Joel Selvin | |
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![Selvin prepares to grill a chili pepper, July 2009[1]](view_image.php?q=Joel_Selvin&sq=&lang=&file=File:Joel_Selvin_BBQ_pepper.jpg) | |
| Born | February 14, 1950 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Music critic, music journalist |
| Period | 1970–present |
| Subject | Pop music, rock music |
| Website | |
| www | |
Joel Selvin (born February 14, 1950) is an American San Francisco-based music critic and author known for his weekly column in the San Francisco Chronicle, which ran from 1972 to 2009. Selvin has written books covering various aspects of pop music—including the No. 1 New York Times best-seller Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock with Sammy Hagar—and has interviewed many musical artists.[2] Selvin has published articles in Rolling Stone, the Los Angeles Times, Billboard, and Melody Maker, and has written liner notes for dozens of recorded albums.[3] He has appeared in documentaries about the music scene and has occasionally taken the stage himself as a rock and roll singer.
- ^ Photograph by Steve Miller
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rbpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Flaska, Barbara. "San Franciscan Nights: Music Writer Joel Selvin in Conversation". RockCriticsArchives.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2017.