The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular MusicWith nearly 3,000 entries that span the entire field of non-classical music this century, The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music is the most comprehensive one-volume guide available. It covers a truly spectacular array of artists from the early blues (Bill Broonzy, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith) and ragtime (Scott Joplin, Eubie Blake) to the golden age of Broadway musicals, the great swing bands of the 1930s, jazz (whether it comes from New Orleans or Moscow), American country, English folk, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, soul, funk, punk, cabaret and African and Latin American music. There are entries on performers, songwriters, musicians, producers and record labels, fully cross-referenced, with lists of albums and recommended further reading.--Page 2 of cover. |
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Contents
ASHFORD SIMPSON USA vocal duo Resurrection Shuffle 71 no 3 UK typi | 4 |
cial but less innovative He is also heard on Schwartz and Howard Dietz solo stardom | 33 |
Cole b 44 Tacoma Wa d 2 Aug 72 of Follow The Fleet and Swing Time 36 Shall | 44 |
ing Like The Real Thing Youre All I with Rick Wakeman flop remake Resur | 48 |
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL USA western | 51 |
hits 66 with first two singles on small Val Yolanda And The Thief 45 he announced | 55 |
Gimme Something Real Tennessee Drifters 505 Signed to | 60 |
Grammies WB label took over Valiant re with Leslie Caron another retirement | 75 |
Are 76 Send It 77 Is It Still Good To Ya had hits Each Moment You Cant Pick | 78 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music Penguin reference books |
| Editor | Donald Clarke |
| Compiled by | Alan Cackett |
| Publisher | Viking, 1989 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Jul 7, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0670803499, 9780670803491 |
| Length | 1378 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |