Title Contemporary musicians. Volume 58 : profiles of the people in music / Angela M. Pilchak, project editor

Published Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, [2007] ©2007

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Description 1 online resource Series Gale virtual reference library Gale virtual reference library. Contents Lou Adler, music and comedy producer -- Marin Alsop, principal conductor overcame gender barriers -- Fiona Apple, pop artist with bluesy sound -- Kevin Ayers, singer-songwriter helped found Soft Machine -- David Banner, rapper covers a variety of themes -- Bedouin Soundclash, rock 'n' roll band a commercial hit -- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, three piece melodic rock band -- Ruben Blades, salsa singer, actor, and politician -- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, "the Count Basie of the blues" -- Ryan Cabrera, singer-songwriter with acoustic sound -- Little Milton Campbell, longtime grassroots blues artist -- Coheed and Cambria, heavy metal group tells a story -- The Congos, group featured unique reggae sound -- The Constantines, rock group mixes punk and soul -- Alice Cooper, originator of shock rock -- The Darkness, British rock band with glam style -- David Diamond, versatile composer and teacher -- Neil Diamond, pop star performs own compositions -- Dismemberment Plan, punk/funk/pop group -- Bob Dylan, influential songwriter and rock music icon -- Esthero, unique vocalist from Canada -- Foo Fighters, pop rock group with grunge roots -- Frankie J., Mexican-born R and B singer -- Franz Ferdinand, Scottish rock group -- Richard Galliano, accordionist promotes Parisian dance hall music -- Valery Gergiev, conductor of Russia's Kirov Opera -- Don Gibson, country music performer and songwriter -- Eliza Gilkyson, politically conscious folk singer and songwriter -- Anthony Hamilton, R and B singer with Southern sound -- John Wesley Harding, witty solo acoustic performer -- Gemma Hayes, Irish singer refused to compromise -- Skitch Henderson, Summary Provides biographical information on important figures in today's musical arena, covering artists working in all genres of modern music, including rock, jazz, pop, rap, rhythm and blues, folk, New Age, country, gospel and reggae Notes "ISSN 1044-2197." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references, discographies and index Notes Original: viii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm Print version record Subject Esthero. Jazze Pha. Little Milton. Adler, Lou, 1933- Alsop, Marin. Apple, Fiona. Ayers, Kevin. Banner, David. Blades, Rubén. Brown, Clarence, 1924-2005. Cabrera, Ryan, 1982- Cooper, Alice, 1948- Diamond, David, 1915-2005. Diamond, Neil. Dylan, Bob, 1941- Galliano, Richard. Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- Gibson, Don (Donald Eugene), 1928-2003. Gilkyson, Eliza. Hamilton, Anthony, 1971- Harding, John Wesley. Hayes, Gemma. Henderson, Skitch, 1918-2005. Honeytree, Nancy. Hurley, Michael (Vocalist) Ingram, Jack. J., Frankie. Jennings, Lyfe. Johnson, Marc, 1953- Jorge, Seu LaVette, Bettye, 1946- Lance, Major. Lee, Brenda, 1944- Legend, Johnny. Lins, Ivan, 1945- McCartney, Paul. Norman, Bebo. Randall, Jon Rose, Fred, 1897-1954. Santana, Juelz. Simpson, Ashlee. Smith, Willie, 1897-1973. Strehli, Angela. Troilo, Aníbal, 1914-1975. Trower, Robin. Waters, Benny. Weiser, Ronny West, Kanye. Whitley, Chris. Winter, Johnny. Wrigley, Bernard. SUBJECT Little Milton. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01509241 Adler, Lou, 1933- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01961732 Alsop, Marin. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00341953 Apple, Fiona. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01530622 Blades, Rubén. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00121441 Brown, Clarence, 1924-2005. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01452653 Cabrera, Ryan, 1982- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01598845 Cooper, Alice, 1948- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00138819 Diamond, David, 1915-2005. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00084056 Diamond, Neil. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00087115 Dylan, Bob, 1941- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00010041 Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00355945 Gibson, Don (Donald Eugene), 1928-2003. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01676470 Henderson, Skitch, 1918-2005. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00250368 LaVette, Bettye, 1946- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01926748 Lee, Brenda, 1944- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00054371 Lins, Ivan, 1945- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00132373 McCartney, Paul. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00003655 Rose, Fred, 1897-1954. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00265893 Santana, Juelz. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01631619 Simpson, Ashlee. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01584719 Smith, Willie, 1897-1973. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00017818 Troilo, Aníbal, 1914-1975. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00337086 Trower, Robin. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00287713 Waters, Benny. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00189780 West, Kanye. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01589804 Winter, Johnny. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01462548 Subject Bedouin Soundclash Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Musical group) Coheed and Cambria (Musical group) Congos (Musical group) Constantines Darkness (Musical group) Dismemberment Plan Foo Fighters (Musical group) Franz Ferdinand (Musical group) Huun-Huur-Tu (Musical group) Kool & the Gang. Long Beach Dub Allstars. Mr. Bungle (Musical group) Po' Girl (Musical group) Pursuit of Happiness (Musical group) Samples (Musical group) Taking Back Sunday (Musical group) Tegan and Sara. Young Dubliners (Musical group) SUBJECT Coheed and Cambria (Musical group) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01580751 Darkness (Musical group) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00787309 Foo Fighters (Musical group) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00735296 Franz Ferdinand (Musical group) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00786846 Kool & the Gang. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00665321 Subject Musicians -- Biography. Musicians. Genre/Form Gale Virtual Reference Library Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Pilchak, Angela M Thomson Gale (Firm) ISBN 0787680710 1414410239 9780787680718 9781414410234

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