In addition to reference works devoted to rock or popular music, information about rock and popular musicians musicians can be found in books about music, in general, and in popular culture resources.
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Music Ref. ML102 .P66 G84 1998
4th ed. online
Grove Music (Oxford Music Online)
The online edition of New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, New Grove Dictionary of Jazz,
and New Grove Dictionary of Opera
African American Music Reference
Online editions of books and reference materials on rock, jazz and popular music and musicians.
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians, Since 1990
Music Ref. ML102.P66 B35 2004
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
Music Ref. ML102.P66 C66 2003 ;
Online
Credo Reference
An online database of multidiscplinary reference resources.
Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture
Music Ref. ML102.R6 C64 2006
Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-Hop Culture
Main Ref. ML102.R27 B96 2006
Leading Musical Performers (Popular Music and Jazz) 1900-1950 (Roger Kinkle)
Music Ref. ML102 .P66 K55 1996
The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll
Main ML102.R6 R64 2001
The Literature of Rock, 1954-1978
Main Ref. ML128 .R6 H6
The Rock Song Index : Essential Information on the 7,500 Most Important Songs of Rock and Roll
Music Ref. ML128.R6 P65 1997
The Billboard Book of Top 40 R & B and Hip-Hop Hits
Main Ref. ML156.4.B6 W45 2006
Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound
Main Ref. ML102.S67 E5 2005