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Ben Ratliff

Ben Ratliff
Ben Ratliff is the author of Every Song Ever and Coltrane: The Story of a Sound, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. A former music critic for the New York Times, he lives in New York City and teaches at New York University.


To Run With Music is to Encounter Yourself With Every Step

Ben Ratliff on the Power of Life With a Soundtrack
March 17, 2025  By Ben Ratliff
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