Richard Havers
Richard Havers | |
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| Born | Richard John Havers 1 April 1951 Carshalton, Surrey, England |
| Died | 31 December 2017 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Music writer, author, consultant, airline industry manager |
| Years active | c. 1970–2017 |
Richard John Havers (1 April 1951 – 31 December 2017) was a British music author, journalist, consultant and broadcaster.
Life and career
Born in
commercial radio station in Turkey, before becoming a prolific writer of books and articles, mainly on jazz, blues, and pop music.[1][3]
With
Woodstock festival and the Beatles, and non-music related books on football, airlines, and 20th-century British culture. He also wrote for newspapers and magazines including The Daily Telegraph, The Times, and Record Collector, and contributed liner notes for many blues and jazz box set anthologies. He was a jazz consultant at the Universal Music Group, and also appeared in radio and television broadcasts.[1][2][3][4]
He lived in the Scottish Borders, where he campaigned against wind farm development in the Lammermuir Hills, before moving to Somerset where he chaired the board of the tourism organisation Visit Exmoor. He was married twice and had two daughters.[1]
He died in Minehead on New Year's Eve, 2017, from cancer.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "The Reigatian Magazine 2018 by RGS - Issuu". issuu.com. 2019-05-20. p. 71. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ a b c Chris Gilbert, "Obituary: Richard Havers", British Caledonian. Retrieved 24 May 2020
- ^ a b Paul Sexton, "In memory of Richard Havers", UDiscoverMusic, 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020
- ^ Chris Gilvear, "Jazz expert and author Richard Havers dies", Jazz FM, 4 January 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020
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