John PlattJohn Platt was John was born in Heston, Middlesex, and educated at Latymer Boys school. He became a renowned writer known for his passion for rock and pop music. Platt founded Comstock Lode, and collaborated on books with the Yardbirds and Mitch Mitcell, of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and produced a guide to the 1960s and 1970s rock venues of London. Moving to New York in the 90s, he organised the Cinerock festival at the Lincoln Center. He also published a book about the making of Cream's album Disraeli Gears, and was involved in making documentaries on Cream and Eric Clapton and was writing a book on the history of the blues at the time of his death in 2001. Read More Read Less