Tom Teepen

Born 1935 Died April 16, 2017 A national editorial columnist for Cox Newspapers, was formerly editorial page editor for the Dayton Daily News and also wrote a folk music column for the newspaper. Became interested in bluegrass, and that interest began creeping into his folk music column with reviews of bluegrass shows and records. He did a realistic feature on a concert tour with Larry Sparks and a profile of Red Allen for Muleskinner News. Two of his articles were anthologized in The Bluegrass Reader. Teepen’s writings helped to legitimize bluegrass music for mainstream readers. Wrote the sleeve notes on Solid Grass