| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 384 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits |
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A.R.E. Weapons, band that blends noise and electro-rock -- ASAP Rocky, charismatic, witty rap artist with crossover appeal -- Mickey Avalon, rapper with a mix of '70s glam rock style -- Avenged Sevenfold, Southern California metalcore/screamo band -- Sebastian Bach, former frontman for Skid Row and stand-alone artist -- Aloe Blacc, singer and songwriter with hip-hop roots -- Amanda Blank, extremely fast, verbally dexterous female rapper -- Alfie Boe, British singer whom fans have dubbed "the Nation's Tenor" -- Bon Jovi, one of the creators of "metal lite" or "pop metal" -- David Bowie, self-described "chameleon of pop" -- Boy Kill Boy, short-lived British indie rock band -- Billy Bragg, British singer and songwriter -- Brilliant Green, Japanese rock band -- J.J. Cale, originated the bluesy, minor-key "Tulsa sound" -- Chemical Brothers, helped pave the way for electronica's popular acceptance -- Harry Connick Jr., jazz pianist and singer -- Gary Davis, a blind guitarist and minister -- Matthew Dear, a staple in the world of electronic and dance music -- Ray Dolby, Audio Engineer and inventor -- Kathleen Edwards, alternative music artist -- El General, Tunisian rapper -- Eminem, talented and controversial hip-hop artist -- Enter Shikari, British post-hardcore band -- Fitz and the Tantrums, neo soul/pop band based in Los Angeles -- Five Stairsteps, American soul group -- Franz Ferdinand, Scottish four-piece indie group -- Anja Garbarek, Norwegian singer-songwriter -- Gloriana, country group from Nashville, Tennessee -- Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Montreal-based, instrumental indie/experimental rock group -- Grimes, Canadian electro-pop priestess -- Gungor, American singer-songwriter -- Har Mar Superstar, indie singer-songwriter -- Griffin House, singer-songwriter with a poppy folk-rock sound |
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George Jones, popular, Nashville favorite -- Morgan Kibby, American singer-songwriter known for fronting the indie band The Romanovs -- Michael Kiwanuka, British neo-folk scene singer and guitarist -- Peter La Farge, a leading protest balladeer of the early 1960s -- Jens Lekman, Swedish singer-songwriter -- Indra Lesmana, Indonesian pianist and vocalist -- Lil Wayne, New Orleans-born rapper and Cash Money executive -- Low, underground rock group -- Marillion, British rock band -- Mario, adult R and B star and multi-platinum selling artist -- Matisyahu, reggae artist exploring spiritual themes through music -- Justin Meldal-Johnsen, bassist and highly regarded producer -- Mika, unabashed pop artist -- Ron Miles, accomplished master of improvisational and classical jazz -- Mindless Behavior, modern "boy band" -- No-Man, atmospheric art pop duo -- Opeth, Swedish progressive metal group -- Over the Rhine, husband-and-wife duo -- Phoenix, contemporary French musicians -- Pink Martini, eclectic ensemble -- Prince, a mysterious multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter -- The Ragbirds, folk-rock band -- Bob Seger, raspy rock and roller -- Siouxsie Sioux, influential British punk-rock singer -- Alice Smith, neo-soul singer -- Marnie Stern, indie rocker -- Tame Impala, Australian psychedelic rock band -- Tamia, soul and R & B artist -- Justin Timberlake, artist who brought "sexy back" -- Toro y Moi, eclectic indie pop/electronic musician -- Twenty One Pilots, alternative rap-rock band -- Uh Huh Her, band with an electronic-pop-indie-rock sound -- Volcano Choir, indie rock collaboration -- Derek Webb, Christian singer-songwriter -- Pharrell Williams, a major force in the hip-hop, soul, and R and B world -- Chelsea Wolfe, alternative metal singer-songwriter -- Yeah Yeah Yeahs, indie rock band from NYC |
| Summary |
Provides biographical information on important figures in today's musical arena, covering artists working in all genres of modern music, including rock, jazz, pop, rap, rhythm and blues, folk, New Age, country, gospel and reggae |
| Notes |
"ISSN 1044-2197." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, discographies and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Blues musicians -- Biography
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Country musicians -- Biography.
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Folk musicians -- Biography
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Gospel musicians -- Biography
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Jazz musicians -- Biography.
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Musicians -- Biography.
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New Age musicians -- Biography
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Rap musicians -- Biography
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Reggae musicians -- Biography
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Rhythm and blues musicians -- Biography
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Rock groups -- Biography
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Rock musicians -- Biography.
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Blues musicians.
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Country musicians.
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Folk musicians.
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Gospel musicians.
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Jazz musicians.
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Musicians.
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New Age musicians.
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Rap musicians.
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Reggae musicians.
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Rhythm and blues musicians.
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Rock groups.
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Rock musicians.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ratiner, Tracie, editor.
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| ISBN |
1414497784 |
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9781414497785 |
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