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Saturday, February 3, 2024

MARIA COOPER JANIS: ARTIST, AUTHOR, BIOGRAPHER, DAUGHTER OF SCREEN LEGEND GARY COOPER AND WIFE OF LEGENDARY AMERICAN CLASSICAL PIANIST BYRON JANIS: AN INTIMATE CHAT WITH MARIA AND BYRON

 





MARIA COOPER  JANIS

ARTIST/AUTHOR/BIOGRAPHER/PHILANTHROPIST

DAUGHTER OF

SCREEN LEGEND

GARY COOPER

AND MARIA'S HUSBAND

LEGENDARY AMERICAN CLASSICAL PIANIST

BYRON JANIS


ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO 

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TO WATCH THE INTERVIEW

 IN ITS ENTIRETY!



Maria Cooper Janis was born in Los Angeles, California and lived there with her parents, the actor Gary Cooper and his wife Veronica Cooper.She followed a painting career in New York and in 1966 married the world-renowned concert pianist, Byron Janis. Although Mr. Janis’ busy schedule has led them all over the world, Mrs. Janis has enjoyed a successful career as an artist.

She pursues her paintings with great energy, exhibiting in the United States as well as Europe and Asia.Maria Cooper Janis is involved with the American Arthritis Foundation of which her husband, Byron Janis is the National Spokesperson, and she sits on the board of Pro Musicis, an organization committed to furthering the careers of young musicians. She also works with the Neuropathy Foundation and is an active board member of the ASPR (American Society for Psychical Research). 

She has collaborated on three television specials, one produced by TNT “Gary Cooper, American Life, American Legend,” another, part of TNT’s Biography Series entitled “The Life and Times of Gary Cooper” and she has worked with A&E to contribute to a special on her father for their Biography program titled, “Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero” which was aired in March of 1998. She has collaborated abroad with a PBS/French production of “Frederick Chopin: A Voyage with Byron Janis.” Mrs. Janis frequently lectures around the country on such topics as, “Growing Up in Hollywood” often with her longtime friend Joan Benny and Foster Hirsch.She has written a book Gary Cooper off Camera: A Daughter Remembers which gives an inside look into the persona of one of the greatest movie stars of all time.

Now 100% of the proceeds of the sales of this book are donated to The Gary Cooper Endowed Support Fund for Indigenous Cultures at The University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts. She has collaborated with author Bruce Boyer on Gary Cooper Enduring Style, published in November of 2011 by PowerHouse Books with an introduction by Ralph Lauren.Maria Cooper Janis worked on a feature film documentary, “The True Gen,” about the special 20-year friendship between Gary Cooper and Ernest Hemingway, the score of which is composed by Byron Janis. In addition, She co-produced the PBS documentary produced by Peter Rosen, The Byron Janis Story, about the life of Byron Janis which is currently being aired nationally and contributed to his autobiography, Chopin and Beyond: My Extraordinary Life in Music and the Paranormal. 

Byron Janis is internationally renowned as one of the world's greatest pianists. He made his orchestral debut at age 15 with Toscanini's NBC Symphony Orchestra and the following year was chosen by Vladimir Horowitz as his first student.  At 18, he became the youngest artist ever signed to a contract by RCA Victor Records. Two years later, in 1948, he made his Carnegie Hall debut which was hailed as an unparalleled success. 
He made several recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips Great Pianists series. His discography covers repertoire from Beethoven to David Guion and includes renditions of major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. He has a special affinity for Chopin and made a French film on him that was shown around the world. He was honored by several U.S. Presidents and in 1984, at a State Dinner at the White House in his honor at the invitation of President Ronald Reagan, he revealed that he had been suffering from severe arthritis throughout much of his decades-long career. The painful and crippling condition eventually required surgery on his hands. However, he recovered sufficiently to resume performing and recording commercially and continues to do so today.

 

VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO Bettina Klinger Managing Director for arranging this interview today with Maria Cooper Janis and Byron Janis.

*Note: Mr. Janis battled through laryngitis and a nagging cough to take part in this interview. We all thank you for your perseverance and Indomitable Spirit.


PURCHASE

GARY COOPER

 OFF CAMERA

A Daughter Remembers

by Maria Cooper Janis

Introduction by Tom Hanks

Available at

https://www.garycooper.com/#gary-cooper-off-camera-a-daughter-remembers

Gary Cooper (1901-1961) is an American icon-an actor whose handsome features and unstudied poise made him one of the great stars of Hollywood’s Golden Era. Now, his only child gives us an extraordinary memoir - a book that reveals the Gary Cooper only she knew. Illustrated throughout with 175 photographs, including many never-before-published family pictures, Maria Cooper Janis’ heartfelt book offers an unprecedented look at her father’s private side, from his Montana boyhood and his Hollywood home life to his friendships with Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, and Jimmy Stewart, among others. Filled with anecdotes that capture the off-screen humor and warmth of this avid outdoorsman and great humanitarian, Gary Cooper Off Camera is an unforgettable portrait of a great star and a beloved father.

Purchase a copy of the book & 100% of the proceeds will be donated to The Gary Cooper Endowed Fund for Student Support for Indigenous Cultures at The University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts.

ALSO

PURCHASE

CHOPIN 

AND

 BEYOND


My Extraordinary Life

in Music and the Paranormal

by Byron Janis (Author) 

with Maria Cooper Janis

One of the world's greatest classical pianists reveals how the ""other world"" transformed his life and career.

By any measure, Byron Janis has had an extraordinary musical career. His discovery of two long-lost Chopin scores made headlines around the world, and he has been honored many times for his breathtaking performances of some of the most exciting and challenging works in the standard classical piano repertoire. As he retraces this remarkable journey in Chopin and Beyond, he shares something even more extraordinary: the other-worldly experiences that have shaped his life and music in surprising and profound ways.

    Shares milestones and memories from the life and musical career of one of the world's greatest pianists

    Includes lively anecdotes of famous classical musicians and other notable figures, including Vladimir Horowitz and Pablo Picasso

    Describes his long-secret but ultimately triumphant battle with arthritis.

    Recounts the paranormal experiences that deepened his personal association with Chopin, effected near miraculous recoveries from serious accidents, and more.

    Like the best music, Chopin and Beyond will open your mind to explore the wonder and possibility of a different world.



and

BYRON 

JANIS

    THE MERCURY MASTERS

9 CD/Blu-ray Audio

Box Set, 9 CD  

The Byron Janis-Mercury partnership presented in one edition for the first time, each recording presented in its original sleeve and programming. All recordings, made between 1960 & 1964, have been restored and remastered from the original master tapes at 24bit/192kHz by mastering engineer Tom Fine (son of Mercury Vice President and Classical