Final”. For organ. Published by: Louis Braille Foundation for Blind Musicians, Inc., New York, 1970. Bar over bar format. (BRM20778)

Symphonie I, op. 14. Movement 6: “Final”. For organ. Transcription of the edition published by: J. Hamelle, Paris c1899. Bar over bar format. (BRM35175)

Toccata in B flat. For organ. From Second Suite. Bar by bar format. (BRM01976)

Large-Print

Trois nocturnes Nos. 103, op. 35. For piano. (LPM00859)

Walcha, Helmut (1907-1991)

Braille

Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Den die Hirten lobten sehre. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Es ist das Heil uns kommen her. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Herr, nun selbst den wagen halt. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Ist Gott für mich, so trete. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Macht hoch die Tür, die Tor macht weit. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Mit ernst, o Menschenkinder. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Mitten wir im Leben sind. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Nun sich der Tag geendet hat. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Oh Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Weicht ihr Berge, fallt ihr Hügel. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Weicht ihr Berge, fallt ihr. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Werde licht, du Stadt der Heiden. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Zu Bethlehem geboren. For organ. Located in 25 Choral Preludes. This digital file was partially proofread. To report errors, please contact the Music Section. Bar by bar format. (BRM02485)

Watson, Doc (1923-2012)

Braille

The Flat-Picker's Guitar Guide: an Advanced Instruction Record. For guitar. By Jerry Silverman, transcribed in music braille by Christina Davidson. This title accompanies the audio title of the same name (DBM03698). Liner notes are in two formats: a narrated audio version and a braille version which can be accessed on personal braille-aware devices. Patrons may request an embossed braille copy of liner notes from the Music Section. Line by line and bar over bar format. (BRM36152)

Talking Books

Deep River Blues. For guitar; intermediate/advanced level lesson. Bill Brown teaches how to play the Doc Watson version of "Deep River Blues" without the use of music notation. (DBM03810)

Deep River Blues. For guitar. Located in Fingerpicking by Happy Traum. Reading time: 6 hours, 31 minutes. (DBM00497)

Everyday Dirt. For guitar. Located in The Flat-Picker's Guitar Guide: an Advanced Instruction Record, by Jerry Silverman. This audio title includes accompanying liner notes in two formats: a narrated audio version and a braille version which can be accessed on personal braille-aware devices. Patrons may request an embossed braille copy of liner notes from the Music Section. Reading time: 40 minutes. (DBM03698)

Flatpick Country Guitar. For guitar. Includes tablatures. Introduction to flatpicking styles used by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Doc Watson, and Johnny Cash. Covers basic strums, bass runs, hammer-ons, pull-offs, twelve-bar blues, walking bass, bluegrass licks, breaks, improvised solos, and fiddle tunes. Reading time: 3 hours, 43 minutes. (DBM00473)

Sitting on Top of the World. For guitar. Located in Fingerpicking by Happy Traum. Reading time: 6 hours, 31 minutes. (DBM00497)

The Ninety and Nine. For guitar; level 2 lesson. Bill Brown teaches how to play "The Ninety and Nine" on guitar in the style of Doc Watson and Chet Atkins without the use of music or tabs. Reading time: 16 minutes. (DBM02215)

Wolstenholme, W. (William) (1865-1931)

Braille

Air du nord and Prelude in B flat. For organ; in French. No. 14 of Organ Solos Suitable for Recitals. Bar by bar format. (BRM12248)

Allegretto in E flat No. 2, op. 17. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01486)

Allegro militaire. For organ; in French. Bar over bar format. (BRM22278)

An Irish Phantasy. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM09514)

Andantino, op. 12. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM09528)

Barcarolle in C. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM12221)

Bohemesque in G. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01487)

Cantilene in A flat. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01488)

Canzona, Minuet, and Trio, op. 12 For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM09535)

Carillon. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM09536)

Die Frage, die Antwort. For organ. “The Question, The Answer.” Bar by bar format. (BRM09526)

Die Frage, die Antwort. For organ; in German. “The Question, The Answer.” Paragraph format. (BRM22284)

Echo. For voice in C and piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM01490)

Fantaisie rustique (Un souvenir nuptial). For organ; in French. No. 11 of Original Compositions for the Organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM22395)

Fantasia in E No. 1, op. 33. For organ. No. 23 of Recital Series of Original Compositions for the Organ, edited by Edwin H. Lemare. Bar by bar format. (BRM09518)

Festival Toccata in B flat. For organ. No. 20 of Original Compositions for the Organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM09515)

Finale in B flat, op. 11 No. 2. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01492)

Four Gift Songs. For medium voice and piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM01491)

Grand choeur in G minor, op. 2. For organ. Bar over bar format. (BRM23382)

March humoreske. For piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM08863)

Meditation. For organ. Located in Church voluntaries for the Organ, Book V, by various composers. Bar by bar format. (BRM33157)

Minuet and Trio. For organ. No. 57 of Organ Solos. Paragraph format. (BRM09538)

Mountain Song. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM09569)

Nocturne. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM09568)

Noël. For piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM23518)

O that Men Would Praise the Lord. For SATB and piano. Vertical score format. (BRM02765)

Polonaise in A minor. For violin and piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM01494)

Prelude and Communion in G. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01821)

Romanza No. 1, op. 17. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM09525)

Rondino in D flat. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01495)

Scherzo in B flat. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01822)

Scherzo in F. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01823)

Serenata in A. For organ. No. 1 of Five Compositions for the Organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM22398)

Seven Short Preludes, op. 82. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM12220)

Sonata for Organ in the Style of Handel No. 1, op. 8. For organ. (BRM03727)

Sonata in A Minor, No. 2. For organ. Transcribed from a manuscript copy. Bar by bar format. (BRM09541)

Spanish Serenade. For piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM08919)

