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Clapton, Eric Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Clapton, Eric Patrick, 1945–, British guitarist, singer, and songwriter, b. Ripley, Surrey, England. A seminal figure in rock music, he is noted especially for his virtuoso guitar…

art song

(Encyclopedia) art song: see song.

Waters, Ethel

(Encyclopedia) Waters, Ethel, 1896?–1977, African-American singer and actress, b. Chester, Pa. As a singer, she is noted for her sultry, sophisticated, and dramatic version of the blues, evinced in…

Berry, Chuck

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Chuck (Charles Edward Anderson Berry), 1926–2017, American rock music guitarist, singer, and songwriter, b. San Jose, Calif. Berry is widely regarded as one of the leading…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Delia, An Ode

by Robert Burns The Wounded HareThe Gard'ner Wi' His PaidleDelia, An Ode "To the Editor of The Star.-Mr. Printer-If the productions of a simple ploughman can merit a place in the same…

song, bird

(Encyclopedia) song, bird: see birdsong.

Song Qingling

(Encyclopedia) Song Qingling: see Soong Ch'ing-ling under Soong, family.