John Bauldie (23 August 1949 – 22 October 1996) was a British journalist, noted as one of the foremost experts on the work of
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
.
He was editor of the Dylan fanzine ''
The Telegraph
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Australia
* ''The Telegraph'' (Adelaide), a newspaper in Adelaide, South Australia, publ ...
'', and was also on the launch staff of ''
Q'' magazine.
On the magazine website, Bauldie claimed that Dylan was a regular reader of ''The Telegraph''.
Bauldie died in controversial circumstances in a helicopter crash with the businessman
Matthew Harding
Matthew Charles Harding (26 December 1953 – 22 October 1996) was a British businessman, vice-chairman of Chelsea Football Club and a major financial supporter of New Labour.
Early years and education
Harding was born in Haywards Heath, S ...
, having watched his favourite football team,
Bolton Wanderers, defeat
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
. The crash enquiry found that the pilot was not qualified to fly on instruments in the fog of the crash night.
References
External links
''The Telegraph'' website''BBC report on crash enquiry'' BBC news web-site
1949 births
1996 deaths
Bob Dylan
English male journalists
English writers about music
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in England
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1996
Victims of helicopter accidents or incidents
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