Thou Tiny Child of Mary. For SATB. Vertical score format. (BRM01825)

The Torrent. For piano. Bar by bar format. (BRM23477)

Volkslied. For organ. Bar by bar format. (BRM01901)

Wonder, Stevie (1950-)

Braille

All Day Sucker. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Another Star. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

As. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Black Man. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Contusion. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Easy Goin' Evening. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Ebony Eyes. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Fingertips (Part 2). For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

Happy Birthday. For voice and piano; chord symbols included. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM30706)

Have a Talk with God. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Higher Ground. For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

I Just Called to Say I Love You. For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

I Was Made to Love Her. For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

I Was Made to Love Her. For voice; lyrics in English uncontracted braille, includes melody, words, and chord symbols. Located in Popular Music Lead Sheets No. 104. Words and music by Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy, and Henry Cosby. Lead sheet format. (BRM35565)

I Wish. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Isn't She Lovely. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Joy inside My Tears. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Knocks Me Off My Feet. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Lately. Keyboard accompaniment with voice outline. Words and voice with chord symbols. Transcribed in braille by Roger Firman. Bar over bar format. (BRM36194)

Love's in Need of Love Today. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

My Cherie Amour. For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

Nigiculela. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Ordinary Pain. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Overjoyed. For voice; lyrics in English uncontracted braille, includes melody, words, and chord symbols. Located in Popular Music Lead Sheets No. 101. Lead sheet format. (BRM35289)

Part-Time Lover. For voice; lyrics in English uncontracted braille, includes melody, words, and chord symbols. Located in Popular Music Lead Sheets No. 106. Lead sheet format. (BRM35729)

Pastime Paradise. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Ribbon in the Sky. For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

Saturn. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours. For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours. For voice; lyrics in English uncontracted braille, includes melody, words, and chord symbols. Located in Popular Music Lead Sheets No. 105. Words and music by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright, Lee Garrett, and Lula Mae Hardaway. Lead sheet format. (BRM35728)

Sir Duke. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Sir Duke. For voice and piano; with chord symbols. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM24701)

Sir Duke. For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

Songs in the Key of Life: Piano Accompaniment. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Piano accompaniment. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Summer Soft. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Superstition. For voice; lyrics in English uncontracted braille, includes melody, words, and chord symbols. Located in Popular Music Lead Sheets No. 103. Lead sheet format. (BRM35457)

Superstition. For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

Uptight (Everythin’s Alright). For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

Village Ghetto Land. For voice and piano with guitar chords; includes words, melody, chord symbols and piano accompaniment. Located in Songs in the Key of Life. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM26034)

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday. For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

You Are the Sunshine of My Life. For voice; includes melody and chords. Located in Motown: 50th Anniversary Songbook, transcribed in music braille by Christina T. Davidson. (BRM36141)

Talking Books

All in Love is Fair. For piano; intermediate level with orchestrated backing tracks. Bill Brown teaches the piano solo "All in Love is Fair" without the use of music notation. (DBM03000)

Ribbon in the Sky. For piano; intermediate level with backing tracks. Bill Brown teaches the rhythm and blues song "Ribbon in the Sky" on the piano without the use of music notation. Reading time: 56 minutes. (DBM03378)

Wood, David Duffield (1838-1910)

Braille

There shall be no more night there. For solo soprano and mixed chorus. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM24354)

Lectures & Conversations

Blake, Blind (1893-1933)

Country Blues Guitar. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. The music of Charley Patton, Son House, Skip James, Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lightning Hopkins, Barbecue Bob, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy and Blind Boy Fuller are is presented and discussed. Each musician is spotlighted in his own segment. This series of 17 broadcasts presents to the student the legendary names of Country Blues Guitar and gives a clear picture of how blues styles and techniques developed. Program 15 features Blind Blake. (DBM01495)

Country Blues Guitar Styles and Techniques. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. This series of radio shows focuses on styles and techniques of country blues guitarists and he uses old recordings combined with his own playing to describe the techniques used. The series covers the music of Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Boy Fuller, Rev. Gary Davis, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charlie Patton, Son House, Willie Brown and Robert Johnson. Program 2, “Raggin’ the Blues,” features Blind Blake. (DBM01478)

Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. In this series of radio broadcasts, Grossman adds his guitar playing with talk and records to illustrate some of the ideas, approaches and concepts in fingerpicking guitar. Bottleneck Styles and Techniques in Open G and D Tunings, Crossnote Tuning, Blues in E, Raggin’ The Blues, Blues From The Carolinas, The Guitar Of Rev. Gary Davis, Sophisticated Blues, Texas Blues and Atlanta Blues are some of the areas discussed. Program 8, “More Raggin' The Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Blake and Blind Boy Fuller,” features Blind Blake. (DBM01475)

Cabezón, Antonio de (1510-1566)

Theme and Variation. Radio broadcast The Story of Music, featuring the NBC Orchestra. Analysis of a traditional form with historical perspective from the Elizabethan style represented by Hugh Aston to the classical Haydn’s variations, and more recent interpretation of the form by Tchaikovsky. Andante movement from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and the Istar Variations by d’Indy are used to show the continuous development of the variations as a musical form. Features Cabezón’s Diferencias sobre la gallarda milanese. Reading time: 52 minutes. (DBM00337)

Charles, Ray (1930-2004)

A Light History of Jazz Piano: And a Short History of the Piano. Written, produced and narrated by Bill Irwin for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Part One: History of the piano and other topics related to music; Part Two: History of jazz and publishing practices; Part Three: Recordings of jazz performers to put the information into context. 2015. Reading time: 56 hours, 57 minutes. (DBM03681)

From Jumpstreet: A Story of Black Music. A production of National Public Radio, originally broadcast in January 1982. Part 3 features Ray Charles. Reading time: 4 hours, 33 minutes. (DBM00715)

