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American music critics
- Jon ParelesJon Pareles was born in 1953 within the quiet borders of Connecticut. His early life unfolded through the keys of a piano and the mouthpiece of a jazz flute.
- Robert HilburnRobert Hilburn was born on the 25th of September, 1939 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He spent his first five years living on a cotton farm near Campti with his…
- Stephen Thomas ErlewineStephen Thomas Erlewine entered the world on the 18th of June 1973. His birthplace was Ann Arbor, Michigan. This city would later host his university…
- Henry Edward KrehbielHenry Edward Krehbiel entered the world on the 10th of March 1854 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His father served as a German clergyman within the Methodist…
- Ralph EllisonRalph Waldo Ellison was born on the 1st of March 1913 in Oklahoma City. His father Lewis Alfred worked as a construction foreman and small-business owner…
- Arthur MendelArthur Mendel entered the world on the 6th of June 1905 in Boston. He grew up in a city rich with musical history before he ever stepped into a concert hall.
- Alfred EinsteinAlfred Einstein was born in Munich on the 30th of December 1880. He began his academic life studying law at a German university.
- Charles RosenCharles Rosen was born in New York City on the 5th of May 1927. His father Irwin Rosen worked as an architect while his mother Anita Rosen acted and played…