Jim Dawson (born September 10, 1944, in Parkersburg, West Virginia) is a Hollywood, California-based author who has written two books about farting, including the best-selling 'Who Cut the Cheese?' His third, titled 'Did Somebody Step on a Duck?,' is due out in May 2010. Dawson has also written extensively about early rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues, including 'What Was the First Rock 'n' Roll Record?' which Mojo magazine called 'one of the best musical reads of [1993].' His 1980 cover story on Ritchie Valens in the Calendar section of the Los Angeles Times led directly to the reissue of the forgotten rock 'n' roller's recordings and the making of the biopic La Bamba, which used some of Dawson's research.
Books
- 1999 'Who Cut the Cheese? A Cultural History of the Fart' (Ten Speed Press) ISBN 781580 080118
- 2006 'Blame It on the Dog: A Modern History of the Fart' (Ten Speed Press) ISBN 781580 087513
- 2010 'Did Somebody Step on a Duck? A Natural History of the Fart' (Ten Speed Press/Random House)
- 1992 'What Was the First Rock 'n' Roll Record?' (Faber and Faber) ISBN 780571 129393)
- 1995 'The Twist: The Story of the Song and Dance That Changed the World' (Faber and Faber) ISBN 780571 198528)
- 1994 'Nervous Man Nervous: Big Jay McNeely and the Rise of the Honking Tenor Sax' (Big Nickel Publ.) ISBN 936433-17-5
- 1996 'Memories of Buddy Holly' (Big Nickel Publ.) ISBN 936433-20-5
- 2003 '45 RPM: The History, Heroes & Villains of a Pop Music Revolution'(Backbeat Books/Hal Leonard) ISBN 780879 307578
- 2005 'Rock Around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock Revolution'(Backbeat Books/Hal Leonard) ISBN 780879 308292
- 2008 'Los Angeles's Angels Flight' (Arcadia Publishing) ISBN 780738 558127
- 2009 'The Compleat Motherfucker: A History of the Mother of All Dirty Words' (Feral House) ISBN 781932 595413
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