Isaac Watts: Father of Hymns (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 By Maria Sonora A hymn is a song of praise to God. In many cultures, people sing [...]

W.C. Handy: Father of the Blues (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 "Then I saw the beauty of primitive music." W.C. Handy, Father of the Blues W.C. Handy at [...]

A Force for Good in Music

ReadOasis Step 3(Part 1) U2 in Concert It was a cool winter night in January 2002 in New York. The [...]

A Musical Money-Making Machine

ReadOasis Step 3 Carrie Underwood by Eva Rinaldi (Creative Commons) Carrie was a country girl from Checotah, Oklahoma. She lived [...]

The Heaviest Band: Led Zeppelin

By Douglas ForsterReadOasis Step 3(Part 1) Good evening. My name is James Patrick Page. But most everyone knows me as [...]

Country Music Icon: Hank Williams

ReadOasis Step 3 It was the middle of America’s Great Economic Depression. Hank Williams was just seven when his father [...]

Songs of Survival

ReadOasis Step 3 It was my twentieth birthday. I was sitting in the family piano room when my father opened [...]

The Most Famous Not a Protest Song (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 The little boy didn't want to eat chicken. He did not like the flavor and smell, so [...]

The Biggest Band (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 It was a hot August night in New York City, 1965. Two thousand policemen in charge of [...]

Music as Medicine (Part 1)

ReadOasis Step 3 You are watching TV. On the screen, you see the two strong hands of a man. In [...]