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Robert Palmer
Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born June 19, 1945Died 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 Himself |
| 1985 | Ornette: Made in America · as Self |