John Bauldie

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John Bauldie (23 August 1949 – 22 October 1996) was a British journalist, noted as one of the foremost experts on the work of Bob Dylan.{{cite web| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-john-bauldie-1351874.html| title = John Bauldie obituary| author = Prince, Bill| date = 11 November 1996| accessdate = 3 May 2012| publisher = independent.co.uk}} He was editor of the Dylan fanzine The Telegraph, and was also on the launch staff of Q magazine. On the magazine website, Bauldie claimed that Dylan was a regular reader of The Telegraph.{{cite web| url = http://expectingrain.com/dok/div/telegraph/dylanassub.html| title = Is Dylan a subscriber?| author = Bauldie, John

| accessdate = 3 May 2012| publisher = expectingrain.com}} Bauldie died in controversial circumstances in a helicopter crash with the businessman Matthew Harding, having watched his favourite football team, Bolton Wanderers, defeat Chelsea. The crash enquiry found that the pilot was not qualified to fly on instruments in the fog of the crash night.