Jeremy Pascall (Born as Jeremy James Zuppinger, 1946 - 30 Aug 2001) was an English

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, broadcaster, journalist and

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. He specialized in writing about humour and rock music, starting his career at the magazine ''New Musical Express''. At 26 he moved on to be a producer at

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. He has written several books. He died on 30 August 2001 from throat cancer.

Works

* ''The Illustrated History of Rock Music'' * ''The Movies from 1930 to the present'' * ''The Uncyclopaedia of Rock'' * ''God - the Ultimate Autobiography'', Angus and Robertson, London, 1987, * ''Story of Rock: Rock 'n Roll Is Here To Stay'', Phoebus Publishing Co., New York, 1973/76

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2001 deaths English male journalists 1946 births English male non-fiction writers {{England-nonfiction-writer-stub