John Clellon Holmes (March 12, 1926 - March 2, 1988), born in Holyoke Massachusetts, was a writer, poet and professor, best known for his 1952 book "Go". Go is considered the first "Beat" novel, which depicted events in his life with friends Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, and Allen Ginsberg. He was often referred to as the "quiet Beat," and was one of Kerouac's closest friends. He also wrote what is considered the definitive jazz novel of the Beat Generation, … Wikipedia
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John Clellon Holmes,Papers Allen Ginsberg to John Clellon Holmes 1949, late May: 324 Hamliton Ave., Patterson, NJ. speccoll.library.kent.edu/literature/poetry/holmes2.html
The recordings made by John Clellon Holmes are a valuable addition to the Department's extensive materials by and about the Beatnik generation. The content of these recordings includes musical selections and spontaneous "riffs," as well as Allen Ginsberg speccoll.library.kent.edu/music/holmes1.html