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Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951) is an English music journalist.

His first experience came 1970 when he was asked to contribute to the satirical magazine Oz. In particular, he contributed to the notorious Schoolkids OZ issue, and was involved in the consequent obscenity trial.

He then wrote for IT (International Times) before decamping to the New Musical Express in 1972 for which he wrote for the next 13 years. After that he worked for a number of publications including Q magazine, Mojo, MacUser and The Independent.

In addition to his magazine work, Murray has written a number of books:

* Shots From The Hip, ISBN 0-14-012341-5, selected writings from his first two decades as a journalist
* Blues on CD: The Essential Guide, (1993), ISBN 1-85626-084-4
* Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix and Post-War Pop, a musical biography of Jimi Hendrix, ISBN 0-571-20749-9. This won the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.
* Boogie Man: Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American 20th Century, a biography of John Lee Hooker, ISBN 0-14-016890-7. This was shortlisted for the Gleason award.
* Dancing in the Street: Rock and Roll History, written to accompany a BBC documentary of the same name, ISBN 0-563-36996-5

See: [[wikipedia:Charles Shaar Murray|Charles Shaar Murray]]<br>
[http://www.rocksbackpages.com/writer.html?WriterID=murray online bio on Rock's Backpages]

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-[[Charles Shaar Murray]] (Reading, England, 1951) is a British journalist.
+'''Charles Shaar Murray''' (Reading, England, 1951) is a British journalist.
-His first writing experience was in 1970 when he responded to the advertisement in [[wikipedia:Oz (magazine)|Oz]] (issue 26) for under 18 year olds to edit an issue of [[wikipedia:Oz (magazine)|Oz]] which would become known as the [[wikipedia:Schoolkids OZ|Schoolkids issue]].
+His first writing experience happened in 1970 when he responded to the advertisement in [[wikipedia:Oz (magazine)|Oz]] (issue 26) for under 18 year olds to edit an issue of [[wikipedia:Oz (magazine)|Oz]] which would become known as the [[wikipedia:Schoolkids OZ|Schoolkids issue]].
 Murray then wrote for [[wikipedia:International Times|IT (International Times)]] before moving to the [[wikipedia:NME|New Musical Express]] in 1972 where he would stay for the next 13 years. He subsequently worked for a number of publications including Q magazine, Mojo, MacUser and The Independent.
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 He wrote and presented a three part radio programme on Zappa for BBC Radio Three in 2003.
-He wrote the interview [[Frank Zappa: 'Frenk! Frenk! Ees Aynsley playeeng?']]
+Murray did the interview ''[[Frank Zappa: 'Frenk! Frenk! Ees Aynsley playeeng?']]''
 In addition to his magazine work, Murray has written a number of books:
-* Shots From The Hip, ISBN 0-14-012341-5, selected writings from his first two decades as a journalist
+* ''Shots From The Hip'', ISBN 0-14-012341-5, selected writings from his first two decades as a journalist
-* Blues on CD: The Essential Guide, (1993), ISBN 1-85626-084-4
+* ''Blues on CD: The Essential Guide'', (1993), ISBN 1-85626-084-4
-* Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix and Post-War Pop, a musical biography of Jimi Hendrix, ISBN 0-571-20749-9. This won the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.
+* ''Crosstown Traffic: [[Jimi Hendrix]] and Post-War Pop, a musical biography of Jimi Hendrix'', ISBN 0-571-20749-9. This won the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.
-* Boogie Man: Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American 20th Century, a biography of John Lee Hooker, ISBN 0-14-016890-7. This was shortlisted for the Gleason award.
+* ''Boogie Man: Adventures of [[John Lee Hooker]] in the American 20th Century'', a biography of John Lee Hooker, ISBN 0-14-016890-7. This was shortlisted for the Gleason award.
-* Dancing in the Street: Rock and Roll History, written to accompany a BBC documentary of the same name, ISBN 0-563-36996-5
+* ''Dancing in the Street: Rock and Roll History'', written to accompany a BBC documentary of the same name, ISBN 0-563-36996-5
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 * [http://www.rocksbackpages.com/writer.html?WriterID=murray  online bio on Rock's Backpages]
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-From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
+[[Charles Shaar Murray]] (Reading, England, 1951) is a British journalist.
 His first writing experience was in 1970 when he responded to the advertisement in [[wikipedia:Oz (magazine)|Oz]] (issue 26) for under 18 year olds to edit an issue of [[wikipedia:Oz (magazine)|Oz]] which would become known as the [[wikipedia:Schoolkids OZ|Schoolkids issue]].
-He then wrote for [[wikipedia:International Times|IT (International Times)]] before moving to the [[wikipedia:NME|New Musical Express]] in 1972 where he would stay for the next 13 years. He subsequently worked for a number of publications including Q magazine, Mojo, MacUser and The Independent.
+Murray then wrote for [[wikipedia:International Times|IT (International Times)]] before moving to the [[wikipedia:NME|New Musical Express]] in 1972 where he would stay for the next 13 years. He subsequently worked for a number of publications including Q magazine, Mojo, MacUser and The Independent.
 He wrote and presented a three part radio programme on Zappa for BBC Radio Three in 2003.
+He wrote the interview [[Frank Zappa: 'Frenk! Frenk! Ees Aynsley playeeng?']]
 In addition to his magazine work, Murray has written a number of books:
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 * Dancing in the Street: Rock and Roll History, written to accompany a BBC documentary of the same name, ISBN 0-563-36996-5
-[http://www.rocksbackpages.com/writer.html?WriterID=murray  online bio on Rock's Backpages]
+[[Category:Journalists|Rense]]
+[[Category:Writers|Rense]]

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-Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951) is an English music journalist.
+[[Charles Shaar Murray]] (born 1951. Reading, England) is a journalist.
-His first experience came 1970 when he was asked to contribute to the satirical magazine Oz. In particular, he contributed to the notorious Schoolkids OZ issue, and was involved in the consequent obscenity trial.
+His first writing experience was in 1970 when he responded to the advertisement in [[wikipedia:Oz (magazine)|Oz]] (issue 26) for under 18 year olds to edit an issue of [[wikipedia:Oz (magazine)|Oz]] which would become known as the [[wikipedia:Schoolkids OZ|Schoolkids issue]].
-He then wrote for IT (International Times) before decamping to the New Musical Express in 1972 for which he wrote for the next 13 years. After that he worked for a number of publications including Q magazine, Mojo, MacUser and The Independent.
+He then wrote for [[wikipedia:International Times|IT (International Times)]] before moving to the [[wikipedia:NME|New Musical Express]] in 1972 where he would stay for the next 13 years. He subsequently worked for a number of publications including Q magazine, Mojo, MacUser and The Independent.
 In addition to his magazine work, Murray has written a number of books:
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 [http://www.rocksbackpages.com/writer.html?WriterID=murray  online bio on Rock's Backpages]
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