Musician was a monthly magazine that
covered news and information about American popular
music. First called Music America, it was
founded in 1976 by Sam Holdsworth and Gordon Baird.
The two friends borrowed $20,000 from relatives and
started the publication in a barn in Colorado.
Subtitled "The Art, Business and Technology of
Making Music", it became known for its extended and
thorough articles about the stars of rock music. It
was not intended as a fan magazine, but as a
publication about the musician's craft.
Holdsworth and Baird sold it in January 1981 to the
company that owned Billboard magazine..
Holdsworth and another company executive bought it
back in 1985, and ran it until selling it again in
1987. The magazine closed in 1999.
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