Gene Sculatti Explained

Gene Sculatti
Birth Name:	Eugene Paul Sculatti
Birth Date:	30 January 1947^[1] ^[2]
Birth Place:	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation:	Music journalist
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Eugene Paul Sculatti (born January 30, 1947) is an American music journalist who compiled and edited the book The Catalog of Cool (1982).^{[3] [4]} In 1966, he became the first journalist to write about the nascent San Francisco music scene in a national magazine (Crawdaddy!).^[5] He is formerly an editorial director for Warner Bros. Records and the magazine Billboard.^[6] He has also written for Rolling Stone, Creem, and Radio & Records.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eugene Paul Sculatti, Born 01/30/1947 in California . CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
2. Web site: THE MAJESTIC WEST SCROLLGene Sculatti — Wimpole Street Writers . Wimpolestreetwriters.com . July 7, 2017.
3. Book: Henderson, Richard. Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle. 2010. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1-4411-4315-0. 6.
4. Book: Frank, Thomas C.. Baffler: The Journal That Blunts the Cutting Edge. 1997. Baffler. 978-1-888984-09-5. 194.
5. Web site: Gene Sculatti. Rock's Backpages. n.d..
6. News: Fenterstock. Alison. Dr. John's '60s, '70s Atlantic singles collected in new compilation, due out Sept. 18. Nola.com. July 22, 2015.
7. Web site: O'Rourke. Sally. BOOK: Gene Sculatti, 'Tryin' to Tell a Stranger 'Bout Rock and Roll: Selected Writings, 1966-2016'. Rebeat. November 10, 2016.