Davis, Gary; also known as “Rev. Gary Davis” and “Blind Gary Davis” (1896-1972)

Country Blues Guitar. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. The music of Charley Patton, Son House, Skip James, Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lightning Hopkins, Barbecue Bob, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy and Blind Boy Fuller are is presented and discussed. Each musician is spotlighted in his own segment. This series of 17 broadcasts present to the student the legendary names of Country Blues Guitar and gives a clear picture of how blues styles and techniques developed. Program 17 features Rev. Gary Davis. (DBM01495)

Country Blues Guitar Styles and Techniques. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. This series of radio shows focuses on styles and techniques of country blues guitarists and he uses old recordings combined with his own playing to describe the techniques used. The series covers the music of Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Boy Fuller, Rev. Gary Davis, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charlie Patton, Son House, Willie Brown and Robert Johnson. Program 4 features Rev. Gary Davis. (DBM01478)

Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. In this series of radio broadcasts, Grossman adds his guitar playing with talk and records to illustrate some of the ideas, approaches and concepts in fingerpicking guitar. Bottleneck Styles and Techniques in Open G and D Tunings, Crossnote Tuning, Blues in E, Raggin’ The Blues, Blues From The Carolinas, The Guitar Of Rev. Gary Davis, Sophisticated Blues, Texas Blues and Atlanta Blues are some of the areas discussed. Program 10, “The Guitar of Rev. Gary Davis,” features Rev. Gary Davis. (DBM01475)

Fuller, Blind Boy (1907-1941)

Country Blues Guitar. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. The music of Charley Patton, Son House, Skip James, Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lightning Hopkins, Barbecue Bob, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy and Blind Boy Fuller are is presented and discussed. Each musician is spotlighted in his own segment. This series of 17 broadcasts presents to the student the legendary names of Country Blues Guitar and gives a clear picture of how blues styles and techniques developed. Program 17 features Blind Boy Fuller. (DBM01495)

Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. In this series of radio broadcasts, Grossman adds his guitar playing with talk and records to illustrate some of the ideas, approaches and concepts in fingerpicking guitar. Bottleneck Styles and Techniques in Open G and D Tunings, Crossnote Tuning, Blues in E, Raggin’ The Blues, Blues From The Carolinas, The Guitar Of Rev. Gary Davis, Sophisticated Blues, Texas Blues and Atlanta Blues are some of the areas discussed. Program 8, “More Raggin' The Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Blake and Blind Boy Fuller,” and Program 9, “Piedmont Blues and Blind Boy Fuller and Willie Walker,” features Blind Boy Fuller. (DBM01475)

Jefferson, Blind Lemon (1893-1929)

Country Blues Guitar. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. The music of Charley Patton, Son House, Skip James, Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lightning Hopkins, Barbecue Bob, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy and Blind Boy Fuller are is presented and discussed. Each musician is spotlighted in his own segment. This series of 17 broadcasts presents to the student the legendary names of Country Blues Guitar and gives a clear picture of how blues styles and techniques developed. Program 10 features Blind Lemon Jefferson. (DBM01495)

Country Blues Guitar Styles and Techniques. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. This series of radio shows focuses on styles and techniques of country blues guitarists and he uses old recordings combined with his own playing to describe the techniques used. The series covers the music of Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Boy Fuller, Rev. Gary Davis, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charlie Patton, Son House, Willie Brown and Robert Johnson. Program 6 features Blind Lemon Jefferson. (DBM01478)

Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. In this series of radio broadcasts, Grossman adds his guitar playing with talk and records to illustrate some of the ideas, approaches and concepts in fingerpicking guitar. Bottleneck Styles and Techniques in Open G and D Tunings, Crossnote Tuning, Blues in E, Raggin’ The Blues, Blues From The Carolinas, The Guitar Of Rev. Gary Davis, Sophisticated Blues, Texas Blues and Atlanta Blues are some of the areas discussed. Program 12, “Texas Blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Lil Son Jackson,” features Blind Lemon Jefferson. (DBM01475)

From Jumpstreet: A Story of Black Music. A production of National Public Radio, originally broadcast in January 1982. Part 4 features Blind Lemon Jefferson. Reading time: 4 hours, 33 minutes. (DBM00715)

Johnson, Blind Willie (1897-1945)

Country Blues Guitar. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. The music of Charley Patton, Son House, Skip James, Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lightning Hopkins, Barbecue Bob, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy and Blind Boy Fuller are is presented and discussed. Each musician is spotlighted in his own segment. This series of 17 broadcasts presents to the student the legendary names of Country Blues Guitar and gives a clear picture of how blues styles and techniques developed. Program 11 features Blind Willie Johnson. (DBM01495)

Kauflin, Justin (1986-)

Conversations and Concert with Jazz Pianist Justin Kauflin. Justin Kauflin speaks with Karen Keninger and John Hanson and answers a variety of questions from the audience about his experience and career before his concert performance in the Coolidge Auditorium. Originally presented as a lecture at the Library of Congress on October 22, 2014. Reading time: 1 hour, 43 minutes. (DBM04263)

McTell, Blind Willie (1898-1959)

Country Blues Guitar. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. The music of Charley Patton, Son House, Skip James, Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lightning Hopkins, Barbecue Bob, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy and Blind Boy Fuller are is presented and discussed. Each musician is spotlighted in his own segment. This series of 17 broadcasts present to the student the legendary names of Country Blues Guitar and gives a clear picture of how blues styles and techniques developed. Program 14 features Blind Willie McTell. (DBM01495)

