Popular Music: A Reference Guide
- ISBN-10
- 1317223446
- ISBN-13
- 9781317223443
- Series
- Popular Music
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 670
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-04-14
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Roman Iwaschkin
Description
This is a comprehensive guide to popular music literature, first published in 1986. Its main focus is on American and British works, but it includes significant works from other countries, making it truly international in scope.
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