A visual artist, musician, and psychotherapist, Gary Golio is the author of the New York Times- bestselling JIMI: SOUNDS LIKE A RAINBOW – A STORY OF THE YOUNG JIMI HENDRIX. New in 2024 are THE SOLDIER’S FRIEND: WALT WHITMAN’S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, and EVERYWHERE BEAUTY IS HARLEM: THE VISION OF PHOTOGRAPHER ROY DECARAVA. Gary’s other picture book subjects include Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Carlos Santana, Charlie Chaplin, Blind Willie Johnson, and Sonny Rollins. Each book highlights an artist’s roots and influences, promoting the idea that artists are models of persistence and commitment, embodying values of imagination, hopefulness, and self-acceptance.
Visit Gary online at www.garygolio.com.
