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: Johnny Adams -- Air -- Julie Andrews -- Marc Anthony -- Arab Strap -- Badly Drawn Boy -- Beenie Man -- Chuck Berry -- Ray Boltz -- Barbara Bonney -- B*Witched -- Calexico -- The Chainsaw Kittens -- Han-Na Chang -- Chanticleer -- Gary Chapman -- Jacky Cheung -- Jesse Cook -- Daft Punk -- Vic Damone -- Delirious? -- Destiny's Child -- The Donnas -- Emerson String Quartet -- The Fixx -- Janie Fricke -- Galaxie 55 -- Ghostface Killah -- Joao Gilberto -- Evelyn Glennie -- Gomez -- The Grapes of Wrath -- Marc-Andre Hamelin -- Roy Haynes -- Milt Hinton -- Hoodoo Gurus -- Trevor Horn -- Chris Isaak -- Sharon Isbin -- Jeru the Damaja -- Joe -- J. J. Johnson -- John Kander -- Khaled -- Chantal Kreviazuk -- La Ley -- Mary Jane Lamond -- Ottmar Liebert -- Metallica -- Jane Monheit -- The Moonglows -- Shawm Mullins -- MxPx -- Old 97's -- Outkast -- Paul Overstreet -- Pernice Brothers -- P.O.D. -- Powderfinger -- Riders in the Sky -- Wallace Roney -- Royal Crown Revue -- Don Sebesky -- Shakira -- Joanne Shenandoah -- Wilson Simonal -- Grace Slick -- Soulfly -- Jimmy Sturr -- Tan Dun -- Buddy Tate -- Train -- Dave Valentin -- Vertical Horizon -- Vitamin C -- William Warfield -- Warren G -- Gillian Welch -- Westlife -- and Lee Ann Womack.