Paul Williams (journalist)

Paul Williams
Williams, 1971
Williams, 1971
BornPaul S. Williams
(1948-05-19)May 19, 1948
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 27, 2013(2013-03-27) (aged 64)
California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Music journalist
  • author
  • publisher
SubjectRock music
Notable works
Spouse
(m. 1970; div. 1980)
Donna Nassar
(m. 1980; div. 1990)
(m. 1992)
Children3

Paul S. Williams (May 19, 1948 – March 27, 2013) was an American music journalist, writer, and publisher who created Crawdaddy!, the first national US magazine of rock music criticism, in January 1966. He was a leading authority on the works of musicians Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, and Neil Young, and science fiction writers Theodore Sturgeon and Philip K. Dick, for whom he served as the executor of his literary estate.[1] Williams was also the founder of the Philip K. Dick Society, which helped to publish Dick's work and establish his legacy.

  1. ^ "Paul Williams: The first rock critic, and one of the best".