Douglas R. Gilbert has been a serious photographer since the age of fourteen. When he was twenty-one, he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York. A few years later, he left Look to work as a freelance photographer and has since had his work published in countless national and international publications.

His work is in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, as well as in many private and institutional collections. Forever Young is his fourth book. He lives with his wife in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Dave Marsh cofounded Creem and served as associate editor of Rolling Stone. The more than two dozen books he has written or edited include Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts - The Definitive Biography (which combines his two bestsellers into one volume), Louie Louie, the first two editions of The Rolling Stone Record Guide, Before I Get Old: The Story of The Who, and The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made.

Marsh currently hosts Kick Out the Jams, a talk and music show on Sirius Satellite Radio. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and many dogs.

John Sebastian (introductory note), a Greenwich Village native, was a founding member of the enormously popular band The Lovin' Spoonful and is the author of such classics as "Daydream," "Do You Believe in Magic," "Nashville Cats," "Summer in the City," and "Welcome Back."

Throughout his long and varied career, Sebastian's expert blues harp playing has accompanied Willie Dixon, Mississippi John Hurt, Fred Neil, The Doors, and many others. He lives in Woodstock, New York.