Lester Bangs
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Psychotic Reactions and Carburettor Dung
- Mainlines, blood feasts, and bad taste
- Lit Riffs
- Reacciones Psicóticas y Mierda de Carburador
- Blondie
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1948-12-13
- Active to
- 1982-04-30
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 1,883
- Total plays
- 9,050
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punkrockAlt-countryjazzfolk
Lester Bangs (aka Leslie Conway Bangs) was an American music journalist, author and musician. He wrote for Creem and Rolling Stone magazines, and has been called one of the "most influential" voices in rock criticism. Bangs was born Escondido, California, USA on December 14, 1948. His mother was a devout Jehovah's Witness. His father died when Bangs was young. In 1969, Bangs began writing freelance after reading an ad in Rolling Stone soliciting readers' reviews. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lester
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Escondido
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- music critic
- Educated at
- Grossmont College
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1948-12-13
- date of death
- 1982-04-30
- cause of death
- drug overdose
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