Chet Flippo Dead At 69
. The Fort Worth, Texas, native has been a champion of country music�as well as rock, pop, and other styles�for decades. He wrote such acclaimed books as Your Cheatin' Heart: A Biography of Hank Williams, On the Road With the Rolling Stones, and the anthology Everybody Was Kung-Fu Dancing. He also wrote books on Paul McCartney and David Bowie, among others. Flippo was well-loved by many across the spectrum of country music, including Taylor Swift, who called him "one of my favorite journalists" in a Tweet she posted yesterday: "We've lost Chet Flippo, one of my favorite journalists, who devoted his life to writing about music from a place of integrity. So sad. � Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 19, 2013" As a writer and editor at Rolling Stone in the 1970s, Flippo helped new generations of rock fans understand the breadth and depth of a genre that many knew little about. More than a few music fans were turned onto the music of artists like Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings thanks to Flippo (who was a lifelong fan and champion of the '70s Outlaw sound). more on this story Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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