Timothy White

Timothy White (January 25, 1952 - June 27, 2002) was a noted rock music journalist and editor.

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January 25 - 1952 - June 27 - 2002 - Rock music - Journalist - Editor

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White began his journalism career as a writer for the Associated Press, but soon gravitated towards music writing. He was an editor for the rock magazine Crawdaddy in the late 1970s and a senior editor for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1980s. He was editor-in-chief of Billboard from 1991 until his death at age 50 of a heart attack in 2002.

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Associated Press - Crawdaddy - 1970s - Rolling Stone - 1980s - Billboard

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White wrote several music-related biographies, including books on The Beach Boys, Bob Marley and James Taylor, as well as several collections of columns and short pieces.

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The Beach Boys - Bob Marley - James Taylor

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Sometimes eccentric in appearance (he often sported bow ties at concerts), White seemed an unlikely rock writer but was well respected for his honest, meticulously documented, and lively writing.

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