Jon Landau is an American music critic, manager and record producer, best known for working with Bruce Springsteen in all three capacities. He is the head of the nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Landau grew up in the Boston suburbs and earned a degree in History from Brandeis University with honors.
As a critic, Landau wrote for Rolling Stone from its first issue and for other publications. In Volume 1, Number 1 of Rolling Stone, published on 9 November 1967, Landau compa...