KnowraRalph J. GleasonRalph J. GleasonRalph J. Gleason was an American jazz and rock critic and journalist who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine in 1967.BriefConnectJann Wenner: Jann Wenner is an American publisher who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine with Ralph J. Gleason. Wenner partnered with Gleason to establish Rolling Stone in 1967.Rolling Stone: Rolling Stone is an American magazine covering music, politics, and popular culture. Gleason co-founded the magazine and helped shape its early music coverage.Music criticism: Music criticism is the evaluation and interpretation of music through writing, speech, or other media. Gleason treated popular music as worthy of sustained critical and historical attention.The Jefferson Airplane: The Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band associated with San Francisco’s 1960s counterculture. The band was among the local acts whose rise Gleason documented.Hunter S. Thompson: Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist and author associated with New Journalism and gonzo journalism. Thompson’s writing for Rolling Stone extended the magazine’s reach beyond music criticism.San Francisco Chronicle: The San Francisco Chronicle is a daily newspaper founded in 1865 and published in San Francisco. Gleason wrote for the Chronicle, bringing jazz and popular music into mainstream newspaper criticism.Rock music: Rock music is a broad genre of popular music built around amplified instruments and a strong beat. Gleason’s writing helped legitimize rock as a subject for serious criticism.The Grateful Dead: The Grateful Dead were an American rock band known for improvisational concerts and a devoted following. Gleason wrote about the band within the Bay Area music world he covered.Nat Hentoff: Nat Hentoff was an American journalist, historian, and critic of jazz and civil liberties. Like Gleason, Hentoff brought jazz criticism into influential national journalism.Monterey Jazz Festival: The Monterey Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival founded in California in 1958. Gleason’s jazz writing emerged from the West Coast scene represented by the festival.Show all 20Linked from 1 pageShow all 1