Gary Graffis an award-winning music journalist based in Detroit. He is a regular contributor to Billboard, theCleveland Plain Dealer, Media News Group, Ultimate Classic Rock, Consequence, and other publications, as well as to radio stations in Detroit and Milwaukee.

He is the author of Alice Cooper at 75; co-author ofNeil Young: Long May You Run,Rock 'n' Roll Myths: The True Stories Behind the Most Famous Legends,andTravelin' Man: On the Road and Behind the Scenes with Bob Seger; andthe series editor of the MusicHound Essential Album Guides. He is also co-founder and co-producer of the Emmy Award-winning Detroit Music Awards. Graff lives in Beverly Hills, Michigan.