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: Muhal Richard Abrams -- Aerosmith -- Chava Alberstein -- Vanessa Amorosi -- Syd Barrett -- Ray Barretto -- Kenny Barron -- Beausoleil -- Black 47 -- Jane Bunnett -- Ralph Burns -- Willie Colon -- Ray Conniff -- Cowboy Mouth -- Cradle of Filth -- Culture Club -- The dB's -- De La Soul -- Delerium -- The Deralilers -- ALejandro Escovedo -- Faithless -- 54-40 -- Frank Emilio Flynn -- David "Panama" Francis -- Norman Granz -- Bruce Haack -- John Hartford -- Juliana Hatfield -- Heather Headley -- Joe Henry -- Bruce Iglauer -- Jimmy Eat World -- Sumi Jo -- Etta Jones -- Rita Lee -- Otto Luening -- Lovin' Spoonful -- Low -- Baaba Maal -- Lonnie Mack -- Natalie MacMaster -- Mana -- Kathy Mattea -- Big Jay McNeely -- Gian Carlo Menotti -- Molly Hatchet -- Moloko -- Juice Newton -- Out of the Grey -- Augustus Pablo -- Itzhak Perlman -- Pink -- Powerman 5000 -- Rage Against the Machine -- Simon Rattle -- The Rembrandts -- Rheostatics -- Tex Ritter -- Jimmy Rushing -- Sade -- S Club 7 -- Sevendust -- Shaggy -- Alan Silverstri -- Zoot Sims -- Sister Sledge -- Angie Stone -- Strawbs -- The Strokes -- Styx -- Michelle Tumes -- Uncle Tupelo -- U-Roy -- and Russell Watson.