Robert Hilburn
Robert Hilburn is an American pop music critic, author, and radio host. As critic and music editor at the Los Angeles Times from 1970 to 2005, his reviews, essays and profiles appeared in publications around the world. Hilburn has since written a memoir and best-selling biographies of Johnny Cash, Paul Simon and Randy Newman. He was a member of the nominating committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for more than twenty years, and lives in Los Angeles.
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Mary McCaslin, Randy Newman: Randy Newman, Mary McCaslin: the Troubadour, Los Angeles CA
Live Review by Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times, 26 February 1970
Newman Sings Blues at the Troubadour ...
Elton John: Troubadour, West Hollywood
Live Review by Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times, 27 August 1970
REJOICE. ROCK MUSIC, which has been going through a rather uneventful period lately, has a new star. He's Elton John, a 23-year-old Englishman whose United ...
Killing Joke, X: A Revitalized X Reunites
Live Review by Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times, 1 January 1991
The pioneering ‘80s band returns to the L.A. rock scene for the first time in nearly two years with new-found energy. Can an album be ...
Doug Weston: A Man Who Had a Passion for Art of the Troubadour
Obituary by Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times, 16 February 1999
TODAY, THE Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard is just one of a dozen clubs in Los Angeles presenting name pop-rock talent. But there was a ...
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