The year was 1965. It was a time of the Civil Rights movement, assassinations, and Vietnam. It was also the year I graduated from college and Brooke Shields was born.
If you are reading this, you are reflecting on your age too. In my case, the 59-year-old child actress turned model and more mature movie/TV star is old enough to be my daughter!
If there ever was just one musical entertainer who epitomizes the rock and roll era of the 20th century, you could say it would be Bruce Springsteen, affectionately known to his fans and peers as “The Boss.”
As a singer, her resume’s list
of achievements in the genres
of Rock, Country, light Opera,
and Latin is unparalleled. Her
awards include:
Anybody who loves Rock music and especially admires the musicians who are aptly identified as true “Rock stars” of our generation can appreciate Jon Bon Jovi’s musical accomplishments. His name will be enshrined in the Rock and Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame forever.
But this 62-year-old New Jersey-born singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, entrepreneur, and activist has another title he is humbly proud to hold – hero.
After being born and raised in Hollywood, my familiarity with the movie industry is more than casual. That is why so many of my friends and colleagues from outside California frequently ask me, “So, who is your favorite movie star?’
As for the female film greats, I can name many, including stars like Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts, Helen Mirren – the list goes on. However, to answer their question I always get a somewhat surprising glance when I include Annette Bening as one of my all-time favorites.
Few people can light up a room by merely entering it.
One of those people is Earvin “Magic” Johnson, former All-Everything basketball legend and highly successful American businessman.
Whenever we hear the name – Kathy Bates – most of us immediately identify her with the 1990 hit film, “Misery,” Stephen King’s thriller about a psychotic woman who tortures a novelist played by actor James Caan for killing off her favorite character.
The role catapulted the now 76-year-old actress into movie star status with an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, more Oscar nominations, and a host of iconic film appearances, mostly as a supporting actor.
“I can tell you the day The Beach Boys will no longer exist – never!” — Dennis Wilson
When Dennis Wilson answered a question about The Beach Boys’ never-ending existence, he also said: “We’ll be on stage in wheelchairs.”
She is, without question, one of the most acclaimed movie stars of our time. I am talking about Shirley MacLaine who just turned 90.
While her career is filled with movies, TV, and stage acting roles that can be labeled “clas- sics,” (we’ll get into those in a minute) her road to stardom is interesting from a personal perspective.
There has been a plethora of musicians who have molded the Rock ’n Roll and Folk Rock generation — iconic singers like Elvis Presley, Bob Dylon, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, and Bruce Springsteen – but so many others in that group also have played a role in what has been become known as the “Golden Age of Rock.”