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Ralph Joseph Gleason (March 1, 1917 – June 3, 1975) was an American music critic and columnist. He contributed for many years to the San Francisco Chronicle, was a founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine, and cofounder of the Monterey Jazz Festival. [1] .
May 23, 2016 · Two new volumes of work by the legendary music writer Ralph J. Gleason are out this spring. Though he grew up during the Jazz Age, Gleason loved acts like Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead too.
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Jun 4, 1975 · Ralph J. Gleason, a pioneer jazz critic and an editor and a founder of Rolling Stone magazine, died yesterday of a heart attack at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, Calif. He was 58 years...
A new book explores the life and legacy of music critic Ralph J. Gleason, who found connections between rock and jazz. As the longtime music critic for the San Francisco Chronicle and a co-founder of Rolling Stone, Gleason had a unique perspective.
Learn about Ralph J. Gleason, one of the pioneers of jazz criticism and a champion of modern jazz, folk, rock and comedy. Explore his interviews, reviews, essays and political commentary in two new books edited by his son Toby.
But Ralph J. Gleason, who covered popular music for the San Francisco Chronicle, was a key exception. Fifty years after his daily columns appeared, his sympathetic but clear-eyed accounts of landmark concerts and events are now a touchstone for historians of the San Francisco counterculture.
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May 23, 2016 · Two new volumes of work by the legendary music writer Ralph J. Gleason are out this spring. Though he grew up during the Jazz Age, Gleason loved acts like Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead too.
