Jane Scott, legendary Plain Dealer rock writer, dies at age 92
Sad news about someone who can lay legitimate claim to the title, “world’s first rock critic.”
To wit: “When the Beatles performed Sept. 15, 1964, at Public Hall, Scott was there, reporter’s notebook in hand. ‘I never before saw thousands of 14-year-old girls, all screaming and yelling,’ she recalled later. ‘I realized this was a phenomenon… The whole world changed.'”
I’ll keep my eye out for more stories on this. Great job by the folks at Cleveland, who have compiled a photo gallery as well as a large sampling of Scott’s work right on the site (including a review of the Stones in ’64 and a review of Pere Ubu in ’75!)
RockCritics.com 