
Gary Graff
Gary Graff is an award-winning Detroit-based music journalist and author who writes for a variety of print, online and broadcast outlets. He has written and collaborated on books about Alice Cooper, Neil Young, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen and Rock 'n' Roll Myths. He's also the founding editor of the award-winning MusicHound Essential Album Guide series and of the new 501 Essential Albums series. Graff is also a co-founder and co-producer of the annual Detroit Music Awards.
Latest articles by Gary Graff

“I Wouldn’t Want to Go Through All That Again. It All Turned out Fine, Though”: Jeff Beck Reflects on a Life Devoted to Guitar
By Gary Graff published
The legendary guitarist sat down for a chat and opened up before his 2009 Rock Hall honors and show-stopping all-star jam

“I Feel That I’m Kind of Underrated”: In 2008, Harvey Goldsmith Got a Phone Call That Changed His Life… And Revived Jeff Beck’s Career
By Gary Graff published
The U.K.’s best-known concert promoter raised Beck’s profile considerably in both music and pop culture

“When I Heard Pavarotti Sing It, I Thought, All This Is Is Sophisticated Blues”: How Jeff Beck’s Unlikely “Nessun Dorma” Cover Earned Him a Grammy
By Gary Graff published
Along with an interpretation of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life,” the guitarist’s oddball tribute tunes have earned high praise

“I Can See in People’s Faces That They Really Feel His Presence. I Feel It, Too”: Mike Campbell Talks New Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Release, ‘Live at the Fillmore 1997’
By Gary Graff published
The Heartbreakers’ first lieutenant reveals what went down when the band got back to its roots

“I’m in Two Great Bands, so It’s Complicated”: Nils Lofgren Reflects on His Tenure With Neil Young, His New Tour With Bruce Springsteen, and His Latest Obsession: Pedal Steel
By Gary Graff published
The rock ‘n’ roll veteran reveals what’s going on behind the scenes as Crazy Horse drop their latest, ‘World Record’
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