John Tobler
Encyclopedia
John Hugen Tobler is a British rock music
journalist
, writer, occasional broadcaster, and record company executive.
With Pete Frame
, he was one of the founders of ZigZag magazine
in April 1969. The magazine focused on the "underground
" music scene of the time, and featured Tobler's interviews with many of the leading rock and folk musicians of the period, both American and British. He continued to write for ZigZag until the 1980s, and for many other music magazines since then.
His books include 25 Years of Rock (1980, with Pete Frame), The Record Producers (1982, with Stuart Grundy), The Buddy Holly
Story (1989), The Rock Lists Album (1989, with Alan Jones), Who's Who in Rock and Roll (1991), 100 Great Albums of the Sixties (1995), and Brian Wilson
and the Beach Boys - A Complete Guide (2004, with Andrew G. Doe
). He has also written innumerable liner notes for record reissues and compilations.
He currently runs the Road Goes On Forever (RGF) record label, based in Washington, Tyne and Wear
, England
.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, writer, occasional broadcaster, and record company executive.
With Pete Frame
Pete Frame
Peter 'Pete' Frame is a music journalist, who produced outlines of the history of rock bands for various magazines . He founded the English Alternative rock magazine ZigZag in April 1969 and acted as its editor, from its beginning until February 1973, and again from March 1976 until July 1977...
, he was one of the founders of ZigZag magazine
ZigZag (magazine)
ZigZag was a British rock music magazine. It was started by Pete Frame and the first edition rolled off the printing presses on 16 April 1969...
in April 1969. The magazine focused on the "underground
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
" music scene of the time, and featured Tobler's interviews with many of the leading rock and folk musicians of the period, both American and British. He continued to write for ZigZag until the 1980s, and for many other music magazines since then.
His books include 25 Years of Rock (1980, with Pete Frame), The Record Producers (1982, with Stuart Grundy), The Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
Story (1989), The Rock Lists Album (1989, with Alan Jones), Who's Who in Rock and Roll (1991), 100 Great Albums of the Sixties (1995), and Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
and the Beach Boys - A Complete Guide (2004, with Andrew G. Doe
Andrew Grayham Doe
Andrew Grayham Doe also known as "AGD," was born September 6, 1955 in Farnham in Surrey, is a rock music researcher most noted for being a Beach Boys historian and author....
). He has also written innumerable liner notes for record reissues and compilations.
He currently runs the Road Goes On Forever (RGF) record label, based in Washington, Tyne and Wear
Washington, Tyne and Wear
Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it joined a new county in 1974 with the creation of Tyne and Wear...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.