Fingerpicking Guitar Workshop. Radio broadcast by Stefan Grossman. In this series of radio broadcasts, Grossman adds his guitar playing with talk and records to illustrate some of the ideas, approaches and concepts in fingerpicking guitar. Bottleneck Styles and Techniques in Open G and D Tunings, Crossnote Tuning, Blues in E, Raggin’ The Blues, Blues From The Carolinas, The Guitar Of Rev. Gary Davis, Sophisticated Blues, Texas Blues and Atlanta Blues are some of the areas discussed. Program 13, “The Atlanta Blues of Blind Willie McTell, Barbecue Bob and Charlie Lincoln,” features Blind Willie McTell. (DBM01475)

Paradis, Maria Theresia von (1759-1824)

The Glory of Cremona. Originally broadcast as a radio program, Mankind and Music. Host Mike Whorf tells the story of 250 years of superb violin making, beginning with the Amati family and followed by Guarneri and Stradivarius. Ruggiero Ricci, violinist, and Leon Pommers, piano, play the musical selections on several instruments created by Antonio Stradivari, Joseph Guarneri del Gesu, Andrea and Nicolo Amati, Carlo Bergonzi, Gasparo da Salo. Features Paradis’ Sicilienne. Reading time: 58 minutes. (DBM00914)

Puckett, Riley (1894-1946)

Classic Country Music: a Smithsonian Collection. Michael Kramer reads Bill C. Malone’s essay which details country music's history era by era; accompanied by 100 country music recordings to put the work in context. Features Puckett’s “Ragged but Right.” Reading time: 9 hours, 31 minutes. (DBM03645)

Roberts, Marcus (1963-)

A Light History of Jazz Piano: and a Short History of the Piano. Part One: History of the piano and other topics related to music; Part Two: History of jazz and publishing practices; Part Three: Recordings of jazz performers to put the information into context. Written, produced and narrated by Bill Irwin for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, 2015. Reading time: 56 hours, 57 minutes. (DBM03681)

Shearing, George (1919-2011)

A Light History of Jazz Piano: and a Short History of the Piano. Written, produced and narrated by Bill Irwin for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Part One: History of the piano and other topics related to music; Part Two: History of jazz and publishing practices; Part Three: Recordings of jazz performers to put the information into context. 2015. Reading time: 56 hours, 57 minutes. (DBM03681)

George Shearing. This legendary blind jazz figure describes his early start in music as a teenager and plays some of his favorite pieces. Host: Marian McPartland. Originally broadcast February 12, 1987, on the National Public Radio as a program Piano Jazz. Reading time: 59 minutes. (DBM01242)

Terry, Sonny (1911-1986)

From Jumpstreet: A Story of Black Music. A production of National Public Radio, originally broadcast in January 1982. Part 4 features Sonny Terry. Reading time: 4 hours, 33 minutes. (DBM00715)

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee: Playing the Blues with Pete Seeger. Pete Seeger reminisces and plays music with legendary blues musicians Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. Both familiar and new music is heard. Reading time: 47 minutes. (DBM00316)

Tristano, Lennie (1919-1978)

A Light History of Jazz Piano: and a Short History of the Piano. Written, produced and narrated by Bill Irwin for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Part One: History of the piano and other topics related to music; Part Two: History of jazz and publishing practices; Part Three: Recordings of jazz performers to put the information into context. 2015. Reading time: 56 hours, 57 minutes. (DBM03681)

Whitaker, Matthew (2001-)

Matthew Whitaker Concert and Interview. A virtual interview and concert commemorating the 90th anniversary of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) in the Library of Congress featuring stellar jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker and his quartet, including Marcos Robinson on guitar, Karim Hutton on bass and Isaiah Johnson on drums. The interview is conducted by Karen Keninger, Director of NLS, 2021. Reading time: 1 hour, 36 minutes. (DBM04355)

Wonder, Stevie (1950-)

A Light History of Jazz Piano: and a Short History of the Piano. Written, produced and narrated by Bill Irwin for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Part One: History of the piano and other topics related to music; Part Two: History of jazz and publishing practices; Part Three: Recordings of jazz performers to put the information into context. 2015. Reading time: 56 hours, 57 minutes. (DBM03681)

From Jumpstreet: A Story of Black Music. A production of National Public Radio, originally broadcast in January 1982. Part 3 features Stevie Wonder. Reading time: 4 hours, 33 minutes. (DBM00715)

Stevie Wonder: Sketches of a Life. Concert and interview with Stevie Wonder and Norman Middleton of the Library of Congress, recorded in 2009. Reading time: 1 hour, 14 minutes. (DBM04282)

Biographies

Atkins, Charles (1944-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: A (Part 2 – Atkins, Charles). 2017 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Juliette Appold, Head of the Music Section.

Bischoff, John W. (1850-1909)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: B (Part 2 – Bischoff, John W.). 2017 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Bocelli, Andrea (1958-)

Talking Books – General Collection

The Music of Silence. By Andrea Bocelli; translated from Italian by Consuelo Bixio Hackney. Using a third-person narrative, opera singer Bocelli, who as a young boy lost his vision to congenital bilateral glaucoma, describes his childhood in Italy and his interest, education, and career in music. Relates challenges he faced and overcame. Narrated by Jack Fox. Reading time: 9 hours, 17 minutes. (DB76011)

Butler, Henry (1948-2018)

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The Rich Legacy of African-American Musicians. 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Mary Dell Jenkins, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Campbell, Blind James (1906-1981)

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Blind James Campbell and His Nashville Washboard Band. 2018 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Lindsay Conway, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Campbell, Sir Francis Joseph (1834-1914)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: C (Part 1 – Campbell, Francis Joseph). 2018 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Mary Dell Jenkins, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Los ciegos en la historia. Tomo III. By Jesús Montoro Martínez; in Spanish. The third volume of a comprehensive history explores the lives of blind individuals and the social perceptions of blindness in various cultures across the globe. Covers the Modern Era in the countries of Europe, including Austria, Hungary, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Soviet Union. Narrated by José Antonio Genis Estela. Reading time: 35 hours, 14 minutes. (DBF00003)

