Michael Lydon
Michael Lydon, a writer and musician, lives in New York City with his wife, composer Ellen Mandel. Author of many books, among them Rock Folk, Ray Charles: Man and Music, and Real Writing, Lydon has also written for the Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and the Village Voice..... more
Michael Lydon, a writer and musician, lives in New York City with his wife, composer Ellen Mandel. Author of many books, among them Rock Folk, Ray Charles: Man and Music, and Real Writing, Lydon has also written for the Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and the Village Voice. A Yale graduate, Lydon is a member of ASCAP and on the faculty of St. John's University.