Lester Bangs
American music critic and journalist (1948–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the American music journalist. For the British/German music journalist, see Alan Bangs.
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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Born | Leslie Conway Bangs (1948-12-14)December 14, 1948 Escondido, California, U.S. |
Died | April 30, 1982(1982-04-30) (aged 33) New York City, U.S. |
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Period | 1969–1982 |
Subject | Rock music, jazz |
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