472:. The cowbell remains, however, an instrument suitably rare enough in the medium of popular music to warrant a list on Knowledge (XXG); even if that list is not ever going to be fully comprehensive. We must not forget that Knowledge (XXG) is a free source for people who find other encyclopedias, online or off-, to be lacking in some way.
348:. Harmless article, though it should be cross-referenced somewhere if it isn't already. I just added a title, myself. As an instrument, a cowbell is unusual enough that this article is unlikely to become too far ranging (as opposed to one about guitars, for example).
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African music, so I bet there's a large number of songs (even if it were restricted to recorded popular music) that could, theoretically, be on this list too.
456:-- Granted, as the creator of the list I am biased, but I thought it relevant in, as is mentioned above, the various styles of music to which the instrument has been applied. I find the "domino threat" of
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