MUSICIAN, USA
MUSICIAN was a monthly magazine that covered news and information about American popular music. Initially called MUSIC AMERICA, it was founded in 1976 by Sam Holdsworth and Gordon Baird. The two friends borrowed $20,000 from relatives and started the publication in a barn in Colorado.
MUSICIAN never gained a wide following, although it had a devoted readership. The magazine was respected by critics for the quality of its writers; among the best-known writers for MUSICIAN were rock critic Lester Bangs and soon-to-be film director Cameron Crowe.
It folded in 1999.
Below: May 1997 issue.
ALBANIA (1) 
In ARABIC (3) -3 countries 
BULGARIA (2) 
In CATALAN (4) -2 countries
In CHINESE (12) -2 countries
CROATIA (4) 
CZECH REPUBLIC (11)
DENMARK (12) 
In DUTCH (74) -2 countries
In ENGLISH (834) -19 countries
FINLAND (15)
In FRENCH (123) -5 countries
In GALICIAN (1) 
In GERMAN (136) -4 countries
GREECE (19)
HUNGARY (2)
ICELAND (9)
IRAN (1)
ISRAEL (9)
In ITALIAN (86) -2 countries
JAPAN (63)
LITHUANIA (1)
NORWAY (45)
POLAND (14)
In PORTUGUESE (51) -3 countr.
ROMANIA (1)
in RUSSIAN (5) -2 countries
In SERBIAN (5) -2 countries
SLOVAKIA (1)
In SPANISH (187) -13 countries
SWEDEN (28)
THAILAND (3)
TURKEY (19)