John Andrew Fredrick (born August 29, 1957, in Richmond, Virginia) is a singer, songwriter, vocalist, and novelist. He is a member of The Black Watch,[1] an indie rock band, and is the author of four works of comic fiction and one book of film criticism.[2] He earned a Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara in 1985.[3] Fredrick has taught Writing About Film and Literature as well as Freshman English at UCSB, the University of Southern California, Loyola Marymount University, and Santa Monica College.
John Andrew Fredrick | |
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Born | Richmond, Virginia, United States | August 29, 1957
Genres | Indie Rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, novelist, teacher |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1979–present |
He lives in Angelino Heights, Los Angeles. His abstract paintings of "Great Books" are on display at Santa Monica College in Drescher Hall.
Bibliography
edit- The Knucklehead Chronicles Full Court Press (2008)
- The King of Good Intentions Verse Chorus Press (2013)
- The King of Good Intentions II Rare Bird Books, A Barnacle Book (2015)[4]
- Your Caius Aquilla Rare Bird Books, A Barnacle Book (2017)[5]
- Fucking Innocent: The Early Films of Wes Anderson Rare Bird Books (2017)
References
edit- ^ "A Conversation With The Black Watch's John Andrew Fredrick". www.magnetmagazine.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ "Your Caius Aquilla". Rare Bird Books. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Kamradt, Randal. "Notes from the Pacific Rim # 2". Damngoodtunes.com. Bruce J Maier. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Murphy, John L. (2015-12-11). "'Long on material for jeremiads like this': John Andrew Fredrick's 'The King of Good Intentions II': Book Review". Slugger O'Toole. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ "One Level Up: A Conversation with John Andrew Fredrick - Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2017-05-23.