Unlike many topics you may have had to research or will have to, there is no shortage of information about the Beatles. Your task will most likely be how to navigate and narrow down all the research, how to identify a unique perspective and how to identify different types of expertise.
These encyclopedias will help you to get an idea of what topics folks are researching when it comes to the Beatles.
Ask yourself:
What kinds of experts argue about the Beatles and what perspective am I most interested in?
What kinds of evidence do experts use when arguing about the Beatles? (what do they cite?)
What words or phrases pop up often as I read? These will be helpful in finding related information.
This encyclopedia's 30,000 entries cover all genres and periods of popular music from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. The expanded Fourth Edition includes thousands of new entries on trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system.
An enhanced electronic version of the print Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on all aspects of music. Includes regular online updates of the complete text of the print edition with links to thousands of images, digital sound files and other related web sites.
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