The Da Capo Companion To 20th-century Popular Music

The authors were co-editors of the 1976 Encyclopedia of Rock.. A guide to the popular music of the 20th-century. The text covers jazz, rock, country, soul and blues and has over 6000 entries, many of which are cross-referenced

"Ommision" according to Alan Beal. This is a moderately comprehensive book, but appears to be ruled by the compiler's personal tastes in music.I'm am a little scathing because of the total ommision of one artist who dominated the charts in the UK between 195Ommision Alan Beal This is a moderately comprehensive book, but appears to be ruled by the compiler's personal tastes in music.I'm am a little scathing because of the total ommision of one artist who dominated the charts in the UK between 1954 and 1955, namely Ruby Murray. Here is a short piece from a biography of her to illustrate her impact at the time:"Murray's first release, 'Heartbeat', made the UK Top 5 in 1954, and was followed by 'Softly, Softly'. The latter reached number 1 in 1955, and became an ideal theme song, reflecting her shy image. In the early part of 1. and 1955, namely Ruby Murray. Here is a short piece from a biography of her to illustrate her impact at the time:"Murray's first release, 'Heartbeat', made the UK Top 5 in 195Ommision Alan Beal This is a moderately comprehensive book, but appears to be ruled by the compiler's personal tastes in music.I'm am a little scathing because of the total ommision of one artist who dominated the charts in the UK between 1954 and 1955, namely Ruby Murray. Here is a short piece from a biography of her to illustrate her impact at the time:"Murray's first release, 'Heartbeat', made the UK Top 5 in 1954, and was followed by 'Softly, Softly'. The latter reached number 1 in 1955, and became an ideal theme song, reflecting her shy image. In the early part of 1. , and was followed by 'Softly, Softly'. The latter reached number 1 in 1955, and became an ideal theme song, reflecting her shy image. In the early part of 1. Admirably diverse, and a bit quirky DJ Joe Sixpack Similar in scope to the All Music Guide, this hefty text includes entries on pop, rock, country, blues, jazz, Broadway and soul musicians, though in this case they are listed together alphabetically, rather than grouped in sections. This has the advantage that it has only two authors, and thus a clearer editorial focus (humorous when, as Brits, they include a few long passages on Euro bands that no one on this side of the Atlantic has ever heard of) No graphics, but good writing, and admirably inclusive. Nice glossary of styles in the preface, too.