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: 393
ISBN-13: 9781414489360; 9781414487014
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: Alabama Shakes : rockers who shake up the rock sound; title: Anti-Flag : socially conscious rockers; title: Jessie Baylin : indie singer/songwriter; title: George Benson : groundbreaking jazz guitarist; title: Bowerbirds : melodic folk singers; title: Lee Brice : country singer with a contemporary sound; title: The Chieftains : traditional Celtic rockers; title: Cloud Nothings : lo-fi pop rockers; title: J. Cole : rising rap star; title: The Cranberries : blenders of dreamy pop and Celtic sounds; title: Death Cab for Cutie : indie rockers who hit the big time; title: Delta Spirit : band with a rootsy sound; title: J Dilla : underground hip-hop producer and artist; title: Diplo : trendsetting producer with an eclectic sound; title: Dum Dum Girls : noisy popsters; title: Evanescence : goth rockers with a metal edge; title: Cesaria Evora : queen of mournful blues sound; title: Marianne Faithfull : reinventor of her musical sound; title: Feist : indie pop songstress; title: Melanie Fiona : singer with a soulful sound; title: First Aid Kit : folk-influenced sister duo; title: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau : accomplished opera singer; title: Foster the People : creators of infectious pop tunes; title: Robin Gibb : member of the extremely successful Bee Gees; title: Laura Gibson : rootsy folk singer; title: Robert Glasper : progressive jazz pianist; title: Fred Hammond : crafter of contemporary Christian music.; title: Calvin Harris : in-demand producer and DJ; title: Levon Helm : multi-talented singer and actor; title: Vijay Iyer : world fusion composer and pianist; title: Sarah Jarosz : multi-instrumentalist and singer; title: Jay-Z : award-winning rapper; title: Kaskade : dance music guru; title: Korn : industrial hard rockers; title: Langhorne Slim : sardonic indie-folk singer; title: Cliff Martinez : creative film soundtrack composer; title: Imelda May : rockabilly tunesmith; title: Anais Mitchell : passionate and political folk singer; title: Ronnie Montrose : hard-rocking guitarist; title: Thurston Moore : godfather of alternative rock; title: Motion City Soundtrack : energetic pop-punk group; title: The Mynabirds : solo vehicle for reflective indie-rock singer; title: Neon Indian : dreamy electronic-pop duo; title: Nneka : stylistically diverse neo-soul singer; title: Jake Owen : country singer/songwriter with a mellow vibe; title: Dolly Parton : country music superstar; title: Lionel Richie : R & B and pop-rock hitmaker; title: Raphael Saadiq : blender of gospel and psychedelic sounds; title: Saint Etienne : stylish and imaginative indie-pop trio; title: Ximena Sarinana : crafter of alternative jazz tunes; title: Jenny Scheinman : multi-talented violinist, composer, bandleader, and singer; title: Earl Scruggs : pioneer in bluegrass music; title: Ed Sheeran : reflective singer/songwriter.; title: Robert B. Sherman : half of a songwriting duo for Disney; title: The Shins : melodic pop rockers; title: Sixx:A.M. : one-off project that turneed into a touring band; title: Snoop Dogg : popular and controversial rapper; title: Martin Solveig : electro-dance music DJ and producer; title: Spiritualized : space-rock band; title: Steep Canyon Rangers : accomplished bluegrass group; title: Donna Summer : queen of disco; title: Jesse Sykes : melancholy folk-country singer; title: The-Dream : award-winning songwriter and producer; title: Tindersticks : band with romantic, literary lyrics; title: The Ting Tings : creative electronic-rock duo; title: The Trammps : disco-soul rockers; title: Waka Flocka Flame : hip-hopper who blends humor with urban topics; title: Alexis Weissenberg : classical pianist with an impressive repertoire; title: YACHT : electronic-pop band with a playful sound; title: Pegi Young : alternative country-rock artist.