Reference: Biography
Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
REF ML105 .B16 1984
Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Classical Musicians
REF ML105 .S612 1997
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
REF ML102 .J3 F39 1999
The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
REF ML105 .H38 1996
The Rock Who’s Who
REF ML102 .R6 H5 1996
Reference: General
All Music Guide to Electronica
REF ML102 .U53 A55 2001
Career Opportunities in the Music Industry
REF ML3795 .F497 2000
Encyclopedia of Folk, Country and Western Music
REF ML102 .F66 S7 1984
New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments
REF ML102 .I5 .N48 1984
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
REF ML100 .N48 2001
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
REF ML102 .J3 N48 1988
Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Disc (lost?)
REF ML156.4 .J3 C67 1998
Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll
REF ML102 .R6 R64 2001
MusicHound World: the Essential Album Guide
REF ML156.4 .W63 M87 2000
This is reggae music: the story of Jamaica’s music
ML3532.B73 2001
History of Jazz
ML3506.S36 1986
A History of Music
ML160.F49
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