Charles, Ray (1930-2004)

Braille – General Collection

The Songs of Blind Folk: African American Musicians and the Cultures of Blindness. By Terry Rowden. Explores ways the lives of nineteenth- and twentieth-century blind Black musicians reflected mainstream changes in perceptions of blindness and images of the Black community. Contracted braille. (BR19079)

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Soul Music? Let’s Talk about Ray Charles! 2014 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Amanda Smith, former Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

The Rich Legacy of African-American Musicians. 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Mary Dell Jenkins, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story. By Ray Charles and David Ritz. Candid autobiography of the musician who was born Black and poor in the Deep South, became blind as a small boy and was orphaned as a teenager. At thirty-two he was acclaimed as a musical genius. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Narrated by Fred Morsell. Reading time: 10 hours, 3 minutes. (DB16618)

Ray Charles. By Sharon Bell Mathis. For grades 2-5. Biography of the world-famous blind musician who has played to win against overwhelming odds. Narrated by Peter Case. Reading time: 19 minutes. (DB46564)

Ray Charles: "I Was Born with Music Inside Me." By Carin T. Ford. For grades 6-9. Biography of musical legend Ray Charles (1930-2004), who became blind at age seven. Chronicles his education at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind and his career. Describes his love of music and his struggles with racial prejudice, marriage difficulties, drug abuse, and legal problems. Narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez. Reading time: 2 hours, 17 minutes. (DB67059)

Ray Charles: Man and Music. By Michael Lydon. Traces Charles’s life from his youth in Greenville, Florida. Recalls his vision loss in early childhood, his years at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, his mother’s death, and his rise to fame as a musician, performer, and businessman. Describes his lifelong friendships with Quincy Jones, David Newman, and Leroy Cooper. Narrated by Lindsay Ellison. Reading time: 21 hours, 19 minutes. (DB50564)

Ray Charles: Soul Man. By Ruth Turk. For grades 4-7. Biography of the Black musician who was blinded by glaucoma as a child. Charles left school at an early age to pursue his musical career. He traveled from his home in Florida to form different bands and became a popular performer of international renown. Covers periods of Charles’s life from childhood to age sixty-three. Narrated by Bob Moore. Reading time: 1 hour, 42 minutes. (DB45389)

Ray Charles: Voice of Soul. By David Ritz. For junior and senior high and older readers. Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. Narrated by Brian Conn. Reading time: 2 hours, 50 minutes. (DB46564)

Uh Huh! The Story of Ray Charles. By John Duggleby. For senior high readers. Chronicles the life of blind African American musician Ray Charles (1930-2004), who grew up impoverished in Florida. Discusses his childhood, education, and personal problems. Focuses on Charles's career, which culminated in eight posthumous Grammys for his last album. Some strong language. Narrated by Dave Corey. Reading time: 3 hours, 13 minutes. (DB63349)

Davis, Blind John (1913-1985)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: D (Part 2 – Davis, “Blind” John and Dranes, Arizona). 2018 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Davis, Gary; also known as “Rev. Gary Davis” and “Blind Gary Davis” (1896-1972)

Talking Books – General Collection

Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis. By Ian Zack. Accidentally blinded in infancy, Davis endured an impoverished childhood in South Carolina. Through his extraordinary gifts as a guitar player, however, he made a life as a street singer and preacher, moving to New York in the 1940s and, eventually, becoming an icon of the 1960s folk music revival. Narrated by Bob Moore. Reading time: 12 hours, 7 minutes. (DB83529)

Dranes, Arizona (1894-1963)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: D (Part 2 – Davis, “Blind” John and Dranes, Arizona). 2018 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

People Get Ready! A New History of Black Gospel Music. By Robert Darden. University professor presents a survey of the musical genre of gospel. Proceeds chronologically from gospel’s roots in Africa through slavery, Reconstruction, and into the twenty-first century. Includes profiles of prominent gospel artists and a discography. Narrated by Bob Moore. Reading time: 17 hours, 37 minutes. (DB93347)

Texas Music. By Rick Koster. Veteran music journalist Rick Koster surveys a very expansive music scene from a very large state. He has researched all forms of music (country, rock, blues, jazz, Tejano, soul, funk, New Age, classical, easy listening, and opera) and the players who created it. Strong language. Available exclusively on BARD. Narrated by Carol Esler. Reading time: 18 hours, 17 minutes. (DBC18229)

Eyck, Jacob van (ca. 1590-1657)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: E (Part 2 – Eyck, Jacob van). 2018 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Gilbert Busch, former Braille Music Specialist at the Music Section.

Feliciano, José (1945-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: F (Part 2 – Feliciano, José). 2018 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Juliette Appold, Head of the Music Section.

Grasse, Edwin (1884-1954)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: G (Part 2–Grasse, Edwin). 2018 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Lindsay Conway, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Hibbler, Al (1915-2001)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: H (Part 2 – Hibbler, Albert George “Al”). 2018 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Gilbert Busch, former Braille Music Specialist at the Music Section.

Jefferson, Blind Lemon (1893-1929)

Braille – General Collection

The Songs of Blind Folk: African American Musicians and the Cultures of Blindness. By Terry Rowden. Explores ways the lives of nineteenth- and twentieth-century blind Black musicians reflected mainstream changes in perceptions of blindness and images of the Black community. Contracted braille. (BR19079)

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Blind Lemon Jefferson. 2015 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Amanda Smith, former Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Junior Fellows Enhance Discoverability of Music Resources Related to Blind Musicians – Part 1. 2022 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Margot Cuddihy, 2022 Music Section Junior Fellow.

