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Jane Scott: Pioneering Rock & Roll Journalist

Jane Scott met David Bowie and countless other performers when they were just getting started. (Jane Scott archives)
Jane Scott met David Bowie and countless other performers when they were just getting started. (Jane Scott archives)

A chapter of rock and roll history is being preserved with the help of a grant from the state of Ohio. The archives of Plain Dealer music writer Jane Scott are being organized and digitized at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives. David C. Barnett of Here & Now contributing station WCPN reports on the legacy of a music journalism pioneer.

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  • David C. Barnett, senior arts reporter for WCPN/ideastream. He tweets @DCBstream.

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