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A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.

Whitney Balliett

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Whitney Balliett
Age: 80 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 17
Died: 2007
Died: February 1
Author
Journalist
Music Journalist
New York City
New York
Whitney Lyon Balliett
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Loosely
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