Difference between revisions of "Neil Slaven"
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Neil Slaven]] | + | [[File:Neil Slaven.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Neil Slaven]] |
| − | Slaven | + | '''Neil Slaven''' (August 6, 1944 - December 23, 2023) was a British writer and record producer. He was considered to be a leading authority in the field of blues music. |
| − | [[Category: | + | In 1965, Slaven and Mike Vernon founded the label ''Blue Horizon Records''. Their first single was a song by [[Hubert Sumlin]], on which Slaven played second guitar. Slaven and Vernon also published the music magazine R&B Monthly. In 1969, Slaven and Mike Leadbitter published ''Blues Records'', a discography of thousands of US blues recordings. |
| − | [[Category:Producers|Slaven, Neil]] | + | |
| + | He also compiled and wrote sleeve notes for CDs (among others by [[John Mayall]] and [[Eric Clapton]]) and worked as an advisor to a number of record labels. Slaven was also a major contributor to the ''"Encyclopaedia Of Popular Music"'' and wrote articles for magazines like ''"Blue Unlimited", "Vox", "Mojo"'' and ''"Billboard"''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Slaven also wrote ''[[Electric Don Quixote]]'' (1996), a biography about Frank Zappa. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/11/neil-slaven-obituary Obituary by Tony Burke in The Guardian] | ||
| + | * [https://www.discogs.com/artist/348476-Neil-Slaven?srsltid=AfmBOoqactsUuFQVOmrcOAJ4p5qJL1FopNpKu1wYhezEyQ3-ZCLra2Do Discogs page] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Biographers|Slaven, Neil]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Historians|Slaven, Neil]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Musicologists|Slaven, Neil]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Guitarists|Slaven, Neil]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Record Producers|Slaven, Neil]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:30, 23 May 2026
Neil Slaven (August 6, 1944 - December 23, 2023) was a British writer and record producer. He was considered to be a leading authority in the field of blues music.
In 1965, Slaven and Mike Vernon founded the label Blue Horizon Records. Their first single was a song by Hubert Sumlin, on which Slaven played second guitar. Slaven and Vernon also published the music magazine R&B Monthly. In 1969, Slaven and Mike Leadbitter published Blues Records, a discography of thousands of US blues recordings.
He also compiled and wrote sleeve notes for CDs (among others by John Mayall and Eric Clapton) and worked as an advisor to a number of record labels. Slaven was also a major contributor to the "Encyclopaedia Of Popular Music" and wrote articles for magazines like "Blue Unlimited", "Vox", "Mojo" and "Billboard".
Slaven also wrote Electric Don Quixote (1996), a biography about Frank Zappa.
