Mark Beech (writer)

Mark Beech  (1959 – 24 April 2020) was a British author, journalist and broadcaster. He was best known for his two books on the origins of names in rock music,The A-Z of Names in Rock by Mark Beech, Robson Books (1998), pp. 250  /  on Google BooksThe Dictionary of Rock and Pop Names: The Rock and Pop Names Encyclopedia from Aaliyah to ZZ Top by Mark Beech, Remember When (2009), pp. 319  /  on Google Books and for his columns about music and the arts. 

Beech was the editor of DANTE magazine and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts."Back to the Future as Bands Re-form, Go Green"  by Mark Beech, DANTE magazine (1 August 2013)

He died in Edinburgh of heart disease on 24 April 2020, aged 60.Regional journalist who became rock music critic dies aged 60

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