Research Guides: Music: Popular Music

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Encyclopedia of rap and hip-hop culture by Yvonne Bynoe
Call Number: Reference ML102.R27 B96 2006

ISBN: 0313330581
The A to X of alternative music by Steve Taylor
Call Number: Reference ML102.P66 T38 2004

ISBN: 0826473962
The book of metal: The most comprehensive encyclopedia of metal music ever created by Chris Ingham and Daniel Lane
Call Number: Reference ML102.R6 I54 2002

ISBN: 156025419X
Encyclopedia of contemporary Christian music by Mark Allan Powell
Call Number: Reference ML102.C66 P68 2002

ISBN: 1565636791
Encyclopedia of rhythm & blues and doo wop vocal groups by Mitch Rosalsky
Call Number: Reference ML102.P66 R67 2000

ISBN: 0810836637
Country music: The rough guide by Kurt Wolff
Call Number: Reference ML3524 .W65 2000

ISBN: 1858285348

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