Warren Zanes is the New York Times bestselling author of Petty: The Biography. He holds a PhD in visual and cultural studies from the University of Rochester. He played alongside Springsteen when he was a member of the Del Fuegos, and continues to record music. He is a Grammy-nominated producer of the PBS series Soundbreaking and a consulting producer on the Oscar-winning Twenty Feet from Stardom. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone and The Oxford American, and he has served as a VP at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and presently teaches at New York University. His newest book is Deliver Me From Nowhere: the Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska.
*photo by Piero Zanes

Bill Janovitz is the author of The Rolling Stones Exile on Main St. and Rocks Off: 50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones. He is a founding member of the international touring and recording band Buffalo Tom, formed in 1986 in Massachusetts. His most recent work has appeared in the Cambridge Companion series, Cambridge University Press; the Observer; Esquire.com; Rock and Roll Globe; and Post Road. He lives with his family outside of Boston. His newest book is Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock and Roll History.
*photo by Kelly Davidson