Jimmy McDonough

Jimmy McDonough is the author of the New York Times bestseller Shakey: Neil Young’s Biography. He is also the biographer

of Russ Meyer (Big Bosoms and Square Jaws), Tammy Wynette (Tragic Country Queen), Al Green (Soul Survivor), and exploitation filmmakers Andy Milligan (The Ghastly One) and the Ormonds (The Exotic Ones). He also co-wrote John Fogerty's bestselling autobiography Fortunate Son. His writing has been published in The Village Voice, Film Comment, and Variety.

“To paraphrase a quip Jerry Lee Lewis made about interpreting songs, I like to give great artists what they’ve got coming to them,” says Jimmy.