Mark Bego - World’s Leading Rock and Roll Biographer

<p><strong>This episode features Mark Bego, the world’s leading Rock and Roll Biographer, with 67 books in print including Elvis, Elton, Madonna and Michael Jackson.</strong></p><p><strong>Robert’s song in this episode: “Yeah Yeah” from the album </strong><i><strong>PGS 7</strong></i><strong> by Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam. This song is the first song on the album and is guaranteed to get you up and out of your seat! Robert chose this song because it rocks out just like his guest Mark Bego.</strong></p><p><strong>For a FREE Download of “Yeah Yeah” just go to this link:</strong> <a href="https://www.followyourdreampodcast.com/roadmap-song">https://www.followyourdreampodcast.com/roadmap-song</a><br /><br />Mark Bego is the author of 66 books on rock & roll and show business, including two New York Times Best-Sellers, three multi-million-sellers, and two half-million selling titles. With over 12 million books in print, he is acknowledged as the best-selling biographer in the rock and pop music field. His biographies have included the life stories of some of the biggest stars of ROCK (Elton John, Billy Joel, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Three Dog Night), SOUL (Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston), POP (Sonny & Cher, The Monkees, Sade, Barry Manilow), and COUNTRY (Glen Campbell, George Strait, Patsy Cline, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill). He has also written about film and television stars as well (Rock Hudson, Julia Roberts, Linda Gray, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, Matt Damon, The Marx Brothers).<br /><br /><br />In this episode, Robert and Mark discuss:</p><ul><li>How he got started in journalism (3:00)</li><li>How the Motown sound moved him (5:00)</li><li>Became a freelance writer (8:05)</li><li>His beginnings as a rock biographer (15:20)</li><li>Mary Wilson of The Supremes (25:12) </li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>If you enjoyed the show, please Subscribe, Rate, and Review at Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you g