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Fred Jordan, Publisher of Taboo-Breaking Books, Dies at 95
At Grove Press, he and Barney Rosset challenged censors as they popularized D.H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and others.
Fred Jordan, standing, with Barney Rosset at the Grove Press office in 1969. Beginning as business manager, Mr. Jordan formed a long collaboration with Mr. Rosset, expanding into editing and managing the company’s defenses against censorshipCredit.Bob Adelman
May 2, 2021, 11:14 a.m. ET
Fred Jordan, the publishing partner of Barney Rosset, whose groundbreaking Grove Press and Evergreen Review fended off government censors to introduce avant-garde authors who inspired the counterculture of the 1960s, died on April 19 in Brooklyn. He was 95.
Rock-N-Relief, SeeHer Hear Her specials top this week’s online concerts Gary Graff, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio Foo Fighters, Carly Simon, Sheryl Crow, Deadmau5, Sammy Hagar & the Circle, Ziggy Marley and many more are performing for Rock-N-Relief: Live Stream Series, a marathon concert event at from 3-9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 5-6. Organized by Sean Penn and songwriter Linda Perry, the show will raise money for CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), a non-profit dedicated to crisis response. Rock-N-Relief can be viewed via Twitch.TV/AmazonMusic, Youtube and rollingstone.com.
Other events (all subject to change).
FRIDAY, MARCH 5
‣ The Grammy Museum is hosting a virtual exhibit dedicated to Ringo Starr, featuring new and archival interviews and artifacts, via grammymuseum.org.