Production dispatches, cast announcements, interviews, and official updates on the feature-length documentary film.
How's this for a happy accident? Recently KMOX Radio aired an interview I did with Mike Claiborne about the progress of JOHNNIE BE GOOD. Professional photographer Brian Baybo heard the interview and contacted me on Facebook. He said in the 1990's George Thorogood hired him to shoot photos for the album cover of "Let's Work Together", a live album featuring Johnnie Johnson. He volunteered his photos of Johnnie and suggested…
Continue ReadingThe day Johnnie Johnson was Rediscovered This blog from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame details October 16, 1986...the day Johnnie Johnson was rediscovered during the Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll concerts at the Fox Theater. Some of you were lucky enough to be there that night. It's the turning point in my music documentary Johnnie Be Good, JJTheMovie.com. (more…)
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I just got back from Nashville where I witnessed the professionalism of Michael McDonald and enjoyed stories about The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Beyonce, and Ray Charles. Earlier this summer, McDonald volunteered to narrate JOHNNIE BE GOOD. Awesome! (more…)
Continue ReadingMcDonald to Narrate JBG Two of St. Louis' most celebrated musicians, Michael McDonald and David Sanborn, show their respect for Johnnie Johnson by performing on a new version of the iconic rock and roll song "Johnny B. Goode" to help raise money to finish the music documentary about Johnson's life and music. Both musicians are interviewed in the film "Johnnie Be Good". (more…)
Continue Reading10th Anniversary of Johnnie's Death April 13, 2015 is the 10th anniversary of Johnnie Johnson's death. The 2001 Rock and Roll Hall Fame inductee would have been 90 years old. (more…)
Continue ReadingIt's been awhile since I've updated the progress of JOHNNIE BE GOOD. That's because there wasn't much good news to report and I needed to get my mojo back. I even got a couple of emails asking if the project had been cancelled. JBG hit a rough stretch of road, full of potholes and speed bumps, untimely deaths, and investors who changed their minds. But that's in the rearview mirror…
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