Gary Graff | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) |
| Occupation | Music journalist, author |
| Nationality | American |
| Subject | Rock music |
Gary Graff (born 1960) is anAmericanmusic journalist andauthor.
Originally fromPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Graff attendedTaylor Allderdice High School where he wrote for school newspaperThe Taylor Allderdice Foreword.[1][2] He received hisBachelor of Journalism degree from theUniversity of Missouri.[2] He wrote for theDetroit Free Press from 1982 until 1995 when there was a strike at the newspaper. Graff refused to cross thepicket line and subsequently lost his job.[2][3] Graff has contributed to publications includingThe New York Times,Billboard,The Boston Globe,The Cleveland Plain Dealer, andSan Francisco Chronicle,[4] as well as writing a regular columns forGuitar World Magazine,Ultimate Classic Rock andConsequence.[2]
In 2005, Graff publishedThe Ties That Bind: Bruce Springsteen A to E to Z. One reviewer said that the book "comes close to being the definitive study" onBruce Springsteen.[5] He is also the founding editor ofMusicHound's "Essential Album Guide" series, which began withMusicHound Rock in 1996.[2] Graff is also a frequent contributor toThe Drew and Mike Podcast and theBob & Brian radio show onWHQG in Milwaukee, WI. He now lives inDetroit,Michigan.[6]
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