Robert Palmer

Robert Palmer was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1945, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1964. He began writing for "Rolling Stone" in the early?'70s -- and continued to do so as a contributing editor throughout his life. From 1981 until 1988, he was the chief pop music critic at "The New York Times", the first person to hold that title, and he continued to write for the "Times" after that. He is the author of "Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the...See more

Robert Palmer was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1945, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1964. He began writing for "Rolling Stone" in the early?'70s -- and continued to do so as a contributing editor throughout his life. From 1981 until 1988, he was the chief pop music critic at "The New York Times", the first person to hold that title, and he continued to write for the "Times" after that. He is the author of "Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta" (1981); "Baby That Was Rock and Roll: The Legendary Leiber and Stoller" (1978); "A Tale of Two Cities: Memphis Rock and New Orleans Roll" (1979); "Jerry Lee Lewis Rocks!" (1981); "The Rolling Stones" (1983); and "Rock & Roll: An Unruly History" (1995). He wrote liner notes for dozens of releases, and his work appeared in virtually every music magazine published during his time, including?"Downbeat", "Crawdaddy", "Guitar""World", and "Musician". Palmer died in?1997. Anthony DeCurtis is a contributing editor at "Rolling Stone", where his work has appeared since 1980. He has written for?numerable music and entertainment?magazines and newspapers. A former on-air correspondent and editorial director at VH1, he has contributed to a myriad of television specials and programs. DeCurtis holds a Ph.D. in American literature from Indiana University and he teaches?at the University of Pennsylvania and the Gradudate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. See less