Chris Willman Email & Phone Number

Sierra Madre, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

I've penned liner notes for boxed sets from Steely Dan and Steve Taylor as well as best-ofs or reissues by Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, T Bone Burnett, Johnny Cash, the Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, George Jones, Marty Robbins, Martina McBride, Phil Keaggy, Collin Raye, Gretchen Wilson, and Sara Evans.

On behalf of label or management clients, I've written bios for Pink, Miranda Lambert, Aimee Mann, New Pornographers, the Dave Matthews Band, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Michael McDonald, the Civil Wars, Meat Loaf, Tift Merritt, Yes, George Jones, the New York Dolls, JD Souther, Alan Jackson, Rickie Lee Jones, Aaron Neville, and many others.

In recent years, I've written for: Variety, TV Guide, Billboard, Yahoo!, the Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Times, Parade, New York magazine, the Wrap, the San Francisco Chronicle, Indiewire, Rolling Stone, Spin, Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork, People, Relix, Country Weekly, CMT.com, M: Music & Musicians, T-Mobile magazine, JCK, Popdust, and record label and management clients.Recent major pieces include: over a dozen cover stories for TV Guide on "NCIS" and "NCIS: Los Angeles," among other shows; a cover story for the Hollywood Reporter on Jack White; cover stories for Billboard on producer Dr. Luke, Jason Aldean and Katy Perry; cover stories for M: Music & Musicians on Ringo Starr and Tom Petty; a cover story for Relix on the Dave Matthews Band. Wrote more than 20 cover stories for Entertainment Weekly.

New York, Ny, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Wrote a weekly album review column syndicated by the Reuters wire service via the Wrap.

Los Angeles, California, Us

I was at EW as a senior writer for 13 years and lead music critic for the last two of those. Among the 20-plus cover stories I wrote during that time: the Dixie Chicks (infamous "nude" cover), U2, Alicia Keys, "Walk the Line" on-set story, Aerosmith, 'N Sync, the Dave Matthews Band, Alan Jackson, Avril Lavigne, etc.

The Economist said it was “excellent.” The San Francisco Chronicle called it “fascinating and funny.” The American Spectator declared it “plucky,” while Mother Jones deemed it “sharp, yet dishy.” Mojo awarded it four stars; Spin an A-. NPR’s “Fresh Air” named it one of the year’s 10 best. Pick up “Rednecks & Bluenecks: The Politics of Country Music," Entertainment Weekly writer Chris Willman’s take on how country music reflects current events. Willman interviews artists ranging from Steve Earle to Charlie Daniels, the Dixie Chicks to Toby Keith, Sara Evans to Drive-by Truckers… along with Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Alan Jackson, and dozens more. amazon.com/Rednecks-Bluenecks-Politics-Country-Music/dp/1595582185/Get the book Cameron Crowe called “fast, fun, and skillfully reported… a surprising page turner," and of which Stephen King said: “You won’t read a better book about American music this year—or, probably, a better one about American political thought."

El Segundo, California, Us

I covered movies, music, and television at the Times for 11 years. (If you feel like you've seen me in there more recently, I've returned recently to do some theater reviews.)

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