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John A. Jackson. American Bandstand: Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock ‘N'Roll Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Illustrated. 336 pp. Hardback. $27.50.
Jay Warner. Billboard's American Rock ‘n’ Roll in Review. New York: Schirmer Books, 1997.
Frank Hoffmann, Dick Carty, and Quentin Riggs. Billy Murray: The Phonograph Industry's First Great Recording Artist. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997.
Tim Neely. Goldmine Christmas Record Price Guide. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1997.
Tim Neely, ed. Goldmine Price Guide to 45 R.P.M. Records. lola, WI: Krause Publications, 1996.
Reebee Garofalo. Rockin’ Out: Popular Music in the U.SA. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1997.
Richard Kostelanetz, comp. The B. B. King Companion: Five Decades of Commentary. New York: Schirmer Books, 1997.
Gary M. Krebs. The Rock and Roll Reader's Guide: A Comprehensive Guide to Books by and about Musicians and Their Music. New York: Billboard Books, 1997.
Nathan Pearson. Goin'to Kansas City. Junior Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1994.
Guido Van Rijn. Roosevelt's Blues. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1997.
Reebee Garofalo. Rockin'Out: Popular Music in the USA. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1997.
B. Lee Cooper and Wayne S. Haney. Rock Music in American Popular Culture II: More Rock n’ Roll Resources. Binghamton: Harrington Park Press, 1997.
Studwell, William E., and Bruce Schueneman. State Songs of the United States: An Annotated Anthology. Binghamton, NY: Ha worth Press, 1997. 225 pp. $39.95.
Bradley Smith. The Billboard Guide to Progressive Music. New York: Billboard Books, 1997.288 pp. $18.95.
Sebastian Danchin. “Blues Boy”;: The Life and Music of B. B. King. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1998. Illustrated. 156 pp. Hardback. $28.00.
Steve Otfinoski. The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals. New York: Billboard Books/Watson‐Guptill Publications, 1997. Illustrated. 213 pp. Softcover. $19.95.
Charles Szabla. The Goldmine 45 RPM Picture Sleeve Price Guide. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1998. Illustrated. 301 pp. Softcover. $19.95.
Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom. The Vietnam Experience: A Concise Encyclopedia of American Literature, Songs, and Films. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.322 pp. Hardcover. $65.00.
Deborah Pacini Hernandez. Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1995. 267 pp. Paper $18.95. Cloth $49.95.
Roy Shuker, Understanding Popular Music. London and New York: Routledge, 1994, $19.95.