{{Short description|American music journalist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Ed Bumgardner | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}} | occupation = {{Hlist|Journalist|editor}} | alma_mater = | employer = }}
'''Ed Bumgardner''' (born 1953) is an American music journalist and musician. His work has appeared in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' and ''[[The Aquarian Weekly|East Coast Rocker]]'', among other publications.
Bumgardner began playing bass at age 13 and toured with bands through his 20s and 30s. He backed several musicians, including [[Chuck Berry]], [[Bo Diddley]] and [[the Drifters]].
Between 1985 and 2009, Bumgardner was the music and entertainment writer for the ''[[Winston-Salem Journal]]'', later becoming assistant editor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dutton |first=Christa |title=Songs of Winston-Salem |url=https://wfuogb.com/24281/the-magnolia/songs-of-winston-salem/ |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=Old Gold & Black}}</ref>
In 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crone |first=Madeline |date=2021-11-03 |title=The Music Industry Is Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis. Local Musicians Have a Message: "Be Good to Yourself." |url=https://indyweek.com/music/music-be-good-to-yourself-benefit-album/ |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=The INDY |language=en-US}}</ref> having lost several bandmates to alcohol and drugs, Bumgardner and Rob Slater, raised money for the Be Good to Yourself initiative by recording a benefit album. Bumgardner gave up drinking in 2015. Other contributors to the album included [[Peter Holsapple]], [[Mitch Easter]] and [[Don Dixon (musician)|Don Dixon]].<ref>[https://www.newsobserver.com/living/article255333516.html "Living ‘Be good to yourself.’ NC musicians confront substance abuse, mental health in industry"] – ''[[The News & Observer]]'', December 2, 2021</ref>
As of 2026, Bumgardner is staff writer at ''Camel City Dispatch'' and ''WSArts'' magazine.
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