Johnny Rogan

Johnny Rogan
Born
John Rogan

(1953-02-14)14 February 1953
Pimlico, London, England
Died21 January 2021(2021-01-21) (aged 67)
Pimlico, London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationBiographer

John Rogan (14 February 1953 – 21 January 2021) was a British author of Irish descent best known for his books about music and popular culture. He wrote influential biographies of the Byrds, Neil Young, the Smiths, Van Morrison and Ray Davies. His writing was characterised by "an almost neurotic attention to detail", epic length (the first volume of Requiem for the Timeless is more than 1,200 pages long) and an ambivalent, sometimes positive and sometimes hostile response, from the subjects of his biographies.[1][2]

  1. ^ David Sinclair, "Angry man in the Van", The Guardian, 28 May 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  2. ^ Doyle, Martin (12 February 2021). "Johnny Rogan, leading music biographer, dies, aged 67". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 February 2021.