Robert Palmer
Writer, Director
June 19, 1945 — November 20, 1997 (52 years)
Robert Franklin Palmer Jr. was an American writer, musicologist, clarinetist, saxophonist, and blues producer. He is best known for his books, including Deep Blues; his music journalism for The New York Times and Rolling Stone magazine; his work producing blues recordings and the soundtrack of the film Deep Blues; and his clarinet playing in the 1960s band the Insect Trust. A collection of his writings, Blues & Chaos: The Music Writing of Robert Palmer, edited by Anthony DeCurtis, was published by Simon & Schuster on November 10, 2009.
Filmography
| 1993 | Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music · as Self - Commentator |
| 1992 | Deep Blues · as Self |
| 1985 | Ornette: Made in America · as Self |
| 1993 | Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music · as With Excerpts From: "deep Blues" |