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Greg Kot
Born (1957-03-03) March 3, 1957 (age 67)
United States
Occupationjournalist, author
LanguageEnglish
GenreJournalism

Greg Kot (born March 3, 1957) is an American music journalist and author. Since 1990, Kot has been the music critic at the Chicago Tribune,[1] where he covers popular music and reports on music-related social, political and business issues. Kot cohosts Sound Opinions which introduces itself as "the world's only rock 'n' roll talk show", nationally syndicated through Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ-FM (91.5 MHz).[2]

Kot's books include Wilco: Learning How to Die, Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music, and I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers and the March up Freedom's Highway.[3] He co-authored The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: Sound Opinions on the Great Rock 'n' Roll Rivalry (Voyageur Press) with his Sound Opinions co-host Jim DeRogatis.[4] His music criticism and journalism has appeared in Encyclopædia Britannica,[3] Cash: By the Editors of Rolling Stone, Harrison: A Rolling Stone tribute to George Harrison, The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock, The Rolling Stone Album Guide and MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide.[5] A longtime contributor to Rolling Stone, Kot has written for a dozen national publications,[6] including Details, Blender, Entertainment Weekly, Men's Journal, Guitar World, Vibe and Request.[3]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Greg Kot Biography". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Sound Opinions Station List". WBEZ. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Greg Kot - Host of Sound Opinions". Biography. WBEZ. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  4. ^ Reid, Graham. "The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones by Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot". Review. Elsewhere. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  5. ^ Gary Graff & Daniel Durchholz (eds), MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press (Farmington Hills, MI, 1999; ISBN 1-57859-061-2), p. xix.
  6. ^ "Greg Kot". Host, Sound Opinions. Chicago Public Media. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  7. ^ "I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March up Freedom's Highway". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 27, 2013.


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