The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music

by Dave Laing (Author), Dave Laing (Author), Phil Hardy (Author)

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  Paperback
  1992

  $4.22

  A comprehensive guide to jazz, rock, country, soul, blues, music hall, and to the singers, songwriters, instrumentalists and record producers who constitute the history of popular music in this century. Includes entries on Bing Crosby, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, the Sex Pistols, the infamous and obscure, one-hit wonders and musical legends alike.

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  Paperback
  1995

  $3.25

  The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music has established itself as the classic reference work in this area. From ABBA to ZZ Top, through Noel Coward, The Skatalites and The Stone Roses, this book covers the major players in the vast history of popular music in the twentieth century. With over 2,500 entries and covering bebop to western swing by way of psychedelic rock, Hardy's companion maps out a cultural history of the century that is both entertaining and informative.

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  Hardcover
  1990

  $3.25