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Classic Albums1997* 7.7
Americathon1979* 3.6
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres2021* 7.3
Classic Albums: The Doors2008* 7.7
Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman2012* 6.1
Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul2017* 7.3
Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys1980* NR
Korla2015* 7.0
The Doors: Break on Thru - A Celebration of Ray Manzarek2020* NR
Ben Fong-Torres
ActingBorn 7 Jan 1945 · age 81Alameda, California, USA
Benjamin Fong-Torres (方振豪; Cantonese: Fong Chan Ho; born January 7, 1945) is an American rock journalist best known for his association with Rolling Stone magazine (until 1981) and the San Francisco Chronicle (from around 1982).
Ben Fong-Torres was born in Alameda, California, in 1945, and raised in Oakland's Chinatown, where his parents owned a restaurant. He attended San Francisco State College from 1962 through 1966, majored in Radio-TV-Film and served as a reporter and editor of the campus daily.
He began writing for Rolling Stone magazine in 1968, in its eighth issue. He had a full-time…
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Classic Albums1997* 7.7Americathon1979* 3.6Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres2021* 7.3Classic Albums: The Doors2008* 7.7Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman2012* 6.1Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul2017* 7.3Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys1980* NRKorla2015* 7.0The Doors: Break on Thru - A Celebration of Ray Manzarek2020* NRData by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.