John S. Wilson (music critic)

John S. Wilson
Wilson, ca. 1940
Wilson, ca. 1940
Born(1913-01-06)January 6, 1913
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedAugust 27, 2002(2002-08-27) (aged 89)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationMusic critic
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWesleyan University
SubjectMusic criticism, radio host
Spouse
  • Catherine Beecher (briefly in the 1930s)
  • Susan Barnes
    (m. 1950; died 1981)
  • Mary Moris Schmidt
    (m. 1983)
    [1]
Children2

John Steuart Wilson (January 6, 1913 – August 27, 2002) was an American music critic and jazz radio host. He worked as a music critic for The New York Times for four decades, and was that paper's first critic to write regularly on jazz and other genres of popular music.[1]

  1. ^ a b Pareles, Jon (August 28, 2002). "John S. Wilson, Jazz Critic, Is Dead at 89". The New York Times.