F-YEAH HISTORY

Union Regimental Drum Corps from the American Civil war, c. 1861-5

Illustration from 1840 printing in the Forget Me Not Songster "Barbara Allen" (Child 84, Roud 54) is a traditional ballad originating in England and Scotland, which immigrants introduced to the United States, where it became a popular folk song. Roud and Bishop described it as, "...far and away the most widely collected song in the English language — equally popular in England, Scotland and Ireland, and with hundreds of versions collected over the years in North America."

A contemporary corrido song sheet of La cucaracha issued during the Mexican Revolution The corrido (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈriðo]) is a popular narrative song and poetry form, a ballad. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for peasants, and other socially important information. It is still a popular form today in Mexico, and was widely popular during the Nicaraguan Revolutions of the 20th century. It derives largely from the romance, and in its most known form consists of 1) a salutation from the singer and prologue to the story; 2) the story itself; 3) a moral and farewell from the singer.

Record store in Afghanistan, c. 1950s - 1960s

Chicago during the Great Depression See more at http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/081024-great-depression-photogallery,0,5754970.photogallery

Béla Bartók recording folksongs of Czech peasants, 1908 Béla Viktor János Bartók (/ˈbɑrtɒk/; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbeːlɒ ˈbɒrtoːk]; March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers (Gillies 2001). Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of ethnomusicology.

Isle of Wight Festival, August 1970 The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was held between 26 and 31 August 1970 at East Afton Farm an area on the western side of the Isle of Wight. It was the last of three consecutive music festivals to take place on the island between 1968 and 1970 and widely acknowledged as the largest musical event of its time, greater than the attendance of Woodstock. Although estimates vary, the Guinness Book of Records estimated 600,000, possibly 700,000 people attended. It was organised and promoted by local brothers, Ronnie, Ray and Bill Foulk. Ron Smith was site manager and Rikki Farr acted as compere. The 1970 version, following Woodstock in the previous year, set out to move one step forward and enlisted Jimi Hendrix. With Hendrix confirmed, artists such as Chicago, The Doors, The Who, Miles Davis, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Jethro Tull, Sly & the Family Stone, Ten Years After, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Free willingly took up the chance to play there. The event had a magnificent but impractical site, since the prevailing wind blew the sound sideways across the venue, and the sound system had to be augmented by Pink Floyd's PA. There was a strong, but inconsistent line up, and the logistical nightmare of transporting 600,000 people onto an island with a population of fewer than 100,000.

Princess Diana and Prince Charles are pictured at Live Aid, along with Bob Geldof, David Bowie, Brian May and Roger Taylor, 13th July 1985

Sheet music for the song "We Men Must Grow A Mustache." 1922 Inset photo of bandleader Abe Lyman. It is poking fun at the 'masculine traits' many women adopted during the 1920s

Death certificate of Bessie Smith, issued by the state of Mississippi, 1937 Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists.

'What Michael Jackson May Look Like In The Year 2000', 1985

Bedouin playing a rebab during World War II The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes. The rebab (also rebap, rabab, rebeb, rababah, or al-rababa) is a type of string instrument so named no later than the 8th century and spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and the Far East. The bowed variety often has a spike at the bottom to rest on the ground, and is thus called a spike fiddle in certain areas, but plucked versions like the kabuli rebab (sometimes referred to as the robab or rubab) also exist. Furthermore, besides the spike fiddle variant, there also exists a variant with a pear-shaped body, quite similar to the Byzantine lyra and the Cretan lyra. This latter variant traveled to western Europe in the 11th century, and became the rebec.

A chanson about love, Belle, bonne, sage, by Baude Cordier, is in a heart shape, with red notes indicating rhythmic alterations, c.1350-1400

A cello player in the partially destroyed National Library, Sarajevo, during the war in 1992

Wallace Hartley, bandmaster and violinist on board the Titanic Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912) was an English violinist and bandleader on the RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage. He became famous for leading the eight member band as the ship sank on 15 April 1912. He died in the sinking.

Nappy Lamare's Straw Hat Stutters. Pictured are Nappy Lamare, center,  Joe Graves, trumpet; Brad Gowans, trombone; Johnny Costello, clarinet;, Pud  Brown, tenor sax; Jack Peoples, piano, Budd Hatch, bass and tuba; and Roy Harte, drums