Rec ording ▁stud ios ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁Category : Ch else a , ▁Manh attan ▁Category : Enter tain ment ▁companies ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City <0x0A> </s> ▁Joseph ▁Dun can ▁Mc L ellan , ▁known ▁as ▁Joe , ▁( 1 9 2 9 - 2 0 0 5 ) ▁was ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ' s ▁music ▁critic ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁dec ades ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁ch ess ▁and ▁book ▁rev iewer . ▁ ▁Joe ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Qu in cy , ▁Massachusetts ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Som er ville , ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁French ▁from ▁Boston ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁French ▁literature , ▁also ▁from ▁Boston ▁College , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁He ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁French ▁literature ▁but ▁began ▁doing ▁fre el ance ▁reviews ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁talent ▁for ▁journal ism . ▁ ▁He ▁once ▁told ▁Washington ian ▁magazine : ▁" To ▁be ▁the ▁primary ▁critic ▁of ▁a ▁mon opol y ▁newspaper ▁is ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁role . ▁You ▁have ▁to ▁t read ▁soft ly ▁and ▁be ▁fully ▁aware ▁that ▁your ▁taste ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁valid ▁taste . ▁All ▁these ▁years , ▁I ▁past ed ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁my ▁mind ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁ways ▁to ▁be ▁good ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁serving ▁as ▁chief