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.
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Content includes:Ewart Abner -- Gary Allan -- AMM -- Anthrax -- A1 -- Armik -- Beck -- Elvin Bishop -- Black Uhuru -- The Blasters -- Blue Highway -- Boxcar Willie -- Brodsky Quartet -- Earle Brown -- Burns Sisters -- Manu Chao -- Sandra Collins -- Cousteau -- Lol Coxhill -- The Dixie Hummingbirds -- Julie Doiron -- T-Model Ford -- The Four Lads -- David Friesen -- The Fureys -- Future Sound of London -- Serge Gainsbourg -- Alexandra Gerhard-Garcia -- Get Up Kids -- Corey Harris -- Hawkwind -- Jennifer Love Hewitt -- Andrew Hill -- Holly Hofmann -- Rebecca Lynn Howard -- India.Arie -- Jon B.-- Patricia Kaas -- Junior Kimbrough -- Alison Krauss -- Lady Saw -- Lifehouse -- Luciano -- Joanna MacGregor -- Jackie McLean -- Jay McShann -- Lorrie Morgan -- Mos Def -- Youssou N'Dour -- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -- Oasis -- Vlado Perlemuter -- Shawn Phillips -- The Ramones -- Steve Roach -- Michael Roe -- Tim Rose -- Christopher Rouse -- Ruff Endz -- Scarface -- The Searchers -- Martin Sexton -- Sick of It All -- Daryle Singletary -- Leonard Slatkin -- Sting -- Tin Hat Trio -- Trina -- Two Dollar Pistols -- Unwound -- Anna Vissi -- Johnny "Guitar" Watson -- Eberhard Weber -- Roger Whittaker -- and Gheorghe Zamfir.