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Steve Turner, author of The Band Played On: The Untold Story of the Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic

Steve Turner

Biography

Born in 1949, Steve Turner is a respected Britishmusic biographer and author of numerous books, including AmazingGrace: The Story ofa Hymn (HarperCollins, Ecco US, 2002); Trouble Man:The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye (HarperCollins,Ecco US, 2000); TheMan Called Cash: The Life, Loveand Faith of an American Legend (Thomas Nelson, 2004); Jack Kerouac: Angelheaded Hipster (VikingUS, 1997); A Hard Day’s Write:TheStory Behind Every Beatles’ Song(HarperCollins, 1994); and VanMorrison:Too Lateto Stop Now (Viking, 1993). His articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q and the LondonTimes. He lives in London.