Articles by: David Dalton

David Dalton was a New York Times bestselling author, a founding editor of Rolling Stone, recipient of the Columbia School of Journalism Award, and winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Best Rock Book of the Year award for Faithfull. He was the author of twenty-four books, including biographies of James Dean, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Sid Vicious, the Rolling Stones, and, in 2010 (with Tony Scherman), a critically acclaimed biography of Andy Warhol, Pop. Dalton was the co-author (with Jonathon Cott) of Get Back, the only book ever commissioned by the Beatles. David died in July 2022.

Articles by: David Dalton

Jimi Hendrix at the Atlanta Pop Festival

Jimi Hendrix at Monterey: "as if some alien from a hyphenated galaxy had zapped me with a ray gun"

By David Dalton published 27 November 22

Jimi At 50 Monterey, California, June 18, 1967: Pete Townsend smashes his guitar, but it's what Jimi Hendrix does that goes down in history

How Bob Dylan And The Holy Trinity Changed Music Forever

By David Dalton published 31 December 15

In 1965 and ’66 Bob Dylan released a trio of visionary albums that transformed him into the most influential rock star of the decade and possibly of all time. This is how he did it