* If you ever wondered what life with a true diva is like, John Meyer gives us a magnifying-mirror close-up. Instantly smitten by her exuberance and energy, John found himself involved in Judy's whirlwind life: a potent mix of humor, drug procurement and her own personal brand of kleptomania.
* Judy's fallen position in the entertainment industry resulted in desperate measures. With literally a five-dollar-bill in her purse, Judy accepted a fee of a hundred dollars to appear in a club run by one of her friends: an appearance John arranged. In rehearsing for this booking, the pair turned on the tape recorder, and their rehearsal, now transferred to CD, accompanies the book. A unique aural document, it features a tantalizing look into the great entertainer's working method, as, relaxed and telling funny stories, she runs through her repertoire and learns John's song in one hearing.
* This CD opens a fascinating window into Judy's persona, and it has been kept private for thirty-eight years!
* "Judy's spirit, voice, and sense of humor was intact to the very end," Meyer explains. "Everyone had given up on her: they said she was 'washed up' but the Judy I met was still the brilliantly talented girl who sang "Over the Rainbow" and captured America's heart. I made it my mission to revitalize her and put her back up there. But it didn't work out that way."
Text copyright Rock Ridge Music.
