Lester Bangs | |
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![]() Bangs photographed by Roberta Bayley in 1976 | |
Born | Leslie Conway Bangs December 14, 1948 Escondido, California, U.S. |
Died | April 30, 1982 New York City, U.S. | (aged 33)
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Period | 1969–1982 |
Subject | Rock music, jazz |
Leslie Conway "Lester" Bangs (December 14, 1948 – April 30, 1982)[1] was an American music journalist and critic. He wrote for Creem and Rolling Stone magazines and was also a performing musician.[2][3] The music critic Jim DeRogatis called him "America's greatest rock critic".[4]
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