Production dispatches, cast announcements, interviews, and official updates on the feature-length documentary film.
Sleep? Who needs Sleep? I'm in NYC and I can't sleep. It's the night before I interview Eric Clapton and I'm too jazzed to go to bed. The day I received word that Eric Clapton would sit down to talk about Johnnie, that was a very good day for "Johnnie Be Good".Art HollidayDirector, JOHNNIE BE GOOD
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Historic establishment will be moving. If you are in Chicago before June, RUN, don't walk to Buddy Guy's Legends, 754 South Wabash. Why before June? Because the legendary blues club is going to shut down and Buddy told me he's looking at other locations in Chicago. The walls of Legends are full of memorabilia, signed guitars, photos, and artwork featuring the likes of Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Little…
Continue ReadingClapton 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. (more…)
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Unexpected visit during Steve Jordan Interview Today was the day I met Eric Clapton...yeah, it was a REALLY good day. Rewind to the night before: Clapton and his band were en fuego as Dan Patrick used to say on ESPN. They rocked downtown St. Louis so hard the Gateway Arch was movin' to the beat. I was supposed to interview drummer Steven Jordan in St. Louis, but the band's travel…
Continue ReadingPerry ponders Johnnie's impact Today, I took another major step in the production of "Johnnie Be Good." In an earlier blog, I told you about being in Georgia to interview Chuck Leavell of the Rolling Stones and getting the email that Aerosmith's Joe Perry had agreed to an interview. Tonight, Aerosmith was in St. Louis to perform and Joe Perry spared about 25 minutes between his sound check and the…
Continue Reading9/11 Anniversary a time to reflect Being in New York City on the fifth anniversary of 9/11 is a very sobering experience. All morning I listened to the reading the names of the people who died in the Twin Towers. It was a day that changed the world forever.Musician, arranger, and producer Jimmy Vivino was my first New York interview. (more…)
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