ED WARD
Ed Ward (born 1948) is an American writer and radio commenter known since 1986 as the "rock-and-roll historian" for NPR's program Fresh Air and one of the original founders of Austin's South by Southwest music festival. He is the author of The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963 (2016) and Michael Bloomfield: The Rise and Fall of an American Guitar Hero (1983). He was the co-author (with Geoffrey Stokes and Ken Tucker) of Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock & Roll (1983) and wrote content with Rashod Ollison for the PBS website for the documentary series Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Protest. (More from Wikipedia)
Richard Fariña had an awful motorcycle accident on his 29th birthday, March 8, 1966. A few months later, Bob Dylan had a bad motorcycle accident on July 29, 1966. Dylan survived his injuries; Fariña did not. Today, Dylan is known throughout the world, while Fariña is virtually forgotten. Writer Ed Ward has said: "If Richard had survived that motorcycle accident, he would have easily given Dylan a run for his money."
(March 2015)
