Contemporary musicians
Subtitle: profiles of the people in music
By: Tracie Ratiner, project editor
Publisher: Gale
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781414489377; 9781414487021
Subjects: Musicians; Biography; Rock musicians; Rock groups; Jazz musicians; Rap musicians; Rhythm and blues musicians; Folk musicians; New Age musicians; Blues musicians; Country musicians; Gospel musicians; Reggae musicians
Description: 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: Includes bibliographical references, discographies and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Kris Allen Mellow pop-rock crooner; title: Amadou & Mariam, Creators of West African-tinged tunes; title: AbraabMuzik, Blender of beats and samples; title: The Beach Boys, Classic surf rockers; title: Beirut, Indie rockers with an Eastern European style; title: Chuck Brown, Godfather of go-go; title: BT, Pioneer of "dream house" music; title: Chase & Status, Dubstep duo; title: Neneh Cherry, Singer of pop and jazz tunes; title: Childish Gambino, Humorous rapper; title: Curren$y, Former underground rapper who made it big; title: Michael Daugherty, Composer who uses pop culture references; title: Lana Del Rey, Husky-voiced chanteuse; title: The Dirty Heads, Reggae rockers; title: Duck Dunn, Legendary bass player; title: Justin Townes Earle, Mixer of folk, blues, gospel, and country music; title: Edens Edge, Country-pop trio; title: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Pop band with a free-spirited exuberance; title: El-P, Critically acclaimed producer and rapper; title: Every Time I Die, Punk-influenced hard rockers; title: Lee Fields, Versatile soul vocalist; title: The Flaming Lips, Acid-bubblegum rock group; title: Garbage, Slick blenders of electronic and rock sounds; title: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, No frills rock band; title: Macy Gray, Raspy-voiced soulstress; title: Halestorm, Melodic hard rockers; title: Sophie B. Hawkins, Singer/songwriter with an eclectic range of influences; title: Richard Hawley, Creator of evocative and lyrical songs; title: Hunter Hayes, Country singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; title: Here We Go Magic, Band that creates a fusion of pop, blues, and folk; title: Japandroids, Rockers with a noisy, brash sound; title: Killer Mike, Grammy-winning rapper; title: Carole King, Celebrated and prolific singer/songwriter; title: Don Kirshner, Influential music publisher and producer; title: Lambchop, Avant-garde country group.; title: Mac Miller, Rapper with a fast flow; title: Rudresh Mahanthappa, Blender of Indian music and jazz; title: Marilyn Manson, Shock rocker; title: Jon McLaughlin, Performer of piano-driven pop; title: mewithoutYou, Christian hard rockers; title: Anne Akiko Meyers, Talented concert violinist; title: Olly Murs, Pop singer with a "cheeky chappy" persona; title: Willie Nelson, Celebrated and prolific country singer; title: Prince Royce, Bachata singer with an urban style; title: Bonnie Raitt, Iconic blues guitarist and singer; title: Lee Ranaldo, Influential rock guitarist; title: Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Group that performs a mixture of blues, country and roots music; title: The Rocket Summer, Multi-instrumentalist who creates sunny, upbeat tunes; title: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Acoustic guitar duo; title: Rodriguez, American singer who hit it big abroad; title: Rush, Canadian progressive rock trio; title: Rusko, DJ who dabbles in dubstep; title: Matthew Ryan, Creator of Americana/folk tunes; title: Santigold, Singer of complex pop music; title: Sigur Rs̤, Trance-rock tunesmiths; title: Silversun Pickups, Dream-pop group; title: Simian Mobile Disco, Techno/house duo; title: Smashing Pumpkins, Band with an eclectic mix of dreamy, alternative, and metal sounds; title: Garrison Starr, Singer who blends folk, rock and country; title: Laura Story, Christian singer/songwriter with a down-to-earth style; title: Sun Kil Moon, A singer/songwriter who creates acoustic balladry and intimate lyricism; title: SWV, R & B trio; title: Temper Trap, Group with a panoramic pop-rock sound; title: The Tallest Man On Earth, Solo singer with introspective lyrics and weathered vocals; title: Turnpike Troubadours, Rock group that also blends country and bluegrass into their sound; title: Doc Watson, Grammy-Award-winning folk artist; title: Bob Welch, Blues/rock guitarist and solo singer; title: Wilson Phillips, Group known for its light-pop harmonies; title: Bobby Womack, Legendary soul singer; title: Chris Young, Chart-topping country singer.