The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music

by Phil Hardy

The Faber Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music has established itself as the classic reference work in this area. From ABBA to ZZ Top, through Noel Coward, The Skatalites and The Stone Roses, this book covers the major players in the vast history of popular music in the twentieth century. With over 2,500 entries and covering bebop to western swing by way of psychedelic rock, Hardy maps out a cultural history of the century that is both entertaining and informative.

Genres: Nonfiction, Music, History

1236 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Chris Meloche · Rating 4 out of 5]

An ambitious project but, there are some seriously flawed entries (i.e. Can).