From London To Woodstock
In 1985, John traveled to London, England to begin recording his first solo album at the famed EMI Abbey Road Studios. The finished disc, Outta De Bleu, an independent release, was a Northeast regional success with the single "Always Be Around" charting at #20 based solely on listener requests on New York radio station WGRC. However, its real magic was felt on the other side of the Atlantic where DJs in British stations spun it with fearless abandon.
In 1988, for the 25th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's Assassination, John composed a tribute song, "Passing the Torch," and created a video with producer Bob Suede that was aired nationally on "The Joe Franklin Show" on WOR Channel 9. The following year, he was invited to take part in a concert celebrating the 20th anniversary of Woodstock, at the original site on Yasgar's farm in Bethel, New York. He shared the stage with Woodstock veterans Richie Havens and Wavy Gravy.
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