Paul Nelson (critic)

Paul Nelson (born January 21, 1936, in Warren, Minnesota, and died circa June 28, 2006, in New York City) was a folk and rock music critic who wrote for "Sing Out!" and "Rolling Stone". He was instrumental in launching and supporting the careers of The New York Dolls, Elliott Murphy, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne and Warren Zevon. Although Nelson defended Bob Dylan when he "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, years later he wrote a negative review of the Dylan album, "Shot of Love". [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bobdylan/albums/album/301820/review/5940864/shot_of_love "Rolling Stone" 354 (October 15, 1981)] ] Nelson was found dead in his Manhattan apartment due to unknown causes in July of 2006. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/10/arts/music/10nelson.html?ex=1310184000&en=ba75faa99f6606d9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "Paul Nelson, Critic Who Spanned Folk and Rock, Dies at 69"] by John Pareles, "New York Times", July 10, 2006]

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* [http://rockcriticsarchives.com/interviews/paulnelson/paulnelson.html "What ever happened to Rock Critic Paul Nelson?] from rockcritics.com
* [http://rockcriticsarchives.com/features/paulnelson/tribute1.html "The Underground Man: A Tribute to Paul Nelson, 1936 - 2006"] from rockcritics.com