Michael Gray
About Me
English writer, critic, broadcaster and performer of one-man-show-type talks at colleges, arts centres, small theatres and any-sized festivals. Specialist subjects Bob Dylan's work, rock'n'roll, some pre-war blues and travel. Author of a biography of Frank Zappa (1985, 1992, 1993, 2003 & 2007), co-author of THE ELVIS ATLAS: A Journey Through Elvis Presley's America (1996), co-editor of ALL ACROSS THE TELEGRAPH: A Bob Dylan Handbook (1987), author of SONG & DANCE MAN: The Art Of Bob Dylan (1972), THE ART OF BOB DYLAN: Song & Dance Man (1981), SONG & DANCE MAN III: The Art Of Bob Dylan (1999/2000), THE BOB DYLAN ENCYCLOPEDIA (2006; paperback 17 July 2008 in the UK & US) and HAND ME MY TRAVELIN' SHOES: In Search Of Blind Willie McTell (UK hardback Bloomsbury, July 2007. UK paperback October 2008. US hardback Chicago Review Press, September 2009).
Favorite Books
- "The Last Step In The Dance" by Tim Gautreaux; Robert C.S. Downs' "The Fifth Season"
- George Eliot's "Middlemarch"
- Charles Dickens' "Bleak House" "Dombey and Son" and "Our Mutual Friend"
- Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas"
- Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain"
- Josephine Johnson's "Now In November"
- Evelyn Waugh's "Scoop"
- Sarah Waters' "Fingersmith"... Most recently I've much enjoyed "Whiskey Before Breakfast"
- a novel by Benjy Griffiths (Mercer UP
- Macon GA).
My Blogs |
Team Members |
| HAND ME MY TRAVELIN' SHOES | |
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| BOB DYLAN ENCYCLOPEDIA | |
| WINTERLUDE WEEKENDS |
