Listen to This Leading Musicians Recommend Their Favorite Artists and Recordings

Have you ever wondered what REM guitarist Peter Buck's favorite song is? Or what Lucinda Williams listens to while on the road? Or maybe you've just been curious about what's spinning on John Lee Hooker's turntable. After years of research, finally the first guide to recorded music based on recommendations not by critics but from the musicians themselves. After interviewing dozens of leading recording artists from the worlds of pop, rock, jazz, alternative, rap, folk, blues, world, soul, and country, Alan Reder and John Baxter have compiled their subjects' favorite artists, albums, and songs, along with biographical information and an appraisal of the interviewees' own work. Annotated with notes on record labels and availability of recordings, this guide also offers resource information for finding almost any of the musical recommendations.