Pollock is perhaps the most important scholar of American pop music. He also wrote Hipper Than Our Kids, one of the best books about the “boomers” and their generation.” Greg Shaw, Bomp Bookshelf

By The Time We Got To Woodstock is the best primer on our culture’s history and psychology precipitating Woodstock to date and is mandatory reading for anyone wanting to rip through the hippie veils shrouding that year’s biggest musical event –THE HUFFINGTON POST

Panoramic and focused, scholarly yet streetwise, Pollock’s book succeeds on the depth of its author’s knowledge of the history of a seismic year in pop culture, and the energy of his perspective, effectively lashing the strands of this fractious era together. (POP MATTERS)

“With wit and passion (The Rock Song Index) gives shape to the ethereal mess of pop music that’s trapped inside all our heads.” (Neal Pollack, author of Never Mind the Pollacks)

“Working Musicians is a marvelous, compulsively readable book—not only an invaluable resource (and an instant education) for any aspiring musician, but also a treasure trove of good reading and new insights and perspectives for any music lover. Few books about music come so close to the truth about how it really comes into existence.” Paul Williams founder of Crawdaddy.

They’re Playing My Song is the kind of insightful, meticulously researched music book that not only informs but immerses readers in the creative processes of the greatest songwriters of the rock era. Your blend of deep knowledge, engaging interviews, and thoughtful questioning gives each songwriter a voice that feels authentic and revealing, while highlighting the artistry behind their most iconic hits. You capture the nuances of songwriting, the evolution of popular music, and the personal reflections of artists with clarity and passion, creating a resource that enlightens and inspires readers about the craft behind the music.

What makes The Bleecker Street Tapes so interesting is that the author lived in the center of the folk era both geographically and emotionally. His knowledge of the zeitgeist is amazing and obviously intuitive and intellectual. Firstly, he targeted the key players of the time and gave us enough background so that we knew where they stood in relation to the entire folk movement. Secondly he used Bob Dylan as the keystone to what the other singers produced relative to Dylan’s work. What I think is also relevant is that the author’s interpretation of the era and the songwriters was insightful and intellectually stimulating. The book is totally worth the read.

I bought The Bleecker Street Tapes because of my interest in nearly all of the artists interviewed. It provided MUCH more historical detail than I had I access to previously. This is a foundational account of the history of that period and these musicians that shaped the rest of the century. What I hadn’t anticipated however, and what made this read such a delight, was the exceptionally good writing and editing. It was a joy to read.

I just wanted you to know how much I enjoyed The Bleecker Street Tapes. A lot of great stories, and new to me. Folks like Buffy Sainte-Marie, Phil Ochs, and Leonard Cohen are my Mt. Rushmore. Beyond the histories, the quality of the prose blew me away. Top notch.

“Roger Angell is away on a baseball trip and he has asked me to write to you about the sections of your novel you sent us. We found your writing to be full of energy, wit and wistfulness, a combination that made the excerpts a great pleasure to read, Your skill as a writer is so evident in the work you have sent us that we would like to encourage you to send us more, presented in forms more usable as short stories.”  Daniel Menaker, THE NEW YORKER

Your resume was remarkable. We receive at least 10 comic resumes a day, a total of sevcral hundred since we started out and yours was very funny, the only one. It made my day. Give me a call or send me a letter. I would like to have a chance to talk with you. Henry Beard, THE NATIONAL LAMPOON

PLAYING FOR CHANGE is an animated, funny book written with an appreciation of the worldliness and independence of teenagers. The scenes with Klein, an absent-minded pot smoker, lend hilarity to a consistently humorous story. THE HORN BOOK

IT’S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL is wry, funny, knowledgeable and shrewd. The story gives an amusing and colorful picture of the world of rock and roll and has lively characters and dialogue. BULLETIN FOR THE CENTER OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS