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American singer
Johnny Legend
Johnny Legend performing at Beat Kitchen, Chicago, 2012
Birth name Martin Margulies Born 1948 (age 75–76)
San Fernando, California , U.S. Genres Occupation(s) Singer Years active 1979–present
Musical artist
Johnny Legend (born Martin Margulies ; 1948) is an American
rockabilly musician, film producer, actor and wrestling manager.
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Career
In 1981, Legend and Linda Lautrec saw
My Dinner With Andre .
[3] The two thought of spoofing the film and in 1982, the couple produced, wrote and, together with Mark Shepard, directed
My Breakfast with Blassie , starring comedian
Andy Kaufman and wrestling manager
Freddie Blassie .
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[4] Legend's sister Lynne Margulies, who also appeared in the film, subsequently became Kaufman's girlfriend.
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In 1995, Legend co-founded
Incredibly Strange Wrestling , a wrestling promotion active in San Francisco until the early 2000s.
In 2000, January 14 to 20, Legend did a week showing films at the Clinton St. Theater in Portland, Oregon. Among the features he presented were, The Sadist ,
The T.A.M.I Show ,
My Breakfast with Blassie ,
Two Thousand Maniacs! , and more.
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Discography
Solo releases
Are You Hep To Me? (Honeymoon Bop, 1979).
Rockabilly Rumble (As Johnny Legend & His Skullcaps) (Rollin' Rock, 1981).
Soakin' The Bone (As Johnny Legend & His Skullcaps) (Rollin' Rock, 1981).
I Bite The Songs –
Freddie Blassie (Produced by Johnny Legend) (Rhino, 1985).
Rockabilly Rumble (Rollin' Rock Switzerland, 1994).
Rockabilly Bastard: The Best Of Johnny Legend, Volume None (As Johnny Legend & His Rockabilly Bastards) (Hightone, 1997).
Bitchin' (Dionysus, 1998).
I Itch! (Bluelight Records, 2014).
The Rollin' Rock Recordings (Part Records, 2015)
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Various artists compilations
Rollin' The Rock, Vol. 1 (Rollin' Rock, 1976).
Rollin' The Rock, Vol. 2 (Rollin' Rock, 1977).
Teenage Cruisers – The Cream Of California Rockabilly [Original Soundtrack] (Rhino, 1980).
Forever Gene Vincent (Rollin' Rock, 1980).
Wrestling Rocks (Rhino, 1985).
Turning The World Blue: A Tribute To Gene Vincent (Skizmatic, 1996).
Rollin' Rock Got The Sock, Vol. 1 (Hightone, 1997).
Rollin' Rock Got The Sock, Vol. 2 (Hightone, 1998).
The Big Monster Bash, Vol. 1 (Mouthpiece, 1998).
Stock Footage: Music From The Films Of Roger Corman (Worry Bird, 2000).
If These Walls Could Talk 2 [Original Soundtrack] (Jellybean, 2000).
Filmography
References
^
a
b von Busack, Richard (June 20, 2012)
"He's a Legend," East Bay Express . Oakland/Berkeley. Retrieved on March 7, 2018.
^ Whiteside, Johnny (August 28, 2003)
"The Ghastly World of Johnny Legend," LA Weekly . Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 7, 2018.
^
a
b Hornaday, Ann (December 24, 1999).
"Kaufman cohort recalls comedian; Film: Johnny Legend reminisces about his brother in spoofhood, a would-be 'washed-up star' with whom he filmed 'My Breakfast With Blassie.' " .
Baltimore Sun . Retrieved September 24, 2019 .
^ Thomas, Bryan (January 21, 2017).
" 'My Breakfast with Blassie': Andy Kaufman meets outrageous wrestling legend Freddie Blassie in a downtown L.A. diner" .
Night Flight . Retrieved March 7, 2018 .
^ Archives of Oddities Arriving at Clinton Street, Shawn Levy, The Oregonian, January 14, 2000
^
Johnny Legend. Discogs. Retrieved on March 7, 2018.
External links
International National Artists