Talking Books – General Collection

Invisible Giants: Fifty Americans Who Shaped the Nation but Missed the History Books. Edited by Mark Carnes. Fifty prominent authors of the late twentieth century, including Rita Dove, Stephen Sondheim, Camille Paglia, Walter Shapiro, and Gloria Steinem, select and introduce forgotten heroes from the 18,000 historical figures found in the American National Biography. Many cite personal favorites who inspired their careers or conduct. Narrated by Steven Carpenter. Reading time: 10 hours, 47 minutes. (DB56429)

Texas Music. By Rick Koster. Veteran music journalist Rick Koster surveys a very expansive music scene from a very large state. He has researched all forms of music (country, rock, blues, jazz, Tejano, soul, funk, New Age, classical, easy listening, and opera) and the players who created it. Strong language. Available exclusively on BARD. Narrated by Carol Esler. Reading time: 18 hours, 17 minutes. (DBC18229)

The Blues: A Very Short Introduction. By Elijah Wald. Musician traces a tradition permeating many forms of music. Blues reflects deep emotion but is not limited to heartache. Examines the broad variety of blues music and performers, the close relationship with jazz and country music, and the influence on rock, pop, and rap. Narrated by Barry Bernson. Reading time: 3 hours, 57 minutes. (DB85838)

Johnson, Blind Willie (1897-1945)

Talking Books – General Collection

People Get Ready! A New History of Black Gospel Music. By Robert Darden. University professor presents a survey of the musical genre of gospel. Proceeds chronologically from gospel’s roots in Africa through slavery, Reconstruction, and into the twenty-first century. Includes profiles of prominent gospel artists and a discography. Narrated by Bob Moore. Reading time: 17 hours, 37 minutes. (DB93348)

Texas Music. By Rick Koster. Veteran music journalist Rick Koster surveys a very expansive music scene from a very large state. He has researched all forms of music (country, rock, blues, jazz, Tejano, soul, funk, New Age, classical, easy listening, and opera) and the players who created it. Strong language. Available exclusively on BARD. Narrated by Carol Esler. Reading time: 18 hours, 17 minutes. (DBC18229)

Kauflin, Justin (1986-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: (Part 2–Kauflin, Justin and Kern, Kevin). 2019 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Mary Dell Jenkins, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Quincy Jones and Who?? 2014 NLS Music Notes blog post written by John Hanson, former Head of the Music Section.

Kern, Kevin (1959-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: (Part 2–Kauflin, Justin and Kern, Kevin). 2019 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Mary Dell Jenkins, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Kirk, Rahsaan Roland (1936-1977)

Braille – General Collection

The Songs of Blind Folk: African American Musicians and the Cultures of Blindness. By Terry Rowden. Explores ways the lives of nineteenth- and twentieth-century blind Black musicians reflected mainstream changes in perceptions of blindness and images of the Black community. Contracted braille. (BR19079)

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American Composers and Musicians from A-Z: X-Z (Part 2 – “Those We Missed”). 2021 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Bright Moments: The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk. By John Kruth. Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936-1977) lost his vision at age two and then went on to become one of the most innovative jazz musicians of his time. His mastery of breathing allowed him to play two or three saxophones at once; other musicians made their careers based on his techniques. Some strong language. Available exclusively on BARD. Narrated by Michael Memmo. Reading time: 11 hours, 50 minutes. (DBC06745)

Texas Music. By Rick Koster. Veteran music journalist Rick Koster surveys a very expansive music scene from a very large state. He has researched all forms of music (country, rock, blues, jazz, Tejano, soul, funk, New Age, classical, easy listening, and opera) and the players who created it. Strong language. Available exclusively on BARD. Narrated by Carol Esler. Reading time: 18 hours, 17 minutes. (DBC18229)

Landini, Francesco (ca. 1325-1397)

Talking Books – General Collection

Los ciegos en la historia. Tomo I. By Jesús Montoro Martínez; in Spanish. This first volume of a comprehensive history explores the lives of blind individuals and the social perceptions of blindness in various cultures across the globe. Covers prehistory to the Middle Ages and includes sections on Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India and Europe. Narrated by José Antonio Genis-Estela. Reading time: 29 hours, 30 minutes. (DBF00001)

Langlais, Jean (1907-1991)

Talking Books – General Collection

Jean Langlais: The Man and His Music. By Ann Labounsky. Authorized biography of blind twentieth-century organist/composer Jean Langlais (1907-1991) by organist/music scholar Labounsky. Discusses Langlais's training at France's National Institute for the Blind, his subsequent organist position at Paris's Sainte-Clotilde, his American tours, and his instrumental, choral, and vocal compositions. Narrated by Mitzi Friedlander. Reading time: 15 hours, 54 minutes. (DB58692)

Lowery, Fred (1909-1984)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: L (Part 2 – Lowery, Fred). 2019 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Whistling in the Dark. By Fred Lowery; as told by John R. McDowell; forewords by Art Carney and Harry James. The talented, blind whistler tells of his life from his early days of poverty to his rise as a featured musician with the big show bands. He includes accounts of his early radio career, his tours with the big bands, his hit recordings, and his acquaintances among famous show business personalities. Narrated by Randy Atcher. Reading time: 12 hours, 19 minutes. (DB19749)

McCollin, Frances (1892-1960)

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Junior Fellows Enhance Discoverability of Music Resources Related to Blind Musicians – Part 2. 2022 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Analisa Caso, 2022 Music Section Junior Fellow.

McKinnie, Eric “Ricky” (1952-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: M (Part 2 – McKinnie, Eric “Ricky,” and Montaño, José André). 2019 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Juliette Appold, Head of the Music Section.

