Departures of note

Dave Marsh was an American music critic, author, and radio host who became one of the most prominent voices in rock journalism. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, he helped start Creem magazine in the late 1960s, where he was mentored by Lester Bangs, before writing for Newsday, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone. He published numerous books on music, most notably his influential 1979 biography of Bruce Springsteen, "Born to Run," and its follow-up "Glory Days," both bestsellers that helped define the genre of rock biography.

Marsh wrote extensively about a wide range of artists, championing doo-wop, soul, and girl groups of the 1950s and early 1960s, and published "The Heart of Rock and Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made." He was deeply involved in organizing and maintaining the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland alongside Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, and edited the newsletter Rock and Roll Confidential, later renamed Rock and Rap Confidential, which covered rock music and social issues.

Beyond his writing, Marsh was a radio talk show host and a member of the Rock Bottom Remainders, a band of authors that included Stephen King and Amy Tan. He died at his Connecticut home at age 76.