Skip to content

By Jeff Burger

More than four decades’ worth of music reviews, interviews, and commentary

  • Bruce Springsteen Book
    • About the Book
    • Contents
    • Excerpts
    • Q&A with the Editor
    • Reviews
    • Worldwide Purchase Links
  • John Lennon Book
    • About the Book
    • Audio Excerpt
    • Contents
    • From the Preface
    • Reviews
    • Worldwide Purchase Links
  • Leonard Cohen Book
    • About the Book
    • Contents
    • From the Preface
    • Q&A with the Editor
    • Reviews
    • 14 Facts about Cohen
    • Worldwide Purchase Links
  • Bob Dylan Book
    • About the Book
    • Contents
    • From the Preface
    • Media Inquiries
    • Reviews
    • Worldwide Purchase Links
  • Album Reviews
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • H
    • I–J
    • K
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • P
    • Q–R
    • S
    • T
    • U–V
    • W–X
    • Y–Z
    • MULTIARTIST
  • More on Music
    • Book Reviews
    • Commentary
    • Film Reviews
    • Interviews & Encounters
    • Quote Unquote
    • R.I.P.
    • Videos
  • Beyond Music
    • Commentary
    • Interviews
    • TV & Film Reviews
  • Events
  • Photos
  • About
  • Contact

Author: Jeff Burger

Jeff Burger edited Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters, Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon, Springsteen on Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters, and Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters, all published in North America by Chicago Review Press. The books have been republished or set for republication in nearly a dozen other countries. Burger has been a writer and editor for more than four decades and has covered popular music throughout his journalism career. His reviews, essays and reportage on that and many other subjects have appeared in more than 75 magazines, newspapers and books, including Barron’s, the Los Angeles Times, Family Circle, Melody Maker, High Fidelity, Creem, Circus, Reader’s Digest, Gentlemen’s Quarterly, All Music Guide, the Morton Report, and No Depression. He has published interviews with many leading musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Billy Joel, the Righteous Brothers and the members of Steely Dan; and with such public figures as Suze Orman, James Carville, Sir Richard Branson, F. Lee Bailey, Wolfman Jack, Daymond John, Donald Trump, Sydney Pollack, and Cliff Robertson. Burger has been editor of several periodicals, including Phoenix magazine in Arizona, and he spent 14 years in senior positions at Medical Economics magazine, the country’s largest business magazine for doctors. A former consulting editor at Time Inc., he currently serves as editor of Business Jet Traveler, which the American Society of Business Publication Editors named one of the country’s best business magazines in 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2018. Burger lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey with his wife, Madeleine Beresford, a writer, puppeteer, and preschool director and teacher. The couple have a son, Andre, and a daughter, Myriam.
December 7, 2019 Album Reviews

Holiday Gift Guide: The Year’s Best Box Sets

An expanded edition of The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ and an anthology of influential country music are among my eight picks for outstanding box sets released in 2019.

December 4, 2019 Album Reviews / Book Reviews

The Doors’ ‘Soft Parade’ Turns 50

A 50th anniversary edition of the Doors’ ‘The Soft Parade,’ plus albums from Jerry Leger and Swans and a book about Specialty Records.

November 27, 2019 Album Reviews / Film/TV Reviews

A Tim Buckley Gem, a Chuck Berry Film, and CDs from Elliott Murphy & Gene Clark

An exceptional Tim Buckley concert surfaces and a Chuck Berry film comes to Blu-ray. Plus material from Elliott Murphy’s archives and a Gene Clark cult favorite.

November 25, 2019 Musician Interviews

Q&A: Little Steven’s Big Life

The longtime Springsteen guitarist, ‘Sopranos’ star, and political activist discusses his career and ambitious plans.

November 18, 2019 Album Reviews

Springsteen Revisits ‘Western Stars’, Plus Rampart Records’ Singles, the Revelers, and New Riders of the Purple Sage

Bruce Springsteen releases live versions of the songs on his recent ‘Western Stars’ CD. Also: an anthology collects singles from the defunct Rampart Records label, Cajun music from the Revelers, and a 1972 concert from New Riders of the Purple Sage.

November 13, 2019 Album Reviews / Film/TV Reviews

The Rolling Stones Deliver a Deluxe ‘Let It Bleed’ and a 1998 Concert Recording

The Rolling Stones dig into the vaults to offer an anniversary edition of the classic ‘Let It Bleed’ plus a concert from their 1998 world tour.

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 143 Next Posts»

Enter your email address and click on "Follow" to receive email notifications of new posts.

Archives

Categories

Translate

Book News

Newly available: A paperback North American edition of Dylan on Dylan, Japanese editions of Lennon on Lennon and Dylan on Dylan, and a Spanish edition of Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen.

Coming soon: Spanish editions of Lennon on Lennon and Dylan on Dylan.

Signed copies: A limited number of autographed copies of all of my books (inscribed as you wish) are available for the cover price plus $5 S&H. Please use this website’s contact form to request details and ordering information.

Book Editions from Around the World

Cohen UK Edition
Cohen N. America Edition
Springsteen Japan Edition
Springsteen UK Edition
Springsteen N. America Edition
Springsteen French Edition
Lennon N. America Edition
Cohen Hungary Edition
Lennon UK
Dylan on Dylan
Turkish edition
Lennon Japan cover
Cohen Italian edition
Cohen Spanish
Dylan Japan

Top Posts & Pages

  • Holiday Gift Guide: The Year's Best Box Sets
  • Tom T. Hall Won't Turn You into a Songwriter
  • The Beatles' White Album: a 5.1 Mix, Session Gems, and More
  • Album Reviews
  • C

Copyright Notice

© Jeff Burger, 1973–2019. All rights reserved. Use of any content on this website without written permission is prohibited. Posting dates reflect dates of original publication.

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Cancel