Contemporary musicians.  profiles of the people in music /  Volume 57  [electronic resource] : 
Angela M. Pilchak, project editor. 
 - Detroit, Mich. :  Thomson Gale,  c2006. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 327 p.) :  ill. 
 - Gale virtual reference library .
<br/><br/> "ISSN 1044-2197." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references, discographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Alberta Adams -- John Adams -- Amici Forever -- Joseph Arthur -- Babyface -- Marcus Belgrave -- Bering Strait -- Big & Rich -- Otis Blackwell -- Angela Bofill -- Pat Boone -- Brandy -- Kate Bush -- Laura Cantrell -- Cassidy -- Exene Cervenka -- Jack Clement -- Ry Cooder -- Carla Cook -- D12 -- Desmond Dekker -- Toumani Diabate -- Eels -- Eight Blackbird -- Missy Elliott -- Jason Falkner -- Fall Out Boy -- Carlos Gardel -- Robert Gordon -- Vivian Green -- Ian Hunter -- Karate -- Ben Kweller -- Mark Lanegan -- Jamie Lidell -- Erin McKeown -- Raul Midon -- Meredith Monk -- Beny More -- Bob Mould -- Oliver Mtukudzi -- Nada Surf -- Ann Nesby -- The New Pornographers -- The New Radicals -- Greg Osby -- Orlando Owoh -- Pedro the Lion -- Michael Penn -- Pet Shop Boys -- Utah Phillips -- Joel Plaskett -- Archer Prewitt -- Boots Randolph -- Martha Reeves -- Royksopp -- Frederic Rzewski -- Artie Shaw -- Phil Spector -- Mavis Staples -- Sufjan Stevens  -- Ali Farka Toure -- Simon Waronker -- The Webb Brothers -- Bukka White -- Saul Williams -- Phil Woods -- Jaguar Wright -- Ying Tang Twins -- Young Marble Giants. 
<br/><br/> Provides comprehensive information on musicians and groups from around the world. Entries include a detailed biographical essay, selected discographies, contact information and a list of sources. Features include e-mail addresses and online sources where available. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781414406053 (electronic book) 1414406053 (electronic book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Adams, Alberta.<br/>Adams, John.<br/>Arthur, Joseph.<br/>Babyface (Musician) <br/>Belgrave, Marcus.<br/>Blackwell, Otis.<br/>Bofill, Angela.<br/>Boone, Pat.<br/>Brandy, 1979- <br/>Bush, Kate, 1948- <br/>Cantrell, Laura.<br/>Cassidy.<br/>Cervenka, Exene.<br/>Clement, Jack.<br/>Cooder, Ry.<br/>Cook, Carla.<br/>Dekker, Desmond.<br/>Diabate, Toumani, 1965- <br/>Elliott, Missy.<br/>Falkner, Jason.<br/>Gardel, Carlos, 1890-1935. <br/>Gordon, Robert.<br/>Green, Vivian.<br/>Hunter, Ian, 1946- <br/>Kweller, Ben.<br/>Lanegan, Mark.<br/>Lidell, Jamie.<br/>McKeown, Erin.<br/>Midon, Raul.<br/>Monk, Meredith.<br/>More, Beny.<br/>Mould, Bob.<br/>Oliver, Mtukudzi.<br/>Nesby, Ann.<br/>Osby, Greg.<br/>Orlando, Owoh.<br/>Penn, Michael.<br/>Phillips, Utah.<br/>Plaskett, Joel.<br/>Prewitt, Archer.<br/>Randolph, Boots.<br/>Reeves, Martha.<br/>Rzewski, Frederic.<br/>Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004. <br/>Spector, Phil.<br/>Staples, Mavis.<br/>Stevens, Sufjan.<br/>Toure, Ali Farka.<br/>Waronker, Simon.<br/>White, Bukka.<br/>Williams, Saul.<br/>Woods, Phil.<br/>Wright, Jaguar.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Pedro the Lion (Musical group)<br/>Nada Surf (Musical group)<br/>New Pornographers (Musical group)<br/>New Radicals (Musical group)<br/>Karate (Musical group)<br/>Fall Out Boy (Musical group)<br/>Eighth Blackbird (Musical group)<br/>Eels (Musical group)<br/>D12 (Musical group)<br/>Big & Rich.<br/>Bering Strait (Musical group)<br/>Amici Forever (Musical group)<br/>Pet Shop Boys (Musical group)<br/>Royksopp (Musical group)<br/>Webb Brothers (Rock group)<br/>Ying Yang Twins.<br/>Young Marble Giants (Musical group)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Musicians--Biography.