“But I’ll try to carry off a little darkness on my back, ‘Till things are brighter, I’m the Man In Black.” Johnny Cash stands tall at the microphone, holding his guitar in his signature “off to[…]
Month: October 2017
Showbusiness’ Angry Young Man
“I want to make it faster than anyone has ever made it before. I’d like to be a legend by the time I’m 25.” The Artist August 26, 1973: Bobby Darin strides confidently onto the stage of[…]
The Piano Man: Mr. Billy Joel
The Artist It all started on Wilshire Boulevard, 1972. Billy Joel was playing gigs at the Executive Room, a sub-par piano bar in Los Angeles, under the stage name Bill Martin. He had worked at[…]