Robert Duncan

About

Music critic and entrepreneur who rose to prominence as a writer and managing editor for Creem magazine. His published works include Only the Good Die Young: The Rock 'n' Roll Book of the Dead and The Noise: Notes from a Rock 'n' Roll Era.

Before Fame

He was considered the third Best Rock Critic in a 1977 Creme Reader Poll, just behind Lester Bangs and Robert Christgau.

Trivia

He wrote for Rolling Stone, Circus, Hit Parader, Life, and City and co-founded the advertising agency Duncan/Channon.

Family Life

His family lived in Sheboygan, Wisconsin at the time of his birth. He later settled in San Francisco, California.

Associated With

He interviewed the legendary musicians Ted Nugent, ZZ Top, and Bruce Springsteen.