Michael Lydon was hired by young Jan Wenner as the first editor of Rolling Stone, shepherding the magazine through its initial issues. He also wrote for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and other publications on the nascent rock revolution. His books include Rock Folk; Boogie Lightning; and Ray Charles: Man and Music. He lives in New York City.
"If you want to know what it was like to be in a dressing room with
the Rolling Stones in 1969, attend a Bob Dylan show in 1974 or
simply go to a concert that made you feel optimistic about the
future of mankind, then this is the book for you."
-"Blender
..."wonderful. Offers one of the better profiles on B. B. King, a
1968 glimpse that reveals the legend as philosopher."
-Bill Ellis, "The Commercial Appeal
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