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Completely revised and updated 3rd edition by romanowski, patricia, georgewarren, holly, pareles, john isbn. This reference book covers four decades of pop and soul music from buddy holly to herbie hancock with hundreds of new entries such as madonna, u2 and prince. Dinosaurs encyclopedia prehistorica series by robert sabuda. Eight hundred and six performers and groups are highlighted in this biographical dictionary by rees and crampton, authors of previous titles such as rock movers and shakers watsonguptill, 1989. In addition, she read a lot, concentrating on poetry and books of a more. Dk encyclopedia of rock stars paperback september 1, 1996. More than movies, literature, television, or theater, rock music set the stage for the cultural shifts that occurred from 1965 to 1975. I liked how the book covers the diverse music of the 80s.
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