Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980-2001

Subjects:

• Popular Culture » Popular Music
• Popular Culture » Popular Culture (General)

Awards:

• College & Research Libraries Selected Reference Book 2003

Reviews:

• Recommended for larger public and secondary-school libraries.
  —Library Journal October 1, 2003
• British music critic and radio host Jeffries has compiled this specialized guide to 117 performers whose greatest success has come outside the US. Artists representing 37 countries (Argentina to Wales) were chosen primarily because of significant record sales in their country of popularity, with a few additional artists included based on their influence rather than sales (e.g., Yello)....This unique publication should be valuable to most popular music collections. Highly recommended. General and academic collections.
  —Choice January 2004
• [E]ncyclopedia Of World Pop Music 1980-2001 is a welcome and information packed contribution to popular culture Music History collections, as well as an invaluable Songwriter/performer reference.
  —The Bookwatch March 2004
• This volume would be useful for collections supporting a strong music department that ventures into world music.
  —Library Media Collection May 2004
• [s]hould serve well as a supplement to more comprehensive resources.
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly Winter 2003
• [a] valuable contribution to pop music history becuase Jeffries includes profiles of musicians not found in other reference works....recommended for libraries featuring comprehensive pop music collections.
  —VOYA December 2003

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Entries by Country
• Bibliography
• Index