Chris Welch

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Chris Welch

Chris Welch is a music journalist, reviewer and critic with Melody Maker, famous during the 1960s and 1970s for reporting on the rise of such bands as The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, If, as well as Cream. During that time he also reported on the UK jazz scene.

A former local newspaper reporter, Welch joined the Melody Maker in 1964. He was later assistant editor of Musicians Only and editor of Metal Hammer. A contributor to The Independent and Rhythm magazine, he has written numerous books on rock artists including Jimi Hendrix, Yes, Steve Winwood, Black Sabbath, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Peter Grant, and Cream. As a journalist much respected by musicians themselves, he has also written the linernotes for numerous albums.

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Black Sabbath ISBN 0-86276-015-1 (1982)
Paul McCartney: The Definitive Biography ISBN 0-86276-126-3 (1984)
Def Leppard: An Illustrated Biography ISBN 0-86276-263-4 (1986)
Take You Higher: The Tina Turner Story ISBN 0-491-03951-4 (1986)
The Tina Turner Experience ISBN 0-86379-138-7 (1987)
Cream: Strange Brew ISBN 1-898141-80-0 (1994)
The Complete Guide to the Music of Genesis ISBN 0-7119-5428-3 (1995)
The Who: Teenage Wasteland ISBN 1-898141-18-5 (1995)
Changes: The Story Behind Every David Bowie Song, 1970-1980 ISBN 1-85868-810-8 (1999)
Cream ISBN 0-87930-624-6 (2000)
John Bonham: A Thunder of Drums (with Geoff Nicholls) ISBN 0-87930-658-0 (2001)
Ginger Geezer: The Life of Vivian Stanshall (with Lucian Randall) ISBN 1-84115-679-5 (2002)
Peter Grant: The Man Who "Led Zeppelin" ISBN 0-7119-9195-2 (2002)
Dazed and Confused: The Story Behind Every Led Zeppelin Song ISBN 1-84442-826-5 (2003)
Yes: Close to the Edge ISBN 0-7119-9509-5 (2003)
Genesis: Complete Guide to Their Music ISBN 1-84449-868-9 (2005)
Pink Floyd: Learning to Fly ISBN 1-898141-70-3 (2006)