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This reference work focuses on music in the United States since 1990 with special attention given to rock, blues, country, folk, Latin, rap, and rhythm and blues. Unlike other rock-oriented texts, this book also cover such other popular genres as musical theater, world music, jazz, film music, pop vocals, and crossover classical. More than 600 original articles are designed to bring insight into the best-selling and most widely listened to musical artists since 1990 - in an accessible style aimed at students and general readers. Each article presents a critical appraisal of the subject's music and career, with an emphasis on the post-1990 period. An easy-to-read synopsis of biographical data, including genre, key songs, and albums is also provided within each article. Sidebars spotlight key songs, albums, cultural events, and historical contests. The appendix features four overview essays whose collective aim is to access significant developments in popular music since 1990: the rise and fall of grunge music, the emergence of rap music into the mainstream; the transformation of corporate radio since the mid-1990s; and the crisis in the music industry in the early 2000s. Includes an index of genres and a general subject index. |
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