William J. Craddock

William J. Craddock
Craddock, 1960s (Metro Silicon Valley July 12, 2012)
Craddock, 1960s (Metro Silicon Valley July 12, 2012)
BornWilliam J. Craddock
(1946-07-16)July 16, 1946
Los Gatos, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 2004(2004-03-16) (aged 57)
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
GenrePsychedelic, 1960s
Subjectmotorcycles, counterculture
Notable worksTwilight Candelabra
Be Not Content: A Subterranean Journal 1970)

William J. "Billy" Craddock (July 16, 1946 – March 16, 2004) was an American author who published two novels in the early 1970s chronicling psychedelic and biker culture in California in the 1960s.[1] Doubleday published Craddock's books Be Not Content: A Subterranean Journal in 1970, and Twilight Candelabra in 1972. Craddock has been called one of the seminal chroniclers of the psychedelic period,[2] along with Timothy Leary, Alan Watts and Andrew Weil.

  1. ^ "Obituary", Los Gatos Weekly-Times (Palo Alto, CA), Wednesday, April 7, 2004 (Source: NewsBank last accessed November 12, 2013)
  2. ^ Peter Haining, ed. (1998). The Walls of Illusion: A Psychedelic Retro. Souvenir Press Limited. ISBN 9780285634145. Retrieved 2013-10-09.