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Death of rock critic Dave Marsh
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Rock critic and biographer Dave Marsh has died at the age of 76 at his home in Connecticut. Reports indicate he had been battling Connecticut after a long battle with a degenerative brain disease for several years. disease. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Marsh was a significant prominent figure in music journalism, having served serving as an early editor for Creem magazine and contributing to publications such as Rolling Stone and The Village Voice. He Marsh was widely recognized for his work chronicling Bruce Springsteen, including authoring the 1979 biography ‘Born to Run’. He also played a role in introducing critic Jon Landau to Springsteen in the 1970s. In addition to his writing, Marsh was a long-time broadcaster on SiriusXM, where he co-founded E Street Radio and hosted the program ‘Kick Out the Jams’ for nearly two decades. He also shaped music discourse through his newsletter, ‘Rock & Roll Confidential’. Following his death, SiriusXM’s E Street Radio aired a special live program featuring reflections from various musicians and journalists. Bruce Springsteen described him participated in the tribute, describing Marsh as a ‘true Rock ’n’ Roll lifer’ and a man of conscience who was ‘soulful, intelligent, heartfelt, opinionated, bruising and often fantastically argumentative.’
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- 2026-08-21 05:42 UTC Death of rock critic Dave Marsh
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