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Peter Doggett (born 30 June 1957) is an English
music journalist Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music. Journalists began writing about music in the eighteenth century, providing commentary on w ...
, author and magazine editor. He began his career in music journalism in 1980, when he joined the London-based magazine ''
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''. He subsequently served as the editor there from 1982 to 1999, after which he continued in the role of managing editor. He has also contributed regularly to magazines such as ''
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'', '' Q'' and '' GQ''. Doggett has written extensively about the music and legacy of
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. In the 2001 edition of
Barry Miles Barry Miles (born 21 February 1943) is an English author known for his participation in and writing on the subjects of the 1960s London underground and counterculture. He is the author of numerous books and his work has also regularly appeare ...
' ''The Beatles Diary'', he supplied commentary on each of the band's official releases (later compiled in his and Patrick Humphries' 2010 book ''The Beatles: The Music and the Myth''). In 2003, he was part of a team of specialist writers and critics – along with
Mark Lewisohn Mark Lewisohn (born 16 June 1958) is an English historian and biographer. Since the 1980s, he has written many reference books about the Beatles and has worked for EMI, MPL Communications and Apple Corps.
,
Ian MacDonald Ian MacCormick (known by the pseudonym Ian MacDonald; 3 October 1948 – 20 August 2003) was a British music critic and author, best known for both ''Revolution in the Head'', his critical history of the Beatles which borrowed techniques from a ...
, John Harris,
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, Miles and others – who authored the three-part ''Mojo: Special Limited Edition'' series on the Beatles. In 2009, his book '' You Never Give Me Your Money: The Battle for the Soul of The Beatles'' was published in the UK by
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. The ''
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'' described it as "remarkable" and included the work in its list of the ten best books of the year. According to Beatles historian Erin Torkelson Weber, ''You Never Give Me Your Money'' is "one of the most influential books in all Beatles
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". Among Doggett's other titles, ''Are You Ready for the Country'' (2000) documents the advent of the
country rock Country rock is a genre of music which fuses rock and country. It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians recorded rock records using country themes, vocal s ...
genre. His book on rock music's role in 1960s countercultural ideology, ''There's a Riot Going On'', was published by
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in 2007 and was voted "Best Book of the Year" by ''Mojo''s readers. His more recent books include ''The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s'' (2011) and ''Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone: 125 Years of Pop Music'' (2015). Doggett's book on
John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
's later years at the
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building in New York, titled ''Prisoner of Love: Inside the Dakota with John Lennon'', was due to be published in April 2021 by independent publisher Jawbone Press. To the confusion of the Beatles and Lennon fan community, the book was cancelled shortly before its publication date. Doggett also works as a consultant for auctioneers of music memorabilia, specialising in the authentication of manuscripts and recordings. He has written CD
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and otherwise assisted in reissue campaigns of works by
the Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm ...
,
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and Tom Jones. In the
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, he stood as the
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's candidate for the seat of Fareham in Hampshire, the same town in which he grew up. He lives in London with his partner Rachel Baylis, an artist. The couple have two daughters, Catrin and Becca Mascall.


Published works

* ''Lou Reed: Growing Up in Public'' (Omnibus Press, 1995) * ''Classic Rock Albums: Abbey Road / Let It Be: The Beatles'' (Schirmer, 1998) * ''Are You Ready for the Country: Elvis, Dylan, Parsons and the Roots of Country Rock'' (Penguin, 2000) * (with Sarah Hodgson) ''Christie's Rock & Pop Memorabilia'' (Billboard Books, 2003) * ''The Art and Music of John Lennon'' (Omnibus Press, 2005) * ''There's a Riot Going On: Revolutionaries, Rock Stars, and the Rise and Fall of '60s Counter-Culture'' (Canongate, 2007) * '' You Never Give Me Your Money: The Battle for the Soul of The Beatles'' (The Bodley Head, 2009) * (with Patrick Humphries) ''The Beatles: The Music and the Myth'' (Omnibus Press, 2010) * ''The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s'' (The Bodley Head, 2011) * (as Rufus Lodge) ''F**k: An Irreverent History of the F-Word'' (The Friday Project, 2013) * ''Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone: 125 Years of Pop Music'' (The Bodley Head, 2015)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doggett, Peter Living people English music journalists English magazine editors Place of birth missing (living people) 1957 births