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John Lingan

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Nonfiction, History, Music

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I'm a writer and author who lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. I have written for The New York Times Magazine, The Oxford American, Washington Post, The Ringer, Pitchfork, and many other publications.

In 2022 my book "A Song for Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival" was published by Hachette Books. It's a biography of a great American rock band, from their inception as junior high students in 1958 through their enormous global fame in the late 1960s and their stunning, sudden dissolution in 1972. Based on interview with band members and compatriots, as well as unpublished and rare memoirs from their inner circle, it has been praised in the New Yorker and Wall St. Journal among other places.

My first book, "Homepl ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 535 ratings · 105 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Poor White by Sherwood Anderson, John Lingan (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.69 avg rating — 454 ratings — published 1920 — 174 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Song For Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival 3.79 avg rating — 304 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homeplace: A Southern Town, a Country Legend, and the Last Days of a Mountaintop Honky-Tonk – An Intimate Portrait of Music, Class, and Race in Winchester, Virginia 3.61 avg rating — 147 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers 4.06 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars