Craig Seymour is an acclaimed writer/photographer/DJ. He is the author of four books, including the biography Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross, the memoir All I Could Bare: My Life in the Strip Clubs Of Gay Washington, D.C., the novel Who’s Your Daddy?, and the forthcoming Control: The Life and Work of Janet Jackson.

He has been writing about popular music, specifically Black popular music, for more than two decades. He has written for The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Vibe, Paste, Spin, and other publications. He has also served as Pop Music Critic for The Buffalo News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

He is the author of the biography Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross(HarperCollins, 2004), which was nominated for Best Biography by the Georgia Writers Association and Best Research in Recorded Rhythm & Blues, Soul or Gospel Music by the Association for Recorded Sound Research.

His journalistic research materials are housed as “The Craig Seymour Collection” at Indiana University’s Archives of African American Music and Culture.