Rolling Stones Guitarist Ready to Talk!
After four years and a couple of near misses, Keith Richards (photo by Mark Gilliland) is ready to talk about his good friend Johnnie Johnson. I’m pumped, people!
MAGAZINE ARTICLE ABOUT JOHNNIE BE GOOD
c3 Magazine profiles Johnnie Johnson documentary
c3 Magazine, a St. Louis publication about non-profit organizations, recently published an article about JOHNNIE BE GOOD by Robyn Obermoeller.
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MCLAGAN PLAYS LETTERMAN SHOW
Mac Praises Johnnie As A Major Influence
In a previous blog, I told you about my trip to Austin TX this year to interview Ian McLagan. Mac is known for being a member of The Faces with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood.
ROAD TRIP #20
IAN MCLAGAN CALLS JOHNNIE “A KING”
Road trip number twenty took me to Austin, Texas for an interview with Ian “Mac” McLagan. McLagan has the sunniest disposition to go along with a quick wit and sense of humor. The English rocker was a pleasure to meet and talk music with.
McLagan Agrees To Talk about Johnnie
Road Trip #20
Ian ‘Mac’ McLagan is the latest keyboardist who wants to talk on-camera about Johnnie Johnson. The next time you hear “Stay With Me” by the Faces or “Miss You” by The Rolling Stones, you’ll be sampling two of the many recordings that include McLagan’s keyboard work. Also among his list of credits, recordings with Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, and Taj Mahal.Check out his website http://www.ianmclagan.com.Shoutout to my man Gene Ackmann for talking up the documentary and putting me in touch with Ian McLagan. This is road trip number twenty, but who’s counting?The journey continues….Art HollidayJOHNNIE BE GOOD
New Year, New Trailer, New Developments
Check Out The New Trailer
Please check out the new three and half minute trailer on JohnnieBeGoodTheMovie.com. Click the “View the Trailer.”
Johnnie Fan Hosts Second Fundraiser
Shout Out To Pam Rudolph
I’m constantly amazed by the number of people who’ve stepped up to help with the completion of JOHNNIE BE GOOD. Last week Pam Rudolph, a great fan and friend of Johnnie, hosted her second JBG fundraiser at Boogies in Maryville, IL.
Eddie Money, Lou Gossett, and Malcolm McDowell Speak
Eddie Money
When movie stars and rock stars take time out to help you make your movie, it’s a pretty cool thing. When you get three outstanding interviews in two and a half weeks with an Oscar winner, the star of “A Clockwork Orange”, and the man who gave us “Two Tickets to Paradise”, it proves once and for all that your life doesn’t suck.
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How A Radio Interview Led To A Computer Upgrade
Shout Out to Carney and Siegel
Documentary filmmakers constantly rely on the kindness of strangers. You make new friends. You get help from places that cause you to say “I didn’t see that one coming.”
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Another Close Encounter with Chuck Leavell of the Stones
Leavell Rocks Music and the Environment
Because of this documentary, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some world class musicians, including Chuck Leavell, who’s a world class human being as well. Chuck was kind enough to invite me to his Georgia tree farm a couple of years ago to do a fantastic interview about Johnnie.
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