MUSIC IN THE AIR The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason

Ralph J. Gleason & Toby Gleason

ISBN 10: 030021216X / ISBN 13: 9780300212167

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 2016

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Near Fine in pictorial boards. ; 9.3 X 6.2 X 1.1 inches; 328 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MUSIC IN THE AIR The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030021216X
• ISBN 13: 9780300212167
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
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Synopsis

A collection of the best music writing and cultural criticism from one of the most influential music journalists of his day

The co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine, Ralph J. Gleason was among the most respected journalists, interviewers, and critics writing about popular music in the latter half of the twentieth century. As a longtime contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle, Down Beat, and Ramparts, his expertise and insights about music, musicians, and cultural trends were unparalleled, whether his subject was jazz, folk, pop, or rock and roll. He was the only music journalist included on President Richard Nixon’s infamous “Enemies List,” which Gleason himself considered “the highest honor a man’s country can bestow upon him.”
 
This sterling anthology, edited by Gleason’s son Toby, himself a forty-year veteran of the music business, spans Ralph J. Gleason’s four decades as popular music’s preeminent commentator. Drawing from a rich variety of sources, including Gleason’s books, essays, interviews, and LP record album liner notes, it is essential reading for writers, historians, scholars, and music lovers of every stripe.

About the Author

Two-time Grammy Award winner Ralph J. Gleason (1917–1975) was the author of numerous articles and three highly regarded books on music as well as an acclaimed TV and documentary film producer. Toby Gleason is a veteran jazz radio producer, programmer, and host, and a former assistant editor at Rolling Stone.