He was the real Marty Supreme’s landlord. Now he’s New York’s king of talk radio

But when New York grocery and oil magnate John Catsimatidis tapped into his fortune for a passion project, he chose WABC, an ...

Review: Avett Brothers history buff explores John Quincy Adams as 'moral force of the nation'

Avett Brothers fans and followers are not surprised that Bob Crawford, the band’s bassist, produced a serious work of ...
WAFB

John Quincy Adams arrested in Livingston Parish

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The name on the jail roster may sound like it belongs in a history book, but deputies in Livingston Parish say the man they arrested is not the nation’s sixth president ...
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'America's Founding Son' traces John Quincy Adams from president to political maverick

Author, podcast host and musician Bob Crawford joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick'. Trump’s chances of being ...
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The Avett Brothers' bassist explains why he wrote a book about John Quincy Adams

Bob Crawford, the bassist for The Avett Brothers, shares with "CBS Saturday Morning" why he believes John Quincy Adams is an underrated American hero amid the release of his new book "America's ...
The Harvard Crimson

Quincy: The House and Host of Champions

Hot breakfast, penguins, and even Olympic history. Quincy House has it all. Established in 1959 and located on Plympton Street, Quincy House became the first house built after Harvard’s seven original ...
Post and Courier

This member of The Avett Brothers with SC ties has written a book, and not one you might expect

ROCK HILL — Back in March 2001, Bob Crawford had just joined forces with Scott and Seth Avett as a bass player. Crawford never imagined that 25 years from that fateful beginning he'd be writing a book ...
The Atlantic

The Fugitive Slave Who Wrote to the President

In 1825, Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave, Written by Himself became the first known fugitive-slave narrative in American history. Although earlier autobiographical accounts of slavery had ...
The New York Times

The Avett Brothers’ Bassist on Writing a John Quincy Adams Book

This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this ...
Yahoo

An Avett Brothers band member just wrote a book ... on John Quincy Adams?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The words beach read and John Quincy Adams seem about as unlikely a pairing as a folk rock star and a presidential historian. And ...
Hawaii Public Radio

'America's Founding Son' shares how John Quincy Adams became a political maverick

Bob Crawford has two careers. One is as the bassist for The Avett Brothers, a folk rock band that's had a following for more than 20 years. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AINT NO MAN") THE AVETT BROTHERS: ...