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  •  William Billings  - http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1188.htm
     Radio transcript and RAM audio of radio broadcast from the show Engines of Our Ingenuity. Features biography and musical and cultural impact.
  •  William Billings  - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/b/i/billings_w.htm
     Partial list of works and information on the hymn "Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rods."
  •  Billings, William  - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=1035
     Biography of "The Father of New England Music"; notes on religious, hymnic, and patriotic compositions, acceptance by contemporary audiences, and influence on later composers. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
  •  The Music Of William Billings  - http://www.nationwide.net/~amaranth/billings.htm
     Biographical information, excerpts from article by John H. Lienhard, quotes, and MIDI audio files of selected works.
  •  William Billings  - http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/masterworks/medialib/composers/billings_profile.html
     Brief article includes physical description and notes the "politically inflammatory lyrics"of his Singing Master's Assistant.