| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 253 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1044-2197." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, discographies and index. |
| Contents |
Alabama -- Laurie Anderson -- Claudio Arrau -- Burt Bacharach -- Joan Baez -- The Beach Boys -- Chuck Berry -- David Bowie -- Betty Buckley -- Johnny Cash -- Ray Charles -- Cher -- Eric Clapton -- Roy Clark -- Richard Clayderman -- James Cleveland -- Natalie Cole -- Sam Cooke -- Ileana Cotrubas -- Miles Davis -- Paco De Lucia -- John Denver -- Neil Diamond -- Placido Domingo -- Billy Eckstine -- The Fabulous Thunderbirds -- Bryan Ferry -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Crystal Gayle -- Debbie Gibson -- Philip Glass -- Marvin Hamlisch -- John Hartford -- Heart -- Buddy Holly -- John Lee Hooker -- Vladimir Horowitz -- Michael Jackson -- Al Jarreau -- Keith Jarrett -- Stanley Jordan -- B.B. King -- Kitaro -- Gladys Knight -- Ladysmith Black Mambazo -- Led Zeppelin -- Little Richard -- Henry Mancini -- Dean Martin -- Meredith Monk -- Bill Monroe -- Motley Crue -- Holly Near -- Willie Nelson -- Mark O'Connor -- Luciano Pavarotti -- Iggy Pop -- Elvis Presley -- Prince -- Jean Redpath -- Lou Reed -- Smokey Robinson -- Kenny Rogers -- Diana Ross -- David Lee Roth -- David Sanborn -- Carlos Santana -- Doc Severinsen -- Paul Simon -- Frank Sinatra -- Patti Smith -- Sweet Honey in the Rock -- Talking Heads -- Pete Townshend -- Tina Turner -- Stevie Ray Vaughan -- Herbert von Karajan -- Tom Waits -- Deniece Williams -- Hank Williams, Jr. -- Dwight Yoakam -- Frank Zappa. |
| 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. |
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Anderson, Laurie, 1947-
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Arrau, Claudio, 1903-1991.
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Bacharach, Burt.
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Baez, Joan.
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Berry, Chuck.
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Bowie, David.
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Buckley, Betty.
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Cash, Johnny.
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Charles, Ray, 1930-2004.
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Cher, 1946-
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Clapton, Eric.
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Clark, Roy, 1933-
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Clayderman, Richard.
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Cleveland, James.
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Cole, Natalie, 1950-
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Cooke, Sam.
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Cotrubas, Ileana.
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Davis, Miles.
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Lucia, Paco de.
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Denver, John.
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Diamond, Neil.
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Domingo, Placido, 1941-
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Eckstine, Billy.
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Ferry, Bryan.
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Fitzgerald, Ella.
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Gayle, Crystal.
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Gibson, Deborah, 1970-
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Glass, Philip.
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Hamlisch, Marvin.
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Hartford, John.
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Holly, Buddy, 1936-1959.
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Hooker, John Lee.
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Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989.
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Jackson, Michael, 1958-
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Jarreau, Al.
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Jarrett, Keith.
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Jordan, Stanley.
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King, B. B.
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Kitaro, 1953-
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Knight, Gladys, 1944-
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Little Richard, 1932-
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Mancini, Henry.
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Martin, Dean, 1917-1995.
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Monk, Meredith.
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Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996.
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Near, Holly.
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Nelson, Willie, 1933-
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O'Connor, Mark.
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Pavarotti, Luciano.
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Pop, Iggy, 1947-
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Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977.
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Prince.
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Redpath, Jean.
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Reed, Lou.
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Robinson, Smokey, 1940-
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Rogers, Kenny.
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Ross, Diana, 1944-
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Roth, David Lee, 1955-
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Sanborn, David.
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Santana, Carlos.
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Severinsen, Doc, 1927-
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Simon, Paul, 1941-
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Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998.
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Smith, Patti.
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Townshend, Pete.
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Turner, Tina.
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Vaughan, Stevie Ray.
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Karajan, Herbert von.
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Waits, Tom, 1949-
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Williams, Deniece.
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Williams, Hank, 1949-
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Yoakam, Dwight.
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Zappa, Frank.
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Alabama (Musical group)
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Beach Boys.
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Fabulous Thunderbirds (Musical group)
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Heart (Musical group)
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Musical group)
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Led Zeppelin (Musical group)
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Motley Crue (Musical group)
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Sweet Honey in the Rock (Musical group)
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Talking Heads (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 1. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, c1989 9780810322110 |
| ISBN |
9781414412849 (electronic book) |
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1414412843 (electronic book) |
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9780810322110 |
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0810322110 |
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