The Dali Lama, Nichiren Daishonin, Dick Gregory, Sir Winston Churchill, Mothers Finest, The Four agreements, Paul Weller, Patti Labelle, My Mom Eleanor James, All my Sisters, Oprah Winfrey, Humanitarians, Diane Louie, The Mists of Avalon, Aerosmith, U2, Forgiveness, Malcom and Martin, The Hollow Hills, Harry Gabriel, Tony Benn, Verve Clicquot Ponsardin, Ani DiFranco, Mary Magdalene and the courage to continue.
I didn't choose music... it chose me!
I have been singing since I was three years old, when my Great-Grandfather would take me to road side revivals in Pennsylvania and tell me to "Just sing for the people Little Johnnie."
My formative years in Detroit introduced me to Motown, then I heard Mother’s Finest and lost my mind! From that moment it was music, music, music! I soon discovered Aerosmith, and this opened the door for British Rock’n’Roll, from Robert Plant to The Rolling Stones.
I joined my first rock band, RPM, and learned the craft of performance. I soon moved to Los Angeles, and will forever be indebted to Big Nate Watts and Allen McGrier, my brothers from The Mighty D! In Los Angeles I met Gary Cambra, and formed a band which fused our mutual love of rock, soul and blues. That band rocked so hard because of the talents of Mitch Reilly, Steve Klong, Paul Mirkovich, Bob Birch and Dave Meros. The success of this band led to my meeting Marla McNally-Phillips and Linda Blum, which led to a publishing deal with Emerald Forest Entertainment. There I had the pleasure of working with Michelle White, Randy Jackson and Sam Sims. I currently continue my collaboration with Gary Cambra and Sam Sims, Bass Extraordinaire, and my other master of the bass and collaborator, Otto Williams. I have also been very fortunate to have worked with the likes of Quincy Jones, Bruce Willis, Kylie Minogue,Robert Lepage, Lorin Maazel and Stevie Wonder, to name a few!
I am now living in London, working as an actor, singer, songwriter, lecturer and ocasional ghost buster with Most Haunted, yeah I said it, ghost buster!
I want to make something very clear. I am a sensitive not a medium. As a sensitive I feel, see and hear but am more comfortable with sensitive.
It was always my dream to live in Great Britain, since reading 'The tales of King Arthur' and Merlin became my hero!
My first telly gig was an acoustic program for MTV/VH1 Europe, "Take It To The Bridge" This brought me to the attention of producer Tom Fredericks and DJ Allister Whitehead. Our first collaboration was "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." I went from that amazing collaboration to working with The Barkin Brothers on "I'm Gonna Catch You", K&M on ''I Got What You Need'' and ''You Plus Me'', United Souls "Wonderful World", Mark Knight on “Tonight”, Bobby and Steve on "You will Survive'' and Crispin Glover on ''Never Gonna Give You Up”, and most recently the Stanton Warriors on "Get em High".
When I'm not busy recording music, I do voice-overs. I am the voice of The Three Muses for The Disney film "Hercules", Poe and La La of the Teletubbies and D'Arcy Stern in Urban Chaos.
I have appeared in West End musicals and dramas, made my debut at The Royal Opera House in Covent garden, played the blues icon Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. I have just completed an amazing year and half run as Motor-Mouth Maybelle in Hairspray at The Shaftesbury Theatre. I am currently voicing a children's cartoon, entitled Tinga Tinga Tales. And yes Ian Lawman and myself have just finished our second series of "Living with the dead" Not bad for a little chocolate doll from Monongahela, Pennsylvania!
Thanks for being a friend in space! ....and if it's luv,it's apreciated. if not,it's apreciated also.
Keep doing what you do best and stay yourself, You know allready.
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Regards,
Bugz B,J.Blaze and Kane D Goreson, from Winners n sinners.
We are all winners and sinners, the balance is now, The key is gratitude. No fear,no keeps.
My Lady, With every breath, you will feel better & better...better & better, stronger & whole, better & better, full of vibrant energy, better & better.
You will have the brightest of aura's, the most warmest of light, The most loving of spirit, the most infectious of laughs, the most radiant of smiles.
& you've got the biggest of hair. GRIN HUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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How's my lovely Johnnie today ? ~ BIG HUG ~ Went back to Bynum house. More quiet this time during the day. Could not get in. A big hawk came though & sit above us in a tree area by the old bridge. This tree is not the easiest of access either. He sat there for some 10 min. It was most interesting. WOnder what his message was... Miss you!
I just wanted to tell you i love you & how much i appreciate who you are & that i'm so proud of you dear. You've grown so much & you are so wide open . Your strength surely could inspire the coldest of hearts. Anyone who could not see the gift that is you is so far blind, i can't imagine. Always hold your head high. Let me see the light in those eyes now.
