Upcoming Appearances
Hope to meet you at one of these. New York! AMHERST, MA! LEXINGTON, MA!
Book Launch IN PERSON with Greg Hawkes, David Robinson, and Oedipus
Tix sales here (includes a signed copy of the book!) Join us for an intimate evening celebrating The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told, the definitive biography of one of the most beloved and influential bands to emerge from the New Wave era. Author Bill Janovitz—a New York Times bestselling biographer and founding member of Buffalo Tom—delves deep …
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Talk Shop Live with THE CARS: September 15
Here is an awesome upcoming live event on September 15 that will feature all three members of THE CARS, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, and David Robinson. I have been asked how to get signed copies of the book. This is a great way. Talk Shop Live, with autograph (mine, not The Cars guys, sorry)!
Glyn Johns on Led Zeppelin
I interviewed Glyn Johns for the Leon Russell book. I could not help but ask a final question about Led Zeppelin at the end of the interview. Glyn produced that flawless debut. Here is a snippet of our interview discussing it. As with many such interviews, I was tickled to get to speak with Glyn, …
Eric Clapton Interview
The death of the legendary band leader John Mayall last week has me thinking about Eric Clapton again. Like many rock fans of my vintage (b. 1966), I grew up hearing Clapton on rock radio, his pop crossover-pop stuff like his remake of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff,” “Lay Down Sally,” and his softy …
Appearance on Greasy Tracks WRTC
Listen here. This time around, it’s a three-hour Leon Russell spotlight, including an interview with with Bill Janovitz, author of Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History (Hachette Books). April 1, 2023 (Program No. 1,355)https://archive.org/details/a-song-for-you Kansas City Woman — Leon Russell Hummingbird — Leon Russell Bill Janovitz Interview …
