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Bob Payne is an American Music critic and writer from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He writes a column for the Chattanoogan.com [ref 1], an online newspaper, as well as for other music related publications.

He is ranked 20th by rankopedia.com in the list of best rock critics/writers. In addition to covering bands in the Chattanooga area, he has interviewed well known national artists, such as Shooter Jennings[ref 2], Tinsley Ellis [ref 3], and Here Come The Mummies[ref 4].

Additionally, he provided news coverage for the 2008 Riverbend Festival [ref 5], one of the country's largest music festivals. The festival runs 9 days, and is attended by approximately 650,000 people. Coverage ran for 9 days in The Chattanoogan.[ref 6]

ref 1 - http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_122565.asp ref 2 - http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_128252.asp ref 3 - http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_126272.asp ref 4 - http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_128564.asp ref 5 - http://riverbendfestival.com/ ref 5 - http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_129084.asp