tsar – Page 6 – Dean Goodman

Ray Charles

September 4, 2013December 9, 2020 tsar Ray Charles, stamp

To date the only fresh corpse I’ve seen in real life, appropriately for my job as a showbiz reporter, belonged to a celebrity: Ray Charles.

Film Music Television

Awards shows – please kill me!

August 25, 2013December 4, 2020 tsar awards shows, Emmys, Grammys, MTV, Oscars

Covering awards shows like the Grammys and Oscars made me grumpy. They allow rich and famous people to become even more rich and famous, and I was part of the problem.

Books

“Strange Days” … The only book you need to read this year

February 9, 2013December 5, 2020 tsar

Strange Days: The Adventures of a Grumpy Rock ‘n’ Roll Journalist in Los Angeles, now available here as a physical and Kindle versions on Amazon, features behind-the-scenes recollections, juicy gossip and incisive interviews with music icons such as David Bowie, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Mike Love, Gene Simmons, Isaac Hayes, Ice-T, Roger Taylor of Queen, Phil Collins, members of Aerosmith, the Doors, Guns N’ Roses and INXS, and many more.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

January 5, 2013December 7, 2020 tsar

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I had been in America barely six months when I found myself at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Jan.