R.I.P. ROCK IN PERPETUITY ARCHIVES

Tributes To Thirty of Our Musical Heroes Who Have Passed Away.

ELVIS PRESLEY http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/top-20-elvis-music-videos-of-all-time/ 26 videos, personal remembrances, lost kinescopes, unedited film clips,

JERRY WEXLER videos, rolling stone’s top 20 essential Jerry Wexler productions, includes Aretha, Rascals, Ray Charles, and more.

ISAAC HAYES rare videos of him actually scoring, Academy Award winning, “SHAFT”.

BO DIDDLEY electrifying video early in his career, personal remembrances, rare photos.

HANK MEDRESS The late founding member of the Tokens, co-producer of the Chiffons, the Happenings, Tony Orlando and Dawn. Personal remembrances,exclusive stories and photos. Hank’s last interview with Artie Wayne On The Web.

BOBBY DARIN incredible original videos, “Dream Lover”, “Mack The Knife”, personal remembrances of my mentor.

SHEL SILVERSTEIN satirist, cartoonist, writer of “Sylvia’s Mother”, “Boy Named Sue”, and “Cover Of The Rolling Stone”, and proud to say my friend.

BEN RALEIGH lyricist, “Tell Laura I Love Her”, “Laughin’ On The Outside, ”“Wonderful, Wonderful”, “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing” and “Midnight Mary”, which I co-wrote with him.

VAN MCCOY songwriter, “Baby I’m Yours”, artist, “Do The Hustle”, producer, David Ruffin, Peaches and Herb. Plus Videos and personal impressions of my friend.

JAMES BROWN incredible videos in his prime! Great stories!

AHMET ERTEGUN Co-founder of Atlantic Records, producer of “Mack The Knife”. How he inspired hundreds…including me.

IRVING GREEN founder of Mercury Records, CEO of Phillips, Smash and Fontana Records. He was my partner’s father, and a silent partner in our publishing.

MARLON BRANDO his influence on “Rock And Roll”, and the pop culture!

TRIBUTES TO RAY CHARLES, BERT BERNS, AND LOU RAWLS

BARRY WHITE, MICKEY MOST, AND JIMI HENDRIX

JANIS JOPLIN, LUTHER VAN DROSS, AND WARREN ZEVON

JIM CROCE, FREDDIE PERREN, AND RICK JAMES

JOHNNY CASH, GENE PITNEY, AND BILLY PRESTON

DENNY DOHERTY lead singer for the Mamas and the Papas. Untold stories!

BUDDY HOLLY one my biggest inspirations. I used to sit in the 3rd row and make diagrams of where he put his fingers on his guitar, so I could play just like him.

ALAN FREED The Disc Jockey, who named ROCK and ROLL. An intimate look backstage with Bo Diddley, Bobby Darin, Jackie Wilson.

IF YOU WISH TO LEAVE A COMMENT OR A MESSAGE, YOU MAY DO SO AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERY ARTICLE YOU OPEN UP.

I feel honored to have known most of the people I’ve written about, and shared some of the moments with you…In the words of my friends, Alan O’Day and the late, Johnny Stevenson, in their classic hit

“If you believe in forever, then life is just a one night stand,
If there’s a Rock and Roll Heaven, You know they’ve got a hell of a band!”

Here is “Rock And Roll Heaven-2008″ Performed by Ronnie Kimball   http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/rock-and-roll-heaven/                                      Directed by Sebastian Prooth

R.I.P. ROCK IN PERPETUITY!

Respectfully, Artie Wayne

Copyright 2008 by Artie Wayne

 

To reach Alan O’Day  http://alanoday.com

Sebastian Prooth  http://tektrekgamer.wordpress.com