Ed Ward — a respected music critic and scholar, former Rolling Stone editor, and author of several authoritative histories of the history of rock & roll — has died at the age of 72.
According to fellow writer and friend Joe Nick Patoski, Ward passed away at his home in Austin on Monday and had been suffering from health issues, including diabetes. An exact cause of death was not given. His agent also confirmed his death to Rolling Stone.
Born Edmund Ward on November 2, 1948, Ward was raised in Eastchester, New York, and attended Antioch College.
According to fellow writer and friend Joe Nick Patoski, Ward passed away at his home in Austin on Monday and had been suffering from health issues, including diabetes. An exact cause of death was not given. His agent also confirmed his death to Rolling Stone.
Born Edmund Ward on November 2, 1948, Ward was raised in Eastchester, New York, and attended Antioch College.
- 5/4/2021
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
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