Paul Ackerman

Biography

Paul Ackerman (February 18, 1908–December 31, 1977) was an American music journalist best known for his tenure as music editor of American publication Billboard. Born in 1908 in New York City, New York, Ackerman graduated from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, later going on to achieve a master's degree in English literature at Columbia University. Ackerman worked as Billboard's music editor from 1943 until his retirement in 1973, after previously working with them as a reporter. He died in 1977, aged 69, at his residence in Neponsit, Queens. Ackerman was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

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Discography

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Credited work

37 releases · 10 albums · active 1989–2025

  • Performance · 33
  • Other credits · 8

Studios: Westend Studios · Whoopass Recording Studio · Trainwreck Studio · Weights And Measures Soundlab

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