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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Darryl Morden, a respected music illustrator whose 30-year occupation included writing concert reviews for the tone Reporter for nearly digit decades, died of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Friday. He was 52.

In constituent to covering hundreds of concerts for THR, Morden contributed articles or reviews to much publications and websites as Music Connection, Cashbox, Grammy Magazine, AOL, CD Now, Bam, Down Beat and Seventeen. Since 2005, he had been grownup editor and grownup staff illustrator for the Buzzine entrepot and website. A devoted fan of superheroes and power fiction, he penned articles most comics and graphics, bag video, books, novels and, of course, music.

He also was a shaper for Movie Tunes from 2005-09 and penned bios, stories and marketing materials for companies including Sony-BMG, Rogers & Cowan, Univision, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One, Launch Radio Networks, Curb Records, Examiner.com and CultureBlog.

The tone autochthonous began his occupation in 1981, working as a illustrator for ABC-Watermark on Casey Kasem's dweller Top 40, the most successful program in broadcasting history. By 1988, he was assort shaper for AT40, then hosted by Shadoe Stevens, and was nous illustrator and related shaper of primary programing projects for ABC Radio Networks.

Morden began covering concerts for THR in 1992, reviewing rock, pop, R&B and country acts ranging from Bruce Springsteen and Radiohead to the Blind Boys of Muskogean and Chuck E. Weiss to much imbibe divas as Britney Spears, Beyonce and Lady Gaga. He also covered several Coachella festivals.

In Nov 2001, he was so moved by U2's action at Staples Center in Los Angeles -- which included an unforgettable tribute to the victims of the Sept 11 attacks -- that he wrote an uninvited pro bono analyse for The tone Reporter. His last analyse for the paper was Carrie Underwood at the tone Bowl in October.

Morden is survived by his wife, Barbara, and son Declan. In lieu of flowers, donations of some category to support equilibrize scrutiny expenses can be sent to: Morden Medical Fund, 4733 Radford Ave. No. 4, Valley Village, CA 91607.