While popular music in all its varied forms is a source of common interest and an insatiable curiosity among readers of all ages, thorough biographical information about its stars and superstars can be difficult to find.
Consult this ongoing reference series for biographical information on more than 3,600 important figures in today's musical arena. Covering all genres of modern music, Contemporary Musicians profiles artists involved in rock, jazz, pop, rap, rhythm and blues, folk, New Age, country, gospel and reggae.
In addition to all single volumes in print or electronic format, the first 44 volumes of Contemporary Musicians are available as one rich text-only database consisting of 18,000 pages and 3,300 detailed biographical profiles of diverse musical artists. The database consists of original editorial content published from 1989-2003.
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"Valuable profiles. This reference series saves the information seeker hours of searching time. The entire series contains such comprehensive coverage not readily available elsewhere that it is recommended for music libraries and as an addition to major reference collections."
-- ARBA (American Reference Books Annual) 1999
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