| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1044-2197." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, discographies and index. |
| Contents |
Roy Acuff -- Bryan Adams -- Paul Anka -- Count Basie -- The Beatles -- Tony Bennett -- Bunny Berigan -- Leonard Bernstein -- Ruben Blades -- Laura Branigan -- James Brown -- Glen Campbell -- Rosanne Cash -- Toni Childs -- Dick Clark -- Phil Collins -- Ry Cooder -- Aaron Copland -- Elvis Costello -- Fats Domino -- Sheena Easton -- Duke Ellington -- Gloria Estefan -- The Everly Brothers -- John Fogerty -- Aretha Franklin -- Peter Gabriel -- Guns n' Roses -- Woody Guthrie -- Merle Haggard -- George Harrison -- Jimi Hendrix -- Julio Iglesias -- INXS -- Rick James -- Jean-Michel Jarre -- Billy Joel -- Quincy Jones -- The Judds -- Albert King -- Julian Lennon -- Jerry Lee Lewis -- David Lindley -- Los Lobos -- Loretta Lynn -- Yo-Yo Ma -- Barry Manilow -- Johnny Mathis -- John "Cougar" Mellencamp -- Pat Metheny -- Steve Miller -- Ronnie Milsap -- Joni Mitchell -- Rick Nelson -- Wayne Newton -- Stevie Nicks -- Ted Nugent -- Roy Orbison -- David Ott -- Buck Owens -- Robert Palmer -- Dolly Parton -- Les Paul -- Itzhak Perlman -- Pink Floyd -- Robert Plant -- Vernon Reid -- Lionel Richie -- Robbie Robertson -- Duke Robillard -- Linda Ronstadt -- Sade -- Rod Stewart -- Sting -- Liz Story -- Barbra Streisand -- Stryper -- James Taylor -- Kiri Te Kanawa -- U2 -- Luther Vandross -- Sarah Vaughan -- Dionne Warwick -- Doc Watson -- Andy Williams -- Steve Winwood -- Stevie Wonder -- Tammy Wynette -- Neil Young -- ZZ Top. |
| Summary |
Provides comprehensive information on musicians and groups from around the world. Entries include a detailed biographical essay, selected discographies, contact information, and a list of sources. |
| Subject |
Acuff, Roy.
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Adams, Bryan, 1959-
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Anka, Paul.
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Basie, Count, 1904-1984.
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Bennett, Tony, 1926-
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Berigan, Bunny, 1908-1942.
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Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
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Blades, Ruben.
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Branigan, Laura.
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Brown, James, 1933-2006.
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Campbell, Glen, 1936-
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Cash, Rosanne.
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Childs, Toni.
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Clark, Dick, 1929-
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Collins, Phil.
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Cooder, Ry.
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Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
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Costello, Elvis.
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Domino, Fats, 1928-
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Easton, Sheena.
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
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Estefan, Gloria.
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Fogerty, John, 1945-
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Franklin, Aretha.
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Gabriel, Peter, 1950-
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Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967.
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Haggard, Merle.
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Harrison, George, 1943-2001.
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Hendrix, Jimi.
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Iglesias, Julio, 1943-
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James, Rick, 1948-2004.
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Jarre, Jean-Michel.
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Joel, Billy.
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Jones, Quincy, 1933-
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King, Albert, 1923-1992.
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Lennon, Julian, 1963-
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Lewis, Jerry Lee.
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Lindley, David, 1944-
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Lynn, Loretta.
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Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
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Manilow, Barry.
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Mathis, Johnny.
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Mellencamp, John, 1951-
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Metheny, Pat.
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Miller, Steve, 1943 Oct. 5-
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Milsap, Ronnie.
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Mitchell, Joni.
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Nelson, Rick, 1940-1985.
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Newton, Wayne.
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Nicks, Stevie.
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Nugent, Ted.
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Orbison, Roy.
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Ott, David.
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Owens, Buck, 1929-2006.
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Palmer, Robert, 1949-2003.
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Parton, Dolly.
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Paul, Les.
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Perlman, Itzhak, 1945-
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Plant, Robert.
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Reid, Vernon.
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Richie, Lionel.
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Robertson, Robbie.
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Robillard, Duke.
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Ronstadt, Linda.
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Sade.
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Stewart, Rod.
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Sting (Musician)
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Story, Liz.
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Streisand, Barbra.
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Taylor, James, 1948-
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Te Kanawa, Kiri.
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Vandross, Luther.
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Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990.
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Warwick, Dionne.
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Watson, Doc.
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Williams, Andy, 1930-
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Winwood, Steve, 1948-
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Wonder, Stevie.
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Wynette, Tammy.
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Young, Neil, 1945-
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Beatles.
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Everly Brothers.
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Guns n' Roses (Musical group)
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INXS (Musical group)
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Judds (Musical group)
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Lobos (Musical group)
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Pink Floyd (Musical group)
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Stryper (Musical group)
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U2 (Musical group)
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ZZ Top (Musical group)
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Musicians -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
LaBlanc, Michael L., editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Contemporary musicians, Volume 2. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, c1990 9780810322127 |
| ISBN |
9781414412856 (electronic book) |
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1414412851 (electronic book) |
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9780810322127 |
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0810322129 |
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