Greil Marcus
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San Francisco, California, USA
Greil Marcus (né Gerstley; born June 19, 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics.
Known for
- The Last Critic2026
- Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends — Self2021
- What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael — Self2019
- The King — Self2018
- Hustlers Convention — Self2015
- Revenge of the Mekons — Self2013
- The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music — Self2007
- Classic Albums — Self1997
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- music critic
- Educated at
- University of California, Berkeley
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- American Book Awards
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- Greil Marcus
- date of birth
- 1945-06-19
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
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