marv goldberg grew up in the bronx, new york and was a graduate of stuyvesant high school (1960), city college of new york (biology; 1964), and pace college (now pace university; accounting; 1967). he wrote his first music article (on the clovers vocal group) in 1964. this led to his spending over fifty years interviewing singers and documenting their contributions to american music. in 1972, he teamed up with mike redmond to write a series of articles for "record exchanger" magazine. based on their popularity, he became an editor and publisher (along with mike redmond and marcia vance) of "yesterday's memories", a magazine devoted to r&b. the magazine first appeared in march, 1975 and had 12 issues before ceasing publication in december 1977. since then, he has written for many r&b publications (such as "goldmine", "whiskey, women and ...", "record collectors' monthly", "", and "blues & rhythm"). his specialization is r&b from the 1940s and 1950s.