Billy Altman

Music critic, historian

Humanities and Sciences

Education

BA, SUNY at Buffalo


Professional experience includes

Curator, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; consultant, Grammy Museum; senior editor, Creem; editor-in-chief, MTV To Go; executive producer, RCA Heritage Series; chairman, Liner Notes Committee, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences


Books and anthologies include

Laughter's Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley; The Rolling Stone Record Guide; Brooklyn: A State of Mind


Publications include

The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Esquire, GQ, Spin, Entertainment Weekly, Creem, Yahoo, Huffington Post


Awards include

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress; ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award; Communication Arts Interactive Design Annual