When Jim Nelson began his radio career in Los Angeles — on the air and producing and writing national shows PowerCuts and In the Studio — much of what we think of today as Classic Rock was still new. Then, just as the grunge era was beginning, he started his second career as a music writer. Since 1978, he’s interviewed and/or written about Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, Steve Perry of Journey, ZZ Top, Bon Jovi, Yes, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Aerosmith, Jackson Browne, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, The Doobie Brothers, Kenny Loggins, Foreigner, and so many more. In 2021 Nelson retired from radio after 43 years, and with his Classics Du Jour series Classic Rock Landmarks: A Deep Dive into the Iconic Songs that Changed our Lives, he returns to writing regularly about the music he’s loved since childhood. Nelson is a huge fan of major league baseball and the Dodgers, U.S. history, and distance running, and he lives with his girlfriend and his step-cockatiel in the western suburbs of L.A. View all posts by Jim Nelson →