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Music 143: Move on up a Little Higher: The History of Gospel Music

A guide to the basic information resources on the history of gospel music, Music 143.

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Reference Books at duPont Library (Library Use Only)

Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World by John Shepherd (Editor); Peter Wicke (Editor); David Horn (Editor); Dave Laing (Editor); Paul Oliver (Editor)
Call Number: ML102.P66 C66 2003

ISBN: 0826463215

Publication Date: 2003
Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music by W. K. McNeil (Editor)
Call Number: ML102.G6 E63 2005

ISBN: 9780415941792

Publication Date: 2005
The Encyclopedia of Country Music by Paul Kingsbury (Editor); Country Music Foundation Staff (Compiled by)
Call Number: ML102.C7 E54 1998

ISBN: 0195116712

Publication Date: 1998
Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music by George Torres (Editor)
Call Number: ML101.L38 E53 2013

ISBN: 9780313340314

Publication Date: 2012
The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin (Editor)
Call Number: ML102.P66 G84 1995

ISBN: 1561591769

Publication Date: 1995
The Harvard Dictionary of Music by Don Michael Randel (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9781849720953

Publication Date: 2004
The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music by Ted Libbey
Call Number: ML100 .L66 2006

ISBN: 9780761120728

Publication Date: 2006
The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll by Patricia Romanowksi (Editor); Holly George-Warren (Editor); John Pareles (Editor); Rolling Stone Magazine Editors
Call Number: ML102.R6 R64 2001

ISBN: 0743201205

Publication Date: 2001

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