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Dave Marsh, Legendary Rock Biographer and Critic, Dead at 76
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What happenedPioneering Creem and Rolling Stone journalist wrote essential biographies on the Who and Bruce Springsteen.
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Left / center-leftDave Marsh, Legendary Rock Biographer and Critic, Dead at 76
Rolling Stone · Center-left · News report
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Right / center-rightDave Marsh, Bruce Springsteen Biographer and Rock Critic, Dies at 76. Dave Marsh, the music
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RIP: Dave Marsh, Bruce Springsteen Biographer and Rock Critic, Dies at 76. Dave Marsh, the music
Bruce Springsteen
Dave Marsh, Bruce Springsteen Biographer and Rock Critic, Dies at 76. Dave Marsh, the music critic and biographer who documented the early days of Bruce Springsteen in his influential 1979...