Prepared by the Music Library Association, with thousands of records selected by experts in dozens of specialized and popular areas of music, A Basic Music Library constitutes the most authoritative music collection resource available. Volume 1 of this completely revised and reorganized reference is divided into these sections:Music of Colonial North America and the United States to about 1900BluesJazzMainstream Popular and New AgeCountry and WesternRockRhythm and Blues and SoulRap and Hip-HopGospel Music and Other Popular Christian MusicChildren's MusicHolidays, Special Occasions, Patriotic Music, and Miscellaneous