Journalist, music historian, author ("Talkin' Greenwich Village," bios of CSNY, the Dead, Jeff Buckley, Sonic Youth), Rolling Stone contributor.
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Cassandra Wilson and the Many Lives of “Strange Fruit”
(Photo: Mark Seliger)
Billie Holiday may be the singer most associated with “Strange Fruit.” But with the passing this week of Cassandra Wilson, let’s not forget Wilson’s role in reviving and reinventing one of pop music’s most startling a...
And the Greatest Song About America Is ...
The end of the summer of the sesquicentennial had arrived. The celebrations of the country’s 250th birthday were winding down. Memories of the aborted Vanilla Ice performance on the National Mall were fading like a week-old suntan.
Yet th...
Dolly Parton’s Road Tips: The Lost Interview
Ten years ago, Rolling Stone began working on a special section on touring musicians. In my role as a contributing editor, I had the good fortune of being assigned a piece on Dolly Parton and her legendary, Dollyized bus.
I looked forward...
With Rush Back, Has Prog Been Redeemed?
“Growing up, it all seems so one-sided,” once sang Rush's Geddy Lee. “Opinions all provided, the future pre-decided.”
In that song, “Subdivisions,” Lee was addressing stultifying Canadian suburbs. But the same sentiments could apply to his...
That Time I Was a Roadie for Kiss
What I learned from spending a few days on the crew of one of rock’s biggest tours of the ’90s.
Thirty years ago this summer, Kiss rolled into Cleveland to play the Gund Arena. The show was part of their 1996 reunion tour, with its four fo...
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