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Charles Cross, Seattle Author Who Wrote Books on Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix, Dies at 67


“We are all grief-stricken and trying to get through this difficult process of dealing with the next steps.”

Charles Cross, the celebrated music writer who penned books on Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix, and editor of influential Seattle magazine The Rocket, died Friday, Aug. 9. Three years later, Cross published his 2005 bestselling Hendrix biography Room Full of Mirrors, lauded by Vibe magazine as one of the best-ever books on music. His works include the 2012 book with Ann and Nancy Wilson of Rock And Roll Hall of Famers Heart, Kicking & Dreaming, also a Times bestseller.

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