Maury Dean is an American musician

Musician

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, professor

Professor

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 and author

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, whose book "The Rock Revolution" is in the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame and the Smithsonian.

Music

Dean taught a "History of Rock N' Roll" course at Suffolk County Community College

Suffolk County Community College

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, and was a member of the band "The Woolies

The Woolies

The Woolies was a rock band from Lansing, Michigan. It was formed in 1964 by Bob Baldori, Stormy Rice, Jeff Baldori, Ron English, and Bee Metros. Their cover of Who Do You Love became a regional hit when it was released as a single in 1966. "Who Do You Love" peaked at # 95 on the Billboard Hot...

", whose cover of the song "Who Do You Love?

Who Do You Love?

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" hit the #95 spot on the Billboard Hot 100

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 charts in 1967. Dean was also in the rock band, "Maury Dean & The Night Shift" - who recorded for the Detroit-based Fortune Records

Fortune Records

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. He was also a writer at Motown Records

Motown Records

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, where he says he lasted all of a few days before leaving.

Author

Dean's first book, "The Rock Revolution" is considered one of the earliest books about rock n' roll, having been written and published in 1966. Dean has also authored "Rock N' Roll Gold Rush", a book that is used as the textbook to his rock n' roll classes, as well as other professor's classes. "Rock N' Roll Gold Rush" also contains his opinions on music, with most of the text dedicated to his opinions on certain singles, musicians, and bands. Dean also wrote another book, about Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly

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, titled "This'll Be the Day: The Life and Legacy of Buddy Holly". It was released in April 2009.

Personal life

Dean's son, Jeremy, is the keyboardist for the band Nine Days

Nine Days

Nine Days is an American rock band who were popular in the early 2000s. Formed in Oyster Bay by frontman John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, they released three independent albums in the 1990s before their mainstream debut album, The Madding Crowd, released in 2000...

, whose song "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)

Absolutely (Story of a Girl)

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" hit #6 on the Billboard charts. Dean retired from teaching in January 2010.