Ed Ward, Rock Critic And Historian, Dead At 72

Ed Ward, photographed in the Rolling Stone office in December, 1970 in San Francisco.

Ward spent time writing and editing reviews for a young Rolling Stone – and later became both a broadcast critic and historian, publishing two volumes on the beginnings of rock and roll.

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Ward spent time writing and editing reviews for a young Rolling Stone – and later became both a broadcast critic and historian, publishing two volumes on the beginnings of rock and roll.