John Kruth

John Kruth is the author of musical biographies including: "Bright Moments – The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk" (2000 - Welcome Rain), "To Live’s To Fly – The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt" (recipient of the ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award - 2007 – DaCapo Press), and "Rhapsody in Black – The Life & Music of Roy Orbison" (2013 – BackBeat/Hal Leonard Books). John’s most recent book, "This Bird Has Flown – The Enduring Beauty of Rubber Soul 50 Years On," was published in November, 2015 by BackBeat/Hal Leonard Books. As a music journalist, John’s articles have appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Progressive, Wire (UK), Sing Out!, Wax Poetics, Folk Roots (UK), Rave (India) and So Jazz (Switzerland). For the past 10 years John has taught the History of Rock ‘n’ Roll, History of Jazz and Introduction to World Music as an Adjunct Professor of Music at Manhattan College and the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York, (where he currently teaches). With 10 solo albums to his credit, John Kruth is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who plays mandolin, guitar, banjo, flute, harmonica and sitar. John currently leads the 10-piece New York-based world music ensemble TriBeCaStan, who have recorded seven albums to date. As a sideman John has performed and collaborated with Laurie Anderson, Violent Femmes, John Prine, King Missile, Hal Willner, Patti Smith, Allen Ginsberg, Elizabeth Swados, Sam Shepard and Ornette Coleman.

Neil Young Was at His Best When He Dared to Be Vulnerable

By John Kruth

The Grateful Dead Finally Get the Documentary They Deserve

By John Kruth

The Strange Story of Country Joe & the Fish and the Summer of Love

By John Kruth

15 Years Later, Midnight Oil Reunite to Save Us From Oblivion

By John Kruth

The Mind-Blowing Story of the Most Important Songwriter You’ve Never Heard Of

By John Kruth

Can a 50-Year-Old Pop Album Stop Us From Destroying Each Other?

By John Kruth

‘Chasing Trane’ Illuminates the Spirit of John Coltrane

By John Kruth

40 Years Later, The Clash Is Still the Only Band That Matters

By John Kruth

How Weather Report Rewrote the Rules of Jazz on ‘Heavy Weather’

By John Kruth

The Velvet Underground & Nico Showed Us the Beauty of Danger

By John Kruth

Here’s the Music That Will Get You Through Valentine’s Day

By John Kruth

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