A Guide to Popular Music Reference Books: An Annotated Bibliography

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Preface
Introduction Bibliographies Indexes to Periodicals Indexes to Printed and Recorded Music Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Biographies Dictionaries of Terms Directories General Discographies Critical Discographies Guidebooks Almanacs and Chronologies Yearboo
Appendix A: Individual Discographies
Appendix B: Individual Bibliographies
Appendix C: Electronic Resources
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A guide to locating information on popular music and the people who create it, this volume is designed as a desk reference-to locate answers to specific questions and to direct library users to key resources. More than 400 comprehensive titles are carefully annotated, describing content, scope, and special features. The focus is on the musical styles that have developed measurable commercial success through recordings and live performance. Along with academic titles, many important titles from the popular press are included, as well as selected electronic resources. A necessary reference tool for any library, scholar, student, and popular music buff.

The work covers bibliographies, indexes, discographies, dictionaries and encyclopedias, biographical resources, directories, almanacs, yearbooks, and guidebooks on styles that include jazz, swing, Tin Pan Alley, country, gospel, blues, rhythm and blues, soul, rockabilly, rock, heavy metal, musical theater, and film music. Its extensive appendices feature discographies and bibliographies of individual artists and ensembles. A detailed index combining authors, titles, and subjects makes cross-referencing easy. The entries are modeled after the immensely useful

The Guide to Reference Books.

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Haggerty's guide, styled after the classic Guide to Reference Books, annotates 427 reference books on popular music....it should prove especially valuable to librarians who select music books or refer users to possible sources. General reader

Haggerty defines popular music broadly, encompassing such styles as big band, pop, rock, metal, rap, country, jazz, and blues...(but) excludes world music and reggae. His book is arranged by format, including dictionaries and encyclopedias, biographies, indexes, discographies, and guidebooks. This will be a useful book for collection development. In large popular-music collections, it might help narrow in on possible sources for answering questions. Recommended for large and developing popular-music collections

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