Ralph J. Gleason

Ralph J. Gleason
Born
Ralph Joseph Gleason

March 1, 1917
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 3, 1975(1975-06-03) (aged 58)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University
Occupation(s)Critic, columnist, editor
Spouse
Jean Rayburn
(m. 1940)
Children3

Ralph Joseph Gleason (March 1, 1917 – June 3, 1975) was an American music critic and columnist. He contributed for many years to the San Francisco Chronicle, was a founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine, and cofounder of the Monterey Jazz Festival.[1] A pioneering jazz and rock critic, he helped the San Francisco Chronicle transition into the rock era.[2]

  1. ^ "Don't Let the Tweed Jackets, Trench Coat and Pipe Fool You – Ralph J. Gleason Was an Apostle of Jazz and Rock with Few Peers". San Francisco Chronicle, December 23, 2004.
  2. ^ Talbot, David (2013). "The Daily Circus". Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love (reprint ed.). Simon and Schuster. p. 81. ISBN 978-1439108246.