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Steve Morse, Who Held Down Rock Critic Beat at Boston Globe for Three Decades, Dies at 76
Steve Globe, who earned respect as the Boston Globe's music critic from 1975-2005, and had Bono crash his retirement party, has died at age 76.
The writer was so respected by the musicians he covered over the years — even when he didn’t let them off the hook for a weak performance — that no less a luminary than Bono crashed Morse’s retirement party at J.J. Foley’s Bar in 2005, after U2 played a gig at TD Banknorth Garden that same night. Although many rock critics of his era earned a reputation as crusty, Morse was anything but, and after his death, friends, fellow writers, musicians and publicists spoke of his helpful and avuncular nature. The Paradise Rock Club in Boston cleared its marquee to post an “RIP Steve Morse” message in solidarity with mourning music fans.
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