Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical information about over eighty contemporary musicians and groups; each with a critical essay about the artist or band's work, discographies, and listings of articles about the performer/s.
Content Note
Content includes:Walter Afanasieff -- Chet Atkins -- Florence Austral -- Avalon -- Erykah Badu -- Mandy Barnett -- Bill Wyman & the Rhythm Kings -- Chris Blackwell -- Pierre Boulez -- Peter Brotzmann -- William S. Burroughs -- Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band -- D Generation -- Dixie Chicks -- Dropkick Murphys -- Jacqueline DuPre -- Five Iron Frenzy -- Fountains of Wayne -- John Eliot Gardiner -- Gilberto Gil -- Allen Ginsberg -- Greater Vision -- Gus Gus -- Gwen Guthrie -- Tom T. Hall -- Roger Hodgson -- John Lee Hooker -- Cissy Houston --Imperial Teen -- Blind Willie Johnson -- Howard Jones -- Montell Jordan -- Joy Electric -- Phil Keaggy -- Lenny Kravitz -- Ben Lee -- Julian Lennon -- Furry Lewis -- Mark Linkous -- Kevin Mahogany -- Ricky Martin -- Lila McCann -- Jo Dee Messina -- Pat Metheny -- Mojave 3 -- Monica -- Little Brother Montgomery -- Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir -- Beth Orton -- Maria Joao Pires -- The Pretty Things -- Propellerheads -- Thomas Quastfoff -- Ralph Sharon Quartet -- Rasputina -- Ray Condo and His Ricochets -- Andre Rieu -- Gabrielle Roth -- Tom Russell -- Rusted Root -- Rebecca St. James -- Sebadoh -- Bola Sete -- Silk -- Sixpence None the Richer -- Will Smith -- Sonic Youth -- Kim Stockwood -- Sweet Honey In The Rock -- Steve Taylor -- Yuri Temirkanov -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers -- Underworld -- Vanessa-Mae -- Waddy Wachtel -- Jody Watley -- Wendy O. Williams and The Plasmatics -- Paul Westerberg -- Paul Williams -- Cassandra Wilson -- and XTC.