Paul Williams (journalist)

Paul Williams
Williams, 1971
Born	Paul S. Williams (1948-05-19)May 19, 1948 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	March 27, 2013(2013-03-27) (aged 64) California, U.S.
Occupation	Music journalist author publisher
Subject	Rock music
Notable works	Crawdaddy Entwhistle Books Only Apparently Real: The World of Philip K. Dick Bob Dylan: Performing Artist
Spouse	Sachiko Kanenobu ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1980)​ Donna Nassar ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 1990)​ Cindy Lee Berryhill ​ ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	3

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 whose literary estate he served as executor.^[1] Williams was also the founder of the Philip K. Dick Society, which helped to publish Dick's work and establish his legacy.