Paul Ackerman

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (September 2022) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Paul Ackerman" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Paul Ackerman (February 18, 1908 – December 31, 1977) was an influential music journalist.^[1]

Ackerman was born in New York, New York. From 1943 to 1973 he was the music editor of Billboard magazine. He wrote the liner notes to Harry Belafonte's 1958 album of folk ballads, Love Is a Gentle Thing.

Ackerman enjoyed "rural blues and country idioms".

He obtained his degree from the College of William and Mary and Columbia University. He later received his master's degree in English.

Ackerman worked as music editor for Billboard magazine from 1943 to 1973. He worked for Billboard magazine for a total of 47 years. He was among the first journalists to write on the newly created rock and roll genre. He was a scholar knowledgeable in European and American civilization. His work focused on popular music of all genres.

Ackerman received a number of awards as a musical journalist and scholar. In 1995, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the non-performer category.^[1]

• Stambler, Irwin, & Grelun Landon (1969) The Encyclopedia of Folk, Country & Western Music, 1st ed., p. 3-4, (no ISBN) Amazon ASIN: B000RC4F16, LC: 67-10659 .
• Shemel, Sidney and M. William Krasilovsky, editor: Paul Ackerman (1964), ["This Business of Music"], (no ISBN) Amazon ASIN: B002KF9MLQ, LC: 64-25859 .

• "Paul Ackerman". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

This article about a United States journalist born in the 1900s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e