Books and Ebooks
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Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall
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Call Number: Con Ref ML102.P66 M67 2006ISBN: 0313331588Publication Date: 2005Reggae music is more than just steel drum bands on white sand beaches. Its history is rich with culture and evolution, helping to tell the story of Jamaica's past. Due to its depth and extensive coverage, this book is the most complete and up to date encyclopedia about reggae, mento, ska, rocksteady, and dancehall music on the market today. Ideal for reggae lovers and college students studying music, this encyclopedia is comprehensive for high school students and non-music students as well. From Bob Marley to Wayne Wonder, this easy to use encyclopedia contains over 700 entries. Indices in both the front and back of the book make navigating through entries extremely user-friendly. Entries cover singers and songwriters, producers, record labels, and different styles of music that evolved from reggae. Moskowitz truly captures the history and evolution of Jamaican music in this extensive, illuminating encyclopedia, while all the while making it accessible to both high school and college students. -
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
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Call Number: Con Ref ML102.P66 C66 2003 v.1-8ISBN: 0826463215Publication Date: 2003-2012The Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, over 20 years in the making, is a landmark reference work in its field. Each volume, authored by top contributors from around the world, includes discussions on cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics; instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and
language; typical features of performance and presentation; historical development and paths and modes of dissemination; influence of technology, the music industry and political and economic circumstances; changing stylistic features; notable and influential performers; and relationships to other genres and sub-genres. -
The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll
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Call Number: Con Ref ML102.R6 R64 2001ISBN: 0743201205Publication Date: 2001The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock & Roll is the authoritative volume on the world's music makers--from the one-hit wonders to the megastars. Accompanying the biographical and discographical information on the nearly 2,000 artists included in this edition are incisive essays that reveal the performers' musical influences, first breaks, and critical and commercial hits and misses, as well as evaluations of their place in rock history.
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Historical Dictionary of Popular Music
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Call Number: Con Ref ML102.P66 A25 2017ISBN: 9781538102145Publication Date: 2017-05-25The Historical Dictionary of Popular Music contains a chronology, an introduction, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on major figures across genres, definitions of genres, technical innovations and surveys of countries and regions. -
The Biographical Dictionary of Popular Music
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Call Number: Con Books ML102.R6 J66 2012ISBN: 9781250031860Publication Date: 2012-10-30The Biographical Dictionary of Popular Music is an incredible and opinionated collection of celebrated cultural critic Dylan Jones's thoughts on more than 350 of the most important artists around the world--alive and dead, big and small, at length and in brief. This A to Z reference is the true musical heir to David Thomson's seminal The New Biographical Dictionary of Popular Film. Jones writes entertainingly about bands that have inspired, bedeviled, and fascinated him over the years.
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Blues, Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Hip Hop, and Rap
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Call Number: Con Ref ML128.P63 M43 2010ISBN: 0415973198Publication Date: 2010Comprehensive and fully annotated reference tool that covers the wide range of genres. -
Hip-hop Studies: An International Bibliography and Resource Guide
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Call Number: Con Ref ML128.R28 G73 2016ISBN: 0984413464Publication Date: 2016Comprised of more than 7000 entries it encompasses both the early journalistic and popular writing on the subject as well as the wealth of scholarship that has emerged since the mid-1990s. The book concludes with an extensive reference section that offers a list of Sources Consulted, a guide to relevant Libraries and Archives, two appendices, and separate Author and Subject Indexes. -
The Musical: A Research and Information Guide
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Call Number: Con Ref ML128.M78 E84 2004ISBN: 0415942950Publication Date: 2004This research guide includes more than 1,400 annotated entries related to the genre as it appears on stage and screen. It includes reference works, monographs, articles, anthologies, and websites related to the musical. Separate sections are devoted to sub-genres (such as operetta and megamusical), non-English language musical genres in the U.S., traditions outside the U.S., individual shows, creators, performers, and performance -
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical
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ISBN: 9780195335330Publication Date: 2008With more than two thousand entries, this book offers a wealth of information on musicals, performers, composers, lyricists, producers, choreographers, and much more. The Companion also includes cross references, a comprehensive listing of recommended recordings, and a useful chronological listing of all the musicals described in the book. -
Popular Music Theory and Analysis
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Call Number: Con Ref ML128.T5 R63 2017ISBN: 9781138206328Publication Date: 2017Popular Music Theory and Analysis: A Research and Information Guide uncovers the wealth of scholarly works dealing with the theory and analysis of popular music. This annotated bibliography is an exhaustive catalog of music-theoretical and musicological works that is searchable by subject, genre, and song title. It will support emerging scholarship and inquiry for future research on popular music.
Web Resources
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The Hiphop ArchiveA research institute devoted to the study, preservation, creation, and representation of Hiphop. In addition to its research initiatives, The Hiphop Archive collects all forms of related material culture, including recordings, videos, websites, publications, and original papers. The Archive's website includes introductions to Hiphop scholarship, terminology, bibliographies, video from panels and discussions, and more.
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IASPM (International Association for the Study of Popular Music)IASPM supports scholarship and analysis in the area of popular music, from interdisciplinary perspectives such as musicology, sociology, cultural anthropology, literary and cultural studies. The site includes bibliographies, book reviews, and links related to popular music studies.
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Playbill VaultA database of information on over 10,000 Broadway shows, actors, and production crews (1930-present): search by title, person, theatre, or season.
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Rap and Hip Hop ResourcesA selective bibliography for research in rap music and hip hop culture. Maintained by Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, Chicago
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: Library and ArchivesThe Library and Archives of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "collects materials relating to the history of rock and roll and related music genres, including blues, R&B, country, gospel, soul, and hip hop; Hall of Fame inductees and other significant artists; and relevant subjects such as the music business and music criticism."