McTell, Blind Willie (1898-1959)

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American Composers and Musicians from A-Z: X-Z (Part 2 – “Those We Missed”). 2021 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell. By Michael Gray. Author Michael Gray recounts his odyssey through the Deep South to research this biography of Georgia blues singer and twelve-string guitarist William Samuel McTell (1903-1959), who was born blind. Portrays Willie's travels and performances during the segregation era and the way his reputation grew after his death. Narrated by Jake Williams. Reading time: 18 hours, 10 minutes. (DB71430)

Milsap, Ronnie (1943-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A-Z: X-Z (Part 2 – “Those We Missed”). 2021 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Almost Like a Song. By Ronnie Milsap with Tom Carter. Taken in by dirt-poor, but loving grandparents after his mother rejected him, Ronnie was soon sent off to a school for the blind. There, among other things, he learned discipline, determination, and classical music--acquirements that shaped his boyhood, his career, and his success as a country music superstar. His inspiring story reveals little-known aspects of the music industry where he rose to the top. Narrated by Ross Cass. Reading time: 10 hours, 40 minutes. (DB32896)

The New Breed. By Robert K. Krishef. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Biographies of nine contemporary country music stars including Glen Campbell, Tom T. Hall, Ronnie Milsap, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris. Narrated by Marilyn Gleason. Reading time: 1 hour, 19 minutes. (DB17041)

Montal, Claude (1800-1865)

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Discovering Montal: Part I. 2016 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Gilbert Busch, former Braille Music Specialist at the Music Section.

Piano Tuning and a Piano Tuner. 2015 NLS Music Notes blog post written by John Hanson, former Head of the Music Section.

Montaño, José André (2005-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: M (Part 2 – McKinnie, Eric “Ricky,” and Montaño, José André). 2019 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Juliette Appold, Head of the Music Section.

Noble, Bree (1972-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: N (Part 2–Noble, Bree). 2019 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Gilbert Busch, former Braille Music Specialist at the Music Section.

Owens, Jay (1947-2005)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: O (Part 2–Owens, Jay). 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Lindsay Conway, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Paradis, Maria Theresia von (1759-1824)

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Junior Fellows Enhance Discoverability of Music Resources Related to Blind Musicians – Part 2. 2022 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Analisa Caso, 2022 Music Section Junior Fellow.

Talking Books – General Collection

Biography of the Blind. By James Wilson; collected and edited by Kenneth A. Stuckey. Collected and edited by Kenneth Stuckey from the four original editions of 1821 through 1838. "Offers insights into the lives of blind people before the great emancipators of the blind," says Stuckey. Subjects include Homer, Milton, Handel, and many others. Narrated by Lou Harpenau. Reading time: 12 hours, 57 minutes. (DB42343)

Paravicini, Derek (1979-)

Talking Books – General Collection

In the Key of Genius: The Extraordinary Life of Derek Paravicini. By Adam Ockelford. Music professor Ockelford, who specializes in working with children with disabilities, offers a biography of British pianist Derek Paravicini. Discusses Paravicini--who was born prematurely, autistic, and blind--teaching himself to play the keyboard at age two and developing his musical talents, first at home and then in public. Narrated by Gary Tipton. Reading time: 7 hours, 36 minutes. (DB75276)

Puckett, Riley (1894-1946)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: P (Part 2—Puckett, Riley). 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Lindsay Conway, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Classic Country: Legends of Country Music. By Charles K. Wolfe. The author of A Good-Natured Riot: The Birth of the Grand Ole Opry (DB50736) presents more than fifty portraits of past and present country music notables, based largely on interviews and recollections. Narrated by Gregory Gorton. Reading time: 13 hours, 53 minutes. (DB56780)

Robbins, Hargus “Pig” (1938-2022)

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Nashville Sound: Hargus “Pig” Robbins. 2018 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Lindsay Conway, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Roberts, Marcus (1963-)

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The Rich Legacy of African-American Musicians. 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Mary Dell Jenkins, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Rodrigo, Joaquín (1901-1999)

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Beyond Aranjuez: Solo Guitar Works written by Joaquín Rodrigo. 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Lindsay Conway, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Joaquín and Victoria Rodrigo: An Artistic Partnership. 2021 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Lindsay Conway, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Spain in Song: Rodrigo’s Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios. 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Lindsay Conway, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Triumph over Tragedy: The Love Story of Victoria and Joaquín Rodrigo. 2021 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Lindsay Conway, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Los ciegos en la historia. Tomo V. By Jesús Montoro Martínez; in Spanish. The fifth and final volume of a comprehensive history explores the lives of blind individuals and the social perceptions of blindness in various cultures across the globe. Analyzes the evolution of the National Organization of the Spanish Blind (ONCE) from its founding in 1938 until 1995. Narrated by Yolanda García Borrego. Reading time: 49 hours, 17 minutes. (DBF00005)

Schuur, Diane (1953-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A-Z: X-Z (Part 2 – “Those We Missed”). 2021 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Shearing, George (1919-2011)

Talking Books – General Collection

Lullaby of Birdland. By George Shearing and Alyn Shipton. Reminiscences by congenitally blind jazz pianist Shearing about his 1920s English childhood and early success in London before he immigrated to America in 1947. Recounts hobnobbing in New York with jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie among others and recording with his famed quintet. Narrated by Fred Major. Reading time: 8 hours, 25 minutes. (DB57996)

Stanley, John (1712-1786)

Talking Books – General Collection

Biography of the Blind. By James Wilson; collected and edited by Kenneth A. Stuckey. Collected and edited by Kenneth Stuckey from the four original editions of 1821 through 1838. "Offers insights into the lives of blind people before the great emancipators of the blind," says Stuckey. Subjects include Homer, Milton, Handel, and many others. Narrated by Lou Harpenau. Reading time: 12 hours, 57 minutes. (DB42343)

