Rock Singer Wanted: The Story of of Boston's Secret Frontman скачать в хорошем качестве

Rock Singer Wanted: The Story of of Boston's Secret Frontman

In the early 1980s, Mark Dixon was in his late 20s and barely getting by as the lead singer of a cover band in Niagara Falls, New York. After responding to a cryptic advertisement in the back pages of Rolling Stone magazine, he received a phone call from Tom Scholz, the founder of the rock band Boston, that would upend his life. I uncovered this buried piece or rock history while reading court transcripts for Power Soak, my book about Tom Scholz and Boston. I tracked Dixon down still living in the Buffalo area and convinced him to participate in this video. Though his voice has changed with time, he agreed to speak candidly, offering a firsthand account of how Scholz quietly searched for and auditioned potential replacements for Brad Delp during a rocky period for the band. What did you think of the story? Do you recall Mark Dixon's band from the Western New York area? If you have any recordings of him or memories from that era, I'd love to hear from you in the comments. Additional performance footage In 1982, Dixon recorded a demo for CBS Records with the John Keys Band in Los Angeles. Here's "She's a Mystery":    • “She’s a Mystery” recorded by the John Key...   Thirty years later, at age 59, he was singing and drumming the Beatles with his band Party Squad:    • Party Squad Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club...   About Power Soak Power Soak: Invention, Obsession, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Sound explores Boston’s long legal fight with CBS Records during the recording of Third Stage. https://www.amazon.com/Power-Soak-Inv... Additional retailers and supporting documents: https://powersoak.substack.com Credits Video and audio of Mark Dixon courtesy of Mark and Karen Dixon. Avalanche band photo courtesy of Mark Dixon Bowling alley photo: Rcraig09 (Wikipedia) Mickey Thomas photo: Carl Lender Robert Plant photo: Jim Summaria Brad Delp and Barry Goudreau polaroids: John Boylan Brad Delp performance photo: Carl Lender Beechcraft Bonanza photos: Bill Larkins, Alan Radecki Teac 2300s footage: marcusdolby1 (YouTube) Boston performance at Giants Stadium: Boston on MV (YouTube) Scholz in the studio from Old Grey Whistle Test (YouTube) Boston animation from Don't Look Back commercial (YouTube) Boston Traffic: VideoVisuals, Inc. (YouTube) Chapters 00:00 The Sing King 00:56 The Rolling Stone Ad 03:27 Introduction 05:12 Recording Session 07:23 The Contingency Plan 08:55 The Airport Meeting 10:01 The Secret Frontman 11:08 A Secret Gets Out 11:57 Some Bad News 13:04 Making Sense of It All Correction: 6:05: Scholz's home studio was located in Wayland, not Waltham. #bostonband #BradDelp #TomScholz #coversong #ClassicRock #MusicHistory #1980s