Word: megastardom
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...That very quality, though, has made it difficult for Jarreau to attain megastardom in an industry that relies on pigeonholing performers. He has had some mainstream success - you might remember the Top 40 hits Mornin' and Moonlighting (the theme from the 1980s TV series of the same name, starring Cybil Shepherd and Bruce Willis). He also performed on the 1985 USA for Africa charity recording We Are the World. But none of Jarreau's 20 albums or 23 singles have cracked the U.S. Top 10. "When people hear 'jazz singer,' they tend to approach with a little nervousness," he says...
...next year he had a deal with Sun Records, which had launched Presley's career. Hey, Porter, backed by Cry, Cry, Cry, was his first hit. Around that time, with the help of Phillips and producer Jack Clement, Presley (who would shortly move on to RCA Victor and megastardom) and two other young men, Perkins and Lewis, would create the rockabilly branch of rock 'n' roll...
...that personality almost as much as his athletic prowess that has allowed him to become all things to all people. He is youthful but not callow, self-assured but never cocky, intelligent without seeming intellectual. And he remains, in his megastardom, a wary and private man. Woods reveals little about himself that can be exploited and rarely offers opinions that might offend. When he speaks to reporters and fans, his voice stays in a single register, and he often rounds off well-crafted answers with vague platitudes. On the course, he doesn't play to the crowds, even as they...
...point towards the end of the set, Falkner borrows a video camera in the front row. Joking that he "wanted to film the crowd to prove to my manager that people actually come to my shows," Falkner acknowledged that endless critical praise doesn't always equal megastardom. With the power, depth and beauty of Falkner's work, it's hard to believe Falkner won't eventually stumble upon the fame and fans to match his rock star moves. "There has to be someone who comes along and crosses boundaries and genres while still writing good songs. It could...
...list musicians--Sting, Eric Clapton, Arrested Development--soon followed. Older performers went on Unplugged to revive careers, younger rockers to boost new ones. When Pearl Jam paid a visit in 1992, it was largely unknown; its Unplugged appearance was an important milestone in the band's drive toward megastardom. Aging soulman Rod Stewart's acoustic set spawned an Unplugged album that sold 3 million copies. Coming full circle, folk-rock trailblazer Bob Dylan, who enraged music purists when he plugged in his acoustic guitar 30 years ago, will release an Unplugged CD in April. (In 1993 Dylan released an acoustic...