Professor of Rock

YouTube Star

Birthplace Idaho

#301,015 Most Popular

About

Musician and content creator. Apart from his musical releases, he is best known via his YouTube channel, Professor of Rock. The platform is recognized for "celebrating the power of music, featuring stories of the greatest songs and artists of the Rock Era, as told by the artists themselves."

Before Fame

He became interested in music as a young child through his father and officially launched his channel in June 2016, discussing the band Journey.

Trivia

He founded the folk-rock band the Terks, for which he is the lead singer. The band is known for releasing albums such as All Revive the Sound and That Old Christmas Feeling. His channel has garnered more than 1.1 million subscribers and over 251 million views from fellow music and rock fans interested in his interviews with notable musicians and his commentary and review of rock music from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Family Life

His real name is Adam Reader and he was born and raised in Idaho. His father was a painting contractor passionate about both music and baseball, who would often tell him stories about legendary bands such as The Beatles and The Beach Boys.

Associated With

In March 2022 he performed alongside rock performer Kenny Loggins.

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