Johnny Legend
Johnny Legend (born Martin Margulies on October 3, 1948 in San Fernando , California ) is an American rockabilly musician, film producer , film actor and wrestling promoter.
Life
Legend grew up in San Fernando and was friends as a child with the wrestler and actor Tor Johnson , who lived in the immediate vicinity. In 1966 Legends formed his first (folk-rock) band, Seeds of Time . In the early 1970s, Legend started his career as a composer for soft porn and an actor in low-cost productions. With the multi-part SLEAZMANIA series , he released a collection of obscure trailers for B and C movies for Rhino Records . In 1973 Legend discovered rockabilly for himself and founded the group Blue Midnight with the owner of the record label Rollin 'Rock , Ronnie Weiser, Ray Campi and Chuck Higgins . In 1974 Legend formed the band The Rollin 'Rock Rebels with Campi . Here complement Billy Zoom , Colin Winski , Tony Conn and Jim Roup the occupation.
Legend cultivates his crazy image as a rockabilly Rasputin by making his wild stage appearances with a long beard and in wacky costumes such as B. a Confederate uniform denies.
Wrestling
For wrestler Fred Blassie , Legend wrote and sang the song Pencil Neck Geek in 1977 and was involved as a writer and co- director on the Andy Kaufman film My Breakfast with Blassie . Together with Jerry Lawler he hosted a rock and roll wrestling show . With Incredibly Strange Wrestling and Incredible Strange Rock and Roll Wrestling , Legend founded two wrestling leagues of their own.
After a curious feud, Legend defeated in a Man vs. Woman Match Cheryl Russa and won the American Independent Wrestling Alliance World's Women's Championship on January 28, 1995 in Maywood , California (which he still holds).
Discography
Albums
- 197 ?: True Murders Volume 1
- 1979: Johnny Legend And The Rock 'N' Roll Combo
- 1992: Rockabilly Rumble (1994 as CD)
- 1998: bitchin '
- 2014: I Itch
- 2015: The Rollin 'Rock Recordings
Singles
- 1990: House of Frankenstein / Theme from 2000 Maniacs
- 1991: Rubber Room / Night of the Sadist
- 1993: Pipeline / Mexican Love
Movies
(Selection)
- 1969: The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet (Actor)
- 1970: Gabriela - Very Young and Unsatisfied (Actor)
- 1977: Teenage Cruisers (actor, co-director)
- 1983: My Breakfast with Blassie (producer, co-director)
- 1985: Sleazmania!
- 1986: Sleazmania III
- 1986: Prisoners in Space (actor)
- 1987: Rock & Roll Wrestling: Music Television V (Producer)
- 1992: The Thing (Actor)
- 1995: Children of Wrath III (actor)
- 1996: Young Fates (producer - 1 episode)
- 1999: The Moon Man (actor)
- 2005: 2001 maniacs (actor)
- 2014: Catch of the Day (actor)
Web links
- Johnny Legend in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Johnny Legend at Discogs (English)
- Johnny Legend at Allmusic (English)
- Johnny Legend & His Rockabilly Bastards on Allmusic (English)
- Johnny Legend & the Skullcaps at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blurb of the Videomania 003, 1985
- ↑ Johnny Legend in the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame , September 2003
- ↑ Rockabilly Rasputin - Johnny Legend by Johannes-Sebastian Strauss for Rock and Road on December 16, 2014
- ↑ My Breakfast with Blassie in the IMDb
- ↑ Johnny Legend's wrestling connection much deeper than Pencil Neck Geek Slam! Wrestling , November 17, 2008
- ^ He's A Legend , East Bay Express , June 20, 2012
- ^ Wrestling Observer , March 7, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Legend, Johnny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Margulies, Martin (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rockabilly musician, film producer, actor, and wrestling promoter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Fernando , California |