Claude Hall Explained

Claude Hall (September 4, 1932  - July 7, 2017) was an American journalist and a writer for and longtime radio-TV editor of Billboard.[1] [2]

Born in Brady, Texas, Hall coined in 1965 the term "easy listening" to describe the sound of WPIX-FM, a radio station then heard in metropolitan New York City.[3]

Hall was the author of the e-book "Radio Wars", which was published in 2012.[3] He died in Las Vegas at age 84.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JoniMitchell.com Library: Newport Port of Call for All Music: Billboard, July 29, 1967. jonimitchell.com. 2015-03-08.
  2. Book: Billboard. 1958-12-15. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 0006-2510. 28. 2015-03-08.
  3. Web site: Claude Hall, Former Billboard Radio-TV Editor, Coined The Term 'Easy Listening,' Passes Away. AllAccess.com. July 7, 2017. July 8, 2017.
  4. http://www.voxjox.org/ Claude Hall

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