Geoffrey Himes is an American music critic who has written weekly for the Washington Post since 1977.[1] He also wrote for No Depression as a contributing editor in its first print era in the late 1990s to the early 2000s[2] and has written for Paste since 2004.[3] He has written lyrics for songs that have been recorded by multiple artists, including Billy Kemp & the Paradise Rockers and Mojo Filter.[4] He has won the Deems Taylor Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers four times (in 2002, 2005, 2014, and 2016).[5][6][7]

Books

References

  1. Barker, David (2007-10-15). 33 1/3 Greatest Hits. A&C Black. p. 109. ISBN 9780826428769.
  2. "Articles, interviews and reviews from Geoffrey Himes". Rock's Backpages. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  3. Himes, Geoffrey. "Why We Still Need Music Criticism". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  4. "Geoffrey Himes". Oxford American. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  5. "Music Journalist Geoffrey Himes Gives His Definition of Americana". No Depression. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  6. "46th Annual Deems Taylor, Virgil Thomson Award Winners Honored". www.ascap.com (Press release). Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  7. "48th Annual ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award Winners Announced". www.ascapfoundation.org (Press release). Retrieved 2017-08-05.


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