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Robert Palmer

Robert Palmer

Robert Palmer was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1945, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1964. He began writing for Rolling Stone in the early '70s -- and continued to do so as a contributing editor throughout his life. From 1981 until 1988, he was the chief pop music critic at The New York Times, the first person to hold that title, and he continued to write for the Times after that. He is the author of Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta (1981); Baby That Was Rock and Roll: The Legendary Leiber and Stoller (1978); A Tale of Two Cities: Memphis Rock and New Orleans Roll (1979); Jerry Lee Lewis Rocks!... Read full bio

Blues & Chaos will be released on September 06, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Sep 06, 2011
Blues & Chaos is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 06, 2011
Excerpt:
Introduction from Blues & Chaos
Sep 23, 2010
Excerpt:
Preface from Blues & Chaos
Feb 22, 2010
Blues & Chaos will be released on November 10, 2009 in eBook
Nov 10, 2009
Blues & Chaos will be released on November 10, 2009 in Hardcover
Nov 10, 2009
Blues & Chaos is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Nov 10, 2009
Excerpt:
Introduction from Blues & Chaos
Sep 25, 2009

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Opelousas Daily World, April 15, 2012
...began touring professionally at the age of 18. He's shared the stage and studio with Paul Simon, Robert Palmer, Stevie Wonder and other stars. Simien has presented his "Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco" cultural workshop to more than 500,000...
All About Jazz, March 22, 2012
...Robert Palmer's Deep Blues is a superb narrative on the history of the delta blues. It is to blues music what Shelby Foote's trilogy was to the American Civil...
Portsmouth Herald, February 22, 2012
...the Maine Community Foundation if the town contributes $300,000, according to MacGillis. On Thursday, Budget Committee member Robert Palmer Jr. said his preference vote for Plaisted Field might not be positive. Budget Committee member Fred Weston, who...
York Weekly, February 22, 2012
...the Maine Community Foundation if the town contributes $300,000, according to MacGillis. On Thursday, Budget Committee member Robert Palmer Jr. said his preference vote for Plaisted Field might not be positive. Budget Committee member Fred Weston, who...
Seacoast Online, February 17, 2012
...the Maine Community Foundation if the town contributes $300,000, according to MacGillis. On Thursday, Budget Committee member Robert Palmer Jr. said his preference vote for Plaisted Field might not be positive. Budget Committee member Fred Weston, who...
Welland Tribune, January 16, 2012
...like Lethbridge, Alta., and speculation suggests its fleet would consist of Bombardier Inc.'s Q400 turboprops. WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer wouldn't comment on details, but said the proposal for a new airline is being shopped to staff throughout...
Salon, December 6, 2011
...Nelson added to the eight other names now compiled one way or another — Lester Bangs, Greil Marcus, Robert Palmer, Richard Meltzer, Dave Marsh, Nick Tosches, Jon Landau and myself — the early record is in a sense complete. The Village Voice, Creem...
Times Daily, March 3, 2012
...the economic recovery. “Our unemployment rate is 8.1 percent, which is lower than all the surrounding states.” Robert Palmer can be reached at 256-740-5720 or robert.palmer@TimesDaily.com...
Times Daily, March 3, 2012
...is capable of shredding 80,000 pounds per hour, and increases Wise’s melting capacity by 27 percent. Robert Palmer can be reached at 256-740-5720 or robert.palmer@TimesDaily.com...
Now Austin, March 3, 2012
...the late 1980's when Phish was channeling Lowell George-- either through Little Feat or his production of Robert Palmer's best work-- in some of their raw, sweaty covers. Artists Comments Do512Guestlist on @ Antone's 15 days ago Click "I Like it" for the...
Portsmouth Herald, March 3, 2012
...upcoming union negotiations after a member questioned employee salary increases over the past three years. Budget Committee member Robert Palmer made the suggestion Feb. 28, after questioning what he said was an 8.7 percent increase in employee salaries...
Poten & Partners, March 3, 2012
...impossible for him to make pounds 10m in cash," Shaban said. "This is hugely significant," said Robert Palmer, an anti-corruption campaigner at Global Witness. "It looks as if it's the first asset recovery case related to the Arab spring in London. It is...
Toronto Star Online, March 2, 2012
...would, like any modern normal Canadian, run to a doctor demanding “a pill to cure my ill,” as Robert Palmer once sang. C’mon medical science! Stay with the tour! But pain is invisible. Unless your leg is hanging by a thread or something’s gone...
TBIJ, March 2, 2012
...It would be imposible for him to make £10m in cash,” Shaban said. “This is hugely significant,” said Robert Palmer, an anti-corruption campaigner at Global Witness. “It looks as if it’s the first asset recovery case related to the Arab...