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: April Wine ; Ricardo Arjona ; Butch Baldassari ; Michael Ball ; Keola Beamer ; Big Punisher ; Big Youth ; Bond ; Rudy Braff ; Hadda Brooks ; Cappadonna ; Nick Cave ; The Chiffons ; Eddie Cochran ; Marc Cohn ; Carl Cox ; Crazy Town ; Lacy J. Dalton ; Ani DiFranco ; Dimitri from Paris ; Steve Earle ; Percy Faith ; Alejandro Fernandez ; The Flatlanders ; Front Range ; Grandaddy ; Hackberry Ramblers ; Francoise Hardy ; PJ Harvey ; Jon Hassell ; His Name Is Alive ; The Imperials ; Donell Jones ; Juanes ; The Juliana Theory ; Chris THomas King ; Jennifer Knapp ; Pete Krebs ; Talib Kweli ; Denise LaSalle ; Ted Leo ; Magical Strings ; Marshall Tucker Band ; Angie Martinez ; John Martyn ; Peter Matz ; Geoff Moore ; Music Revelation Ensemble ; Phill Niblock ; John Peel ; Plus One ; Raspberries ; Billy Lee Riley ; Rosario ; Kaija Sarriaho ; Carlos Santana ; Archie Shepp ; Ricky Skaggs ; Soft Cell ; The Spaniels ; Spiritualized ; Charles Strouse ; Koko Taylor ; 10cc ; Hank Thompson ; Thompson Twins ; 3 Doors Down ; TLC ; Jenny Toomey ; Mal Waldron ; Watermark ; Cheryl Wheeler ; George Winston ; Wayne Wonder ; and Tom Ze.