Dave Marsh, the film critic and biographer who documented the early days of Bruce Springsteen in his influential 1979 book โBorn to Run,โ died Friday in his Connecticut home. He was 76.
Jim Rotolo, who hosts the Springsteen-fan cast โThe Wild & The Innocentโ on SiriusXM, confirmed Marshโs death in a Facebook post on Saturday morning.
โDave wrote several books about Bruce as part of a remarkable body of work spanning some 25 titles,โ Rotolo wrote, along with a picture of himself, Springsteen and Marsh. โA longtime rock critic for Creem and Rolling Stone, he was also one of the creators of โE Street Radioโ and hosted โKick Out the Jamsโ on SiriusXM for 19 years. Rest easy, Dave. Thank you for everything, my friend. You will be missed.โ
โBorn to Run: The Bruce Springsteen Storyโ was one of the first extensive biographies written about The Boss, who was still rising through his young career when it was published in 1979. โBorn to Runโ followed Springsteenโs journey from local New Jersey rocker to budding global phenomenon and shared a name with Springsteenโs 1975 breakout album.
Marsh, who penned several works about Springsteen, also published texts on The Who, Sly & the Family Stone, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Black Sabbath. He was also one of the earliest editors of Creem magazine and was a frequent contributor to Rolling Stone.
In 2004, Marsh launched the โKick Out the Jamesโ radio show, which he hosted for almost two decades. He also co-created โE Street Radioโ for the broadcaster.
Marshโs daughter, Kristen Ann Carr, died in 1993 at 21 years old from sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that affects bones and muscle tissue. In his daughterโs honor, Marsh founded the Kristen Ann Carr Fund to help families of cancer patients and to advance research for sarcoma treatment.
Marsh is survived by his wife, Barbara Carr.
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