Subject Guide » Music: By Subject
Pop/Rock/Rap/Folk
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Books about Popular, Rock, and Folk Music
Rock, ML 3532; Rap, ML 3531; Soul, ML 3537; Reggae, ML 3532; Country, ML 3524; New Age, ML 3529; Folk music, ML 3550-3780 (all in General Stacks)
Billboard ChartsCurrent top albums, singles, videos, etc. Membership required to access archives.
Billboard Top 10 Charts, 1958-1997
Ref ML 156.4 .P6 W444 1998
There are many similar sources shelved near this one, including Billboard's Hottest 100 Hits and charts from Cash Box. More info
Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music
Ref ML 385 .C615
Each volume profiles a number of musicians-classical, jazz, rock, country, religious, etc.-and has a cumulative index to the set.
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
Covers popular music throughout the world. V.1: Media, Industry, Society; v.2: Performance and production; v.3-7, music by region (Caribbean and Latin America; North America; Asia and Oceania; Africa and Middle East; Europe. More info
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Covers all areas and styles of popular music, including jazz and music theatre. More info
Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music"Covers the major players in the vast history of popular music in the twentieth century." Over 2500 entries.
More info
Literature of Rock
Ref ML 128 .R6 H6, etc
Lists periodical articles and other sources about rock music. More info
RoJaRo Index (Rock-Jazz-Roots)From Norway, an index to articles, discographies, and reviews in hundreds of music publications worldwide on rock, jazz, blues, country, soul, rap, metal, reggae, punk, world music, progressive, folk, etc.
Caribbean Popular Music: an encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall
Includes artists and other personalities as well as some terms. More info
Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture
Definitions of terms and short articles on artists and other people in rap and hip hop. More info
Hip Hop and Rap ResourcesBibliography of all kinds of information sources for research in hip hop and rap. More info
Hip Hop WebliographyLinks to hip hop sites.
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