John S. Wilson (music critic)
{{short description|American music critic (1913–2002)}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1913|1|6}}
|birth_place = Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2002|8|27|1913|1|6}}
|death_place = Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
|occupation = Music critic
|alma_mater = Wesleyan University
|nationality = American
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John Steuart Wilson (January 6, 1913 – August 27, 2002) was an American music critic and jazz radio host. He worked as a music critic for The New York Times for four decades, and was that paper's first critic to write regularly on jazz and other genres of popular music.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/28/arts/john-s-wilson-jazz-critic-is-dead-at-89.html|title=John S. Wilson, Jazz Critic, Is Dead at 89|date=August 28, 2002|first=Jon|last=Pareles|authorlink=Jon Pareles|work=The New York Times}}
Biography
Wilson hosted the nationally syndicated jazz performance radio series, The Manhattan Jazz Hour, which included the artists Phil Woods, Toots Thielemans, Dick Hyman, Sir Roland Hanna, Jim Hall, Joe Williams, Milt Hinton, and other jazz luminaries. The series was taped at The Manhattan Recording Company studio in New York City in 1986 and syndicated nationally by American Public Radio. Wilson interviewed the artists, who also performed live in front of a studio audience for the series.
Wilson died in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 89.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-29-me-passings29.3-story.html |title=John S. Wilson, 89; Music Critic, Author of Books on Jazz History |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=29 August 2002}}
Bibliography
- {{cite book |title=Collector's Jazz: Traditional and Swing |first=John S. |last=Wilson |publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Co. |year=1958 |asin=B000ZT0MYU}}
- {{cite book |title=The Collector's Jazz: Modern |first=John S. |last=Wilson |publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Co.|year=1959 |asin=B009T8CJ8A}}
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Category:American music critics
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