John Broven (born 1942)
[Steve Cushing, ''Pioneers of the Blues Revival'']
University of Illinois Press, , 2014, p.166 is a British music historian, author, and
reissue
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Reasons for reissue
New aud ...
producer who has written about
blues
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and
R&B music history in the United States.
He was inducted into the
Louisiana Hall of Fame in 1995.
[ John Broven: Biography]
Retrieved 4 February 2020
He was born in
Maidstone,
Kent
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, England and attended
Bexhill Grammar School
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in Sussex, where he became friendly with
Mike Leadbitter Michael Andrew Leadbitter (12 March 1942 - 16 November 1974) was a British writer, researcher, magazine editor, and a leading authority on blues music, who had an important role in the revival of interest in the blues, particularly in the UK in the ...
.
[ He began writing for '']Blues Unlimited ''Blues Unlimited'' (ISSN 0006-5153) was a British monthly music magazine dealing with all aspects of blues music. Co-founded in 1963 by Simon A. Napier (not to be confused with Simon Napier-Bell) and Mike Leadbitter, it was - along with its later ...
'' in 1963, maintaining his input to the magazine as a hobby until about 1978.[ In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote many ]liner notes
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Origin
Liner notes are desce ...
for blues CD reissues.[ In 1985, he co-founded '' Juke Blues'' magazine with Cilla Huggins and Bez Turner.][ From 1991 until about 2006, he worked for reissue company Ace Records.][
Broven made his first trip to Louisiana in 1970,][ when he met musicians Archibald, Professor Longhair and Huey "Piano" Smith.][ An article in '']The Advocate
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Magazines
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'' described his books on Louisiana music history as definitive. His book was featured on New Orleans radio station WWNO
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. '' American Songwriter'' and '' Pop Matters'' also gave ''Record Makers and Breakers'', which was published in 2008, favourable reviews.[
Broven has also lectured and made radio broadcasts covering the history of R&B music.][
]
Bibliography
*''Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans'', Pelican Publishing 1977 (original version published as ''Walking to New Orleans'' in 1974. It was updated in 2015)
*''South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous'', Pelican Publishing, 1983
*''Record Makers and Breakers'', University of Illinois Press, 2009
References
External links
Website
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1942 births
Living people
British music historians