Gary Graff

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Gary Graff (born 1960) is an American music journalist and author.

Biography

Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Graff attended Taylor Allderdice High School where he wrote for school newspaper "The Taylor Allderdice Foreword". [Citation
last = Behe
first = Regis
title = Local teens may be the 'next big thing' in classic rock
newspaper = Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
date = 2005-04-24
url = http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/living/music/pop/s_326693.html
accessdate = 2008-03-27] cite web
last = Ward
first = Steven
title = Losin' His Mind in Detroit Rock City: An Interview with Gary Graff
publisher = Rockcritics.com
url = http://rockcriticsarchives.com/interviews/garygraff/garygraff.html
accessdate =2008-03-27 ] He received his Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri. He wrote for the "Detroit Free Press" from 1982 until 1995 when there was a strike at the "Detroit Free Press". Graff refused to cross the picket line and subsequently lost his job.cite web
last = Weingarten
first = Emily
title = Living Music: Gary Graff interview
publisher = University of Michigan
date = 2006-10-17
url = http://sitemaker.umich.edu/livingmusic/view_by_role&value1=Broadcasting&mode=single&recordID=1397961&comparisonType0=is+equal+to&comparisonType1=is+equal+to&sortDirection0=Ascending&sortDirection1=Ascending&sortDirection2=Descending&nextMode=list&joinCondition1=OR&column0=arena&column1=arenatwo&sortColumn0=informantlastname&sortColumn1=informantfirstandmiddlename&sortColumn2=date&value0=Broadcasting
accessdate =2008-03-27 ] Graff has contributed to publications including "The New York Times", "Billboard", "The Boston Globe" and "San Francisco Chronicle". [cite web
title = Press Release: Gary Graff on Joe Jackson & Todd Rundgren
publisher = Michigan Theater
date = 2004-04-21
url = http://michtheater.org/press_detail_04222005.php
accessdate =2008-03-27 ] In 2005, Graff published "The Ties That Bind: Bruce Springsteen A to E to Z". One reviewer said that the book "comes close to being the definitive study" on Bruce Springsteen. [cite web
title = Book Review - Library Journal
publisher = Reed Business Information
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url = http://cat.cplclarksdale.lib.ms.us:8000/kcweb/kcContent?isbn=9781578591572&type=review&controlnumber=+++01334272&referedby=titlelist
accessdate =2008-04-08 ] He is also the founding editor of the "MusicHound Essential Album Guide" series. He now lives in Detroit, Michigan with his wife and family. [cite web
title = Visible Ink Press: Authors: Gary Graff
publisher = Visible Ink Press
url = http://www.visibleink.com/author.php?id=75
accessdate =2008-03-27 ]

Bibliography

*"MusicHound Essential Album Guide"
*2005: "The Ties That Bind: Bruce Springsteen A to E to Z" (Visible Ink Press)

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