Charles Shaar Murray
Charles Shaar Murray | |
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Born | Charles Maximillian Murray 27 June 1951 Reading, Berkshire, England |
Education | Reading Grammar School |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, broadcaster |
Years active | 1970–present |
Employer | Guitarist |
Charles Shaar Murray (born Charles Maximillian Murray; 27 June 1951) is an English music journalist and broadcaster. He has worked on the New Musical Express and many other magazines and newspapers, and has been interviewed for a number of television documentaries and reports on music.[1]
Biography
Murray grew up in
He then wrote for
Bibliography
In addition to his magazine work, Murray has written a number of books.
- Non-fiction
- David Bowie: An Illustrated Record (1981), with ISBN 0-906008-25-5
- Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix and Post-War Pop (1989), a musical biography of ISBN 0-571-20749-9; won the Ralph Gleason Music Book Award
- Shots From The Hip (1991), ISBN 0-14-012341-5, selected writings from his first two decades as a journalist
- Blues on CD: The Essential Guide (1993), ISBN 1-85626-084-4
- Boogie Man: Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American 20th Century (1999), a biography of ISBN 0-14-016890-7; shortlisted for the Gleason award.
- Novels
- The Hellhound Sample (2011), ISBN 1-900486-78-4
Broadcasting
His broadcasting credits include:
- "The Seven Ages of Rock" (BBC2, 2007) as series consultant and interviewee
- "The South Bank Show" (ITV, 2006) Dusty Springfield – interviewee
- "Inky Fingers: The NME Story" (BBC2, 2005) – interviewee
- "Dancing in the Street" (BBC2) – series consultant
- "Jazz From Hell: Frank Zappa" (BBC Radio 3) writer and presenter[5]
- "Punk Jazz: Jaco Pastorius" (BBC R3) writer and presenter
- "The Life and Crimes of Lenny Bruce" (BBC R3) writer and presenter
Performance
Murray also sang and played guitar and harmonica as Blast Furnace in the band
References
- ^ a b c "Charles Shaar Murray at rock's backpages library". Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b "I was an Oz schoolkid". The Guardian. 2 August 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "A tale of two rock critics". The Guardian. 20 October 2000. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "NME: Still rocking at 50". BBC. 24 February 2002. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Jazz from Hell". BBC Radio 3. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-907554-77-3.