Mikal Gilmore is a writer. The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...

He was born "Michael," but later changed the spelling of his name.

Gilmore was long interested in music, and in the early 1970s began writing articles for Rolling Stone. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music Music City : a collaborative music database All Music Guide... Rolling Stone is a music and music industry magazine. ...

In 1977, Gilmore's brother Gary was executed by firing squad in Utah. Gary Mark Gilmore (December 4, 1940 – January 17, 1977) was a career criminal who was the first person legally executed in the United States after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. ... Execution by firing squad is a method of capital punishment, especially in times of war. ... State nickname: Beehive State Other U.S. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. ...

Mikal Gilmore's 1995 memoir Shot In The Heart details his relationship with Gary, and their often troubled family. Shot In The Heart received mostly positive reviews, including a USA Today comment that states the book is "One of the most beautifully written, moving nonfiction books published in the past five years." [1] 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ...

1999 saw the publication of Gilmore's Night Beat: A Shadow History of Rock and Roll.