Print Resource

Contemporary Musicians
62 Volume Encyclopedia- look in volume 62or 61 to find out which volume your artist is in.

Electronic Resources

AllMusic
http://www.allmusic.com/
Input your artist in the search box. Note the resulting screen contains "tabs" for Overview, Biography, Discography, Songs, Credits, Charts & Awards. Overview tab contains influences.

Rolling Stone Magazine - Artists
http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/
Switch the pull down menu next to the search box to "Artist" before entering your band or artist name. This site is most useful for its *Beyond section in the "Main" entry, scroll way down to get Influences. Also look at the line menu across the top of the entry.