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: Larry Adler -- Autechre -- Buju Banton -- The Black Crows -- Mary J. Blige -- BR5-49 -- Aaron Carter -- Eva Cassidy -- Riccardo Chailly -- Cher -- Kenny Clarke -- Clem Snide -- Coal Chamber -- Freddy Cole -- James Cotton -- The Crystal Method -- David Del Tredici -- The Del Vikings -- Depeche Mode -- Diamond Rio -- Hazel Dickens -- Candy Dulfer -- Kevin Eubanks -- Yosif Feigelson -- Kinky Friedman -- The Fugs -- Charles Gayle -- Terry Gibbs -- Lesley Gore -- Gov't Mule -- Helene Grimaud -- Jim Hall -- Ronan Hardiman -- John Hiatt -- Billy Higgins -- The Holmes Brothers -- Leila Josefowicz -- Peter Kater -- Emma Kirkby -- The Knack -- Kurupt -- La India -- Caroline Lavelle -- Gerald Levert -- Keiko Matsui -- Edwin McCain -- Donnie McClurkin -- Kate and Anna McGarrigle -- Roger McGuinn -- Mandy Moore -- Motley Crue -- Rich Mullins -- New Model Army -- The Orioles -- Murray Perahia -- Rebirth Brass Band -- Redman -- Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise -- Henry Rollins -- Evelyn Rothwell -- Leon Russell -- Alejandro Sanz -- Gil Shaham -- The Shangri-Las -- Vonda Shepard -- Six by Seven -- Son by Four -- Stabbing Westward -- Barbra Steisand -- Tommy James and the Shondells -- Paul Van Dyk -- Don Walser -- Kai Winding -- Chely Wright -- and You Am I.