Mary Lou Sullivan

Mary Lou Sullivan

Mary Lou Sullivan is a music journalist whose career began at a dinner with Bruce Springsteen. She has interviewed B.B. King, Michael Bolton, Joan Rivers, Bruce Springsteen, McCoy Tyner, Albert Collins, Kenny Garrett, Rick Derringer, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Rory Block, Ellen McIlwaine, James Montgomery, Charles Calmese, Duke Robillard, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, and Al Anderson.

Articles by: Mary Lou Sullivan

Johnny Winter studio headshot, wearing a cowboy hat and smoking a cigarette

"He did the heroin, fell down, and stopped breathing": If you want wild and dangerous tales, Johnny Winter's story has them all

By Mary Lou Sullivan published

Deranged bandmates. Mysterious demises. Narrow escapes. Plus run-ins with scumbag managers and self-destructive associates

Johnny Winter: the crazy tale of the man behind the myth

By Mary Lou Sullivan published

Johnny Winter biographer Mary Lou Sullivan pays respect to the Texan legend with a personal account of the man behind the myth. It got crazy and then some...