Ward, Ed, collection, 1979-1984

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Ward, Ed, collection, 1979-1984

Comprising Ward's columns from the Austin American-Statesman, the Ed Ward Collection, 1979-1984, document the music scene in Austin, Texas, during the 1970s and 1980s.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8120443

University of Texas Libraries

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Ward, Ed, 1948-

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Journalist and music historian Ed Ward (b. 1948) began writing about music in 1965. A food editor for the Austin Chronicle in Austin, Texas, he also wrote columns for the Austin American-Statesman from 1979 through 1984. Two years later Ward, Geoffrey Stokes, and Ken Tucker published Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock & Roll. That same year, Ward became rock-and-roll historian for NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Source: Get Up, Stand Up. Ab...