Michael Erlewine
American archivist of popular culture
John Michael Erlewine (born July 18, 1941) is an American musician, astrologer, TV host, photographer, publisher, and Internet entrepreneur who founded the music online database site AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide) in 1991.2
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Born Jul 18, 1941.1
Companies
- All Media NetworkFounder8
Early life and education
Early life
Erlewine was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he has had several careers. As a musician, he was active in the Michigan folk music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1961, he hitchhiked with Bob Dylan, and traveled to Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan, New York; Venice, a Los Angeles neighborhood; and San Francisco.
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Career
Occupation: archivist, music journalist, astrologer, photographer, businessperson.5
- Date not recordedFounded AllMovie3
- Date not recordedFounded All Media Network4
Music career
Erlewine, along with his younger brother Dan began a blues band called the Prime Movers, which regularly played in Chicago; other members included "Blue" Gene Tyranny (Robert Sheff). When the drummer left, the band replaced him with Iggy Pop (James Osterberg), then 18 years old. The Prime Movers gave him the nickname "Iggy" as he had played in the band The Iguanas. According to biographer Jim Ambrose, the two years Osterberg which was in the band made him aware of "art, politics, and experimentation."
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Personal life
Family
Erlewine and his wife have four children including musician May Erlewine. He is the uncle of music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataMichael Erlewine on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMichael Erlewine on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataAll Media Network, Founder
- 9Wikimedia CommonsMichael Erlewine photo by Michael Erlewine, Public domain