SynopsisLeading Musicians Recommend Their Favourite Artists and Recordings This unique musical reference is the first guide to list artist and album favourites, not from critics, but from the musicians and artists themselves. More than 100 artists from the worlds of rock, pop, jazz, country, blues and folk music offer their opinionson their favourite recordings of all time - including views on their own work. Contributors include: Chuck D, Dr John, Herbie Hancock, John Lee Hooker and many, many more., Ever wonder what albums your favourite recording artist listens to and loves Now in this one-of-a-kind reference book more than 100 artists from the worlds of pop, rock, folk, jazz, country, and blues offer their opinions on what moves them to tears of joy or just spends a lot of time on their turntables., Leading Musicians Recommend Their Favourite,Artists and Recordings,This unique musical reference is the first guide,to list artist and album favourites, not from,critics, but from the musicians and artists,themselves. More than 100 artists from the worlds,of rock, pop, jazz, country, blues and folk music,offer their opinionson their favourite recordings,of all time - including views on their own work.,Contributors include: Chuck D, Dr John, Herbie,Hancock, John Lee Hooker and many, many more., Have you ever wondered what REM guitarist Peter Buck's favorite song is? Or what Lucinda Williams listens to while on the road? Or maybe you've just been curious about what's spinning on John Lee Hooker's turntable. After years of research, finally the first guide to recorded music based on recommendations not by critics but from the musicians themselves. After interviewing dozens of leading recording artists from the worlds of pop, rock, jazz, alternative, rap, folk, blues, world, soul, and country, Alan Reder and John Baxter have compiled their subjects' favorite artists, albums, and songs, along with biographical information and an appraisal of the interviewees' own work. Annotated with notes on record labels and availability of recordings, this guide also offers resource information for finding almost any of the musical recommendations.
LC Classification NumberML156.4.P6R44 1999