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Don Waller (September 1, 1951 – November 17, 2016) was a music journalist, publisher and rock vocalist. He co-published the Los Angeles music magazine Back Door Man,[1] wrote freelance articles for Radio & Records, Mojo, Billboard and the Los Angeles Times, authored liner notes, and fronted the proto-punk rock band the Imperial Dogs. In 1986 he published a history of Motown Records titled The Motown Story.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Cooper, Kim (2011-06-10). "It's 1975 and in LA's sleepy South Bay, Back Door Man magazine is defining a proto-punk attitude… Don Waller talks to Ron Garmon". Scram Magazine. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. ^ Roberts, Randall (2016-11-21). "Los Angeles music writer, proto-punker and sharp dresser Don Waller has died". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  3. ^ Payne, John (2016-11-18). "R.I.P. Don Waller, Influential Music Journalist and Imperial Dog". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2016-11-25.