Grammy Winners Michael McDonald and David Sanborn Support Johnnie Johnson Documentary as featured artists on new recording of “Johnny B. Goode.”
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Busy Two Months for JOHNNIE BE GOOD
Thanks to Riverfront Times writer Chrissy Wilmes for the recent coverage in RFT. Page 42 in this week’s RFT. Sunday August 15th filmmaker Art Holliday will be the radio guest at 9:15 a.m. on Bob Hardcastle’s Moneytalk show (590 AM) and we will talk about the documentary.
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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New and Improved “Johnnie Be Good” Website
JohnnieBeGoodTheMovie.com
Greetings from St. Louis, where the Cardinals are struggling to keep up with the Cubs, the humidity is rising, and there’s a new documentary website for “Johnnie Be Good”.
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Cozy Up for more Fundraising
And “Johnnie’s Team” gets a new member.
Hope to see some of you at the next ‘Johnnie Be Good’ fundraiser, Saturday, February 23 at Cathy’s Cozy Up located at 8428 Olive, St. Louis, MO (314) 995-5340. Thanks to Mark Jones and Cozy Up owner Cathy Roach for hosting the event. I appreciate the support!
Rock God Walks thru the Door (2 Min. Early)
A musician’s smile speaks volumes.
Eric Clapton just left my hotel room after a 40 minute interview for “Johnnie Be Good”. I know the documentary just took a huge leap forward. Mr. Clapton was supposed to arrive at 10:00 a.m. At 9:58 there was a knock at my door. In walks a rock icon. We made small talk. I asked him if he’d ever heard Johnnie’s solo on the Buddy Guy song “7-11”.
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Legends Lining Up
Clapton and Guy commit to project.
Within the last five days, two members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy agreed to do on-camera interviews for “Johnnie Be Good”. I’ll interview Guy later this month, and I’ll interview Clapton in mid-April.
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