Ray Coleman

Ray Coleman (15 June 1937 – 10 September 1996) was a British author.

Career

Coleman was the former editor-in-chief of Melody Maker known for his biographies of The Beatles. Besides Melody Maker, Coleman contributed to music magazines such as Disc, Black Music, and Musicians Only, and a contributor to magazines such as Billboard. An author or co-author of ten books, Coleman was near the completion of a Phil Collins biography at the time of his death. The book was completed and published in 1997.

He was the first journalist to be awarded a Gold Badge of Merit by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for services to British music.

Coleman as biographer

Coleman wrote or co-wrote the biographies of at least a dozen famous musicians. They include the following.

Ray Coleman (baseball)

Raymond Leroy Coleman (June 4, 1922 – September 19, 2010) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1947 and 1952, for the St. Louis Browns (three separate stints), Philadelphia Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.

Signed by the Browns as an amateur free agent in 1940, Coleman made his major league debut in 1947. Coleman put together two consecutive years with 20-plus doubles (25 in 1950 and 24 in 1951), while finishing second in the American League with 12 triples in 1951. He compiled 146 hits with 76 runs driven in during the 1951 season.

A retired bookkeepper, Coleman died September 19, 2010, at age 88.

References

External links

http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/coleman_ray.htm

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