Download or read book The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World [2 volumes] written by David V. Moskowitz and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-of-a-kind reference investigates the music and the musicians that set the popular trends of the last half century in America. • Contains an alphabetical collection of entries that each profile a major group and band from the past 60 years • Provides a selected discography and bibliography for further listening and reading for each entry • Covers a wide variety of styles from classic rock to surf rock to hip hop • Features sidebar entries which tie together larger popular music concepts such as the rise and influence of MTV and the phenomenon of girl bands