Los ciegos en la historia. Tomo II. By Jesús Montoro Martínez; in Spanish. The second volume of a comprehensive history explores the lives of blind individuals and the social perceptions of blindness in various cultures across the globe. Covers the Early Modern Period in Europe, Spain and America and the Modern Era in France and Switzerland. Narrated by José Antonio Genis-Estela. Reading time: 36 hours, 19 minutes. (DBF00002)

Stuckey, Joey (1989-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: S (Part 2 – Stuckey, Joey). 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Brian McCurdy, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Tatum, Art (1909-1956)

Braille – General Collection

The Songs of Blind Folk: African American Musicians and the Cultures of Blindness. By Terry Rowden. Explores ways the lives of nineteenth- and twentieth-century blind Black musicians reflected mainstream changes in perceptions of blindness and images of the Black community. Contracted braille. (BR19079)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: T (Part 2 — TATUM, Art). 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Gilbert Busch, former Braille Music Specialist at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum. By Robert Andrew Parker. For grades 2-4. An inspiring portrait of a young boy who became one of the piano jazz greats. Available exclusively on BARD. Narrated by Brian Hotaling. Reading time: 16 minutes. (DBC08576)

Too Marvelous for Words: the Life and Genius of Art Tatum. By James Lester. The freelance musician and retired psychologist bases this first biography of the 1930s and 1940s jazz great on interviews with Tatum’s surviving associates. They describe the blind piano player’s intimidating virtuosity and fun-loving lifestyle and provide details of his life. Tatum, who loved alcohol and ignored his diabetes, died in 1956 at age forty-seven. Narrated by John Stratton. Reading time: 8 hours, 20 minutes. (DB42227)

Terry, Sonny (1911-1986)

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American Composers and Musicians from A-Z: X-Z (Part 2 – “Those We Missed”). 2021 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Tom, Blind (1849-1908)

Braille – General Collection

The Songs of Blind Folk: African American Musicians and the Cultures of Blindness. By Terry Rowden. Explores ways the lives of nineteenth- and twentieth-century blind Black musicians reflected mainstream changes in perceptions of blindness and images of the Black community. Contracted braille. (BR19079)

Ungár, Imré (1909-1972)

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American Composers and Blind Musicians from A to Z: U-V (Part 2 – Ungár, Imré). 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Vierne, Louis (1870-1937)

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The French Connection: French Composers for Organ. 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Katie Rodda, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Walcha, Helmut (1907-1991)

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Junior Fellows Enhance Discoverability of Music Resources Related to Blind Musicians – Part 1. 2022 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Margot Cuddihy, 2022 Music Section Junior Fellow.

Talking Books – General Collection

Los ciegos en la historia. Tomo III. By Jesús Montoro Martínez; in Spanish. The third volume of a comprehensive history explores the lives of blind individuals and the social perceptions of blindness in various cultures across the globe. Covers the Modern Era in the countries of Europe, including Austria, Hungary, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Soviet Union. Narrated by José Antonio Genis Estela. Reading time: 35 hours, 14 minutes. (DBF00003)

Watson, Doc (1923-2012)

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Just Call Him “Doc” : NLS Guitar Materials Featuring Doc Watson. 2014 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Amanda Smith, former Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Blind But Now I See: The Biography of Music Legend Doc Watson. By Kent Gustavson. Biography of blind Grammy Award-winning guitarist, songwriter, and singer Arthel "Doc" Watson (1923-2012) from Appalachian North Carolina. Explores his training at the Raleigh School for the Blind, rise during the 1960s folk revival, partnership with his son Merle, and the development of his flatpicking style of guitar playing. Narrated by Jack Fox. Reading time: 10 hours, 54 minutes. (DB76189)

Classic Country: Legends of Country Music. By Charles K. Wolfe. The author of A Good-Natured Riot: The Birth of the Grand Ole Opry (DB 50736) presents more than fifty portraits of past and present country music notables, based largely on interviews and recollections. Narrated by Gregory Gorton. Reading time: 13 hours, 53 minutes. (DB56780)

Whitaker, Matthew (2001-)

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: W (Part 2 – Whitaker, Matthew). 2021 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Brian McCurdy, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

NLS 90th Anniversary Virtual Concert with Matthew Whitaker. 2021 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Brian McCurdy, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Wonder, Stevie (1950-)

Braille – General Collection

The Songs of Blind Folk: African American Musicians and the Cultures of Blindness. By Terry Rowden. Explores ways the lives of nineteenth- and twentieth-century blind Black musicians reflected mainstream changes in perceptions of blindness and images of the Black community. Contracted braille. (BR19079)

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Stevie Wonder, Braille, and Accessibility. 2016 NLS Music Notes blog post written by John Hanson, former Head of the Music Section.

The Rich Legacy of African-American Musicians. 2020 NLS Music Notes blog post written by Mary Dell Jenkins, Music Reader Services Librarian at the Music Section.

Talking Books – General Collection

Stevie Wonder. By Tenley Williams; introduction by James Scott Brady. For grades 6-9. Biography of the composer, pianist, and singer whose musical talent was evident from childhood. Discusses Stevie Wonder's recording success despite being "blind, Black, and broke" when he started. Narrated by John Polk. Reading time: 2 hours, 22 minutes. (DB55785)

The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World. Written by the staff of The Undefeated; edited by Stephen Reiss; preface by Kevin Merida; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. For grades 5-8. ESPN’s The Undefeated staff presents profiles of forty-four Black American icons from Robert Abbott, the founder of The Chicago Defender, a renowned newspaper to Stevie Wonder, a musical legend and prodigy who is blind. Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz. Reading time: 2 hours, 6 minutes. (DB98579)

The Story of Stevie Wonder. By James Haskins. For junior and senior high readers. Biography of the blind composer, pianist, and singer who emerged as a child prodigy and went on to win many Grammy awards. Narrated by Charlie Ryle. Reading time: 2 hours, 24 minutes. (DB11600)

 

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