Geoffrey Himes
Geoffrey Himes is an American music critic who has written weekly for the Washington Post since 1977.[1] He also wrote for No Depression as a contributing editor in its first print era in the late 1990s to the early 2000s[2] and has written for Paste since 2004.[3] He has written lyrics for songs that have been recorded by multiple artists, including Billy Kemp & the Paradise Rockers and Mojo Filter.[4] He has won the Deems Taylor Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers four times (in 2002, 2005, 2014, and 2016).[5][6][7]
Books
[edit]- Born in the U.S.A. (a book about Bruce Springsteen's album of the same name; part of the 33⅓ series) (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005)
References
[edit]- ^ Barker, David (October 15, 2007). 33 1/3 Greatest Hits. A&C Black. p. 109. ISBN 9780826428769.
- ^ "Articles, interviews and reviews from Geoffrey Himes". Rock's Backpages. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey (March 28, 2016). "Why We Still Need Music Criticism". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Geoffrey Himes". Oxford American. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ Frater, Bill (November 24, 2016). "Music Journalist Geoffrey Himes Gives His Definition of Americana". No Depression. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "46th Annual Deems Taylor, Virgil Thomson Award Winners Honored". www.ascap.com (Press release). Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "48th Annual ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award Winners Announced". www.ascapfoundation.org (Press release). November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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