Elijah Wald
Elijah Wald | |
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Wald in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1959 (age 65–66) Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Genres | Blues, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, author |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Website | elijahwald |
Elijah Wald (born 1959) is an American folk blues guitarist, music journalist, and a blues, pop, and cultural music historian. He is a 2002 Grammy Award winner for his liner notes to The Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Box: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz. Wald's 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties served as the basis for the film A Complete Unknown.