Occupation Journalist and Editor Name Timothy White | Role Journalist | |
Born January 25, 1952 ( 1952-01-25 ) Known for American rock music journalist Died June 27, 2002, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Books Catch a Fire: The Life of Bo, Music to My Ears: The Billb, Rock Lives: Profiles & Interviews, Long Ago and Far Away: Ja, The Nearest Faraway | ||
Timothy White (January 25, 1952 – June 27, 2002) was a noted American rock music journalist and editor.
White began his journalism career as a writer for the Associated Press, but soon gravitated towards music writing. He was an editor for the rock magazine Crawdaddy! in the late 1970s and a senior editor for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1980s, where he wrote a ground-breaking article detailing the destruction of Bob Hope's face in a logging accident when Hope was in his teens, accounting for Hope's unusual nose and jaw. White was editor-in-chief of Billboard from 1991 until his death at age 50 of a heart attack in 2002.
White wrote several music-related biographies, including books on The Beach Boys, Bob Marley and James Taylor, as well as several collections of columns and short pieces.
He also hosted and co-produced a nationally syndicated radio series, "Timothy White's Rock Stars/The Timothy White Sessions".