Dunstan prial wiki

PERSONAL: Born c. 1970 (some sources say 1963), in NJ.

ADDRESSES: Home— Bristol, RI.

CAREER: Journalist and writer. Worked as a reporter for the Associated Press.

WRITINGS

The Producer: John Hammond and the Soul of American Music, Farrar, Straus & Giroux (New York, NY), 2006.

SIDELIGHTS: Dunstan Prial is a journalist who became interested in music producer John Hammond because he produced records for one of Prial’s favorite artists, Bruce Springsteen.

In The Producer: John Hammond and the Soul of American Music, the author recounts Hammond’s life and career producing records for some of the top recording artists of his time, who, in addition to Springsteen, included such wide-ranging talents as Billie Holiday and Bob Dylan.

Prial reveals Hammond’s upper-class roots as part of the noted Vanderbilt family and explores his career as Hammond drops out of Yale University to follow his love of jazz music. The author also delves into Hammond’s