Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction ix

Cumulative Subject Index 223

Cumulative Musicians Index 259

Afro Celts ...................................................................1
Irish and West African collective

The Amboy Dukes .....................................................4
Psych-rock band led by Ted Nugent

Andrew W.K. ..............................................................6
Enthusiastic, loud rocker aims to inspire

Andrew Bird ...............................................................8
Violinist blends jazz, swing, and pop

Blue Sky Boys .........................................................10
Brothers formed country duo

Debby Boone ..........................................................12
Singer found second career in theater

Anouar Brahem .......................................................15
Tunisian master of the oud

Marti Brom ...............................................................17
Modern rockabilly singer

Brotherhood of Breath .............................................20
South African jazz group

Wendy Carlos ..........................................................23
Early pioneer of electronic music

Jim Carroll ...............................................................26
Well-known author also prolific songwriter

Caitlin Cary ..............................................................29
Whiskeytown fiddler went solo

Johnny Cash ...........................................................31
Legendary "Man in Black"

Gene Chandler ........................................................36
Had a hit with "Duke of Earl"

Robert Cray .............................................................40
Popular blues artist

Olu Dara ..................................................................44
Mainstay on the avant-garde jazz circuit

Blossom Dearie .......................................................47
Classic cabaret-styled vocalist

Junior Delgado ........................................................49
Reggae musician with a booming voice

Dexy's Midnight Runners ........................................52
Celtic folk and soul-influenced pop group

Dido .........................................................................55
British pop star

Paquito D'Rivera ......................................................58
Cuban jazz musician

E-40 .........................................................................61
Bay area rap musician

The Eagles ..............................................................63
Best-selling American rock band

Anne Evans .............................................................66
Soprano a well-known opera star

Jay Farrar ................................................................69
One of the founders of alt-country

Bobbie Gentry .........................................................72

'60s country star remains a mystery

Goldfinger ................................................................74
Energetic punk/ska band

Lili Haydn ................................................................77
Accomplished, versatile violinist

Aubrey Haynie .........................................................80
Virtuoso fiddler and mandolinist

Hot Club of Cowtown ..............................................82
Western swing trio

The Innocence Mission ...........................................85
Folk-rock band rooted in Christianity

Jimmy Iovine ...........................................................88
Founded Interscope Records

Tim Janis .................................................................91
New age musician and composer

Jawbreaker ..............................................................94
Independent punk group

KC and the Sunshine Band ....................................96
One of the first stars of the disco era

Alicia Keys ...............................................................99
Soulful, award-winning pianist, singer, songwriter

Ronnie Lane ..........................................................102
Founder of the Small Faces went on to solo success

Salvatore Licitra .....................................................105
Opera singer the elusive "Fourth Tenor"

L.L. Cool J .............................................................108
Both a pioneer and legend of rap music

Darlene Love .........................................................112
The voice of many 1960s hit singles

Loverboy ................................................................117
'80s pop-metal band

Lorin Maazel ..........................................................120
"Brilliant," multitalented conductor

John Mayer ............................................................123
Literate, thoughtful, award-winning songwriter

Joe Meek ...............................................................125
Pioneering independent music producer

Melvins ..................................................................128
Grunge band skirted the mainstream

Katy Moffatt ...........................................................131
Erases the boundaries between musical genres

Robert A. Moog .....................................................134
Inventor of the Moog synthesizer

Judy Mowatt ..........................................................137
Performed with Bob Marley before her solo career

My Morning Jacket ................................................140
Unique, reverb-heavy rock group

Leona Naess .........................................................143
Singer/songwriter with a "seamless voice"

Nappy Roots .........................................................146
Southern rap collective

Gabby Pahinui .......................................................150
Hawaiian slack key guitarist

Panjabi MC ............................................................152
Anglo-Indian rap musician

Maceo Parker ........................................................155
Funky saxophonist found success after James Brown

Pavement ...............................................................158
Perhaps the most successful "indie" band of all time

Peaches .................................................................162
Sexually charged female rap artist

Esther Phillips ........................................................165
Teen sensation found success as an adult

Rakim .....................................................................168
"Poet Laureate of the Hip-Hop Nation"

LeAnn Rimes .........................................................171
Made the transition from child star to country singer

Fred Rogers ...........................................................175
Brought joy to children as Mister Rogers

Billy Joe Royal .......................................................179
"Down in the Boondocks" singer had continued success

Nitin Sawheny ........................................................182
Experimental musician also a writer and producer

Irène Schweizer .....................................................185
Innovative jazz pianist and drummer

Seal ........................................................................188
Eclectic British pop artist

The Seventy Sevens ..............................................192
Christian classic rock group

The Shaggs ...........................................................195
"Godmothers of Outsider Music"

Anoushka Shankar ................................................199
Young sitar player studied with a master—her father

Shellac ...................................................................202
Quintessential independent rock band

Sleater-Kinney .......................................................204
Rock trio balanced fame and personal politics

Soraya ...................................................................207
Colombian singer promotes cancer awareness

Rosalyn Tureck ......................................................209
"High Priestess of Bach"

Chinary Ung ..........................................................212
Cambodian composer and clarinetist

Urban Knights .......................................................215
Smooth jazz "super group"

The Weakerthans ..................................................217
Pop-punk with a political message

Dan Zanes .............................................................220
Roots rocker-turned-children's musician