Greg Kot

photograph by Bill Hogan, Chicago Tribune

About The Author

Greg Kot has been the music critic at the Chicago Tribune since 1990. Kot is co-host of the nationally syndicated public radio program Sound Opinions, and the author of several books, including Wilco: Learning How to Die; and Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music. He lives in Chicago.

Books by Greg Kot

I'll Take You There

Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March up Freedom's Highway

By Greg Kot
“A biography that will send readers back to the music of Mavis and the Staple Singers with deepened appreciation and a renewed spirit of discovery” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)—from the acclaimed music journalist and author featured prominently in the new HBO documentary Mavis
Learn More
BACK TO TOP