Detroit Music Journalist Receives BBAC Award

Gary Graff has plenty of stories to tell.

It promises to be a memorable acceptance speech tonight at Michigan’s Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. Gary Graff, a long time Detroit-based music journalist who has written for publications ranging from Billboard to The New York Times, is set to receive the BBAC’s 2016 Cultural Arts Award at a ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

Ahead of the honor, Jay Grossman, a reporter for USA Today’s hometownlife.com, shared a very entertaining Q&A. Graff ranks Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger at the top of his favorite stars to interview, and also honestly answered when asked which were some if his least-favorite interviews:

“There was the two-minute exchange with Rickie Lee Jones, after which we mutually decided this was not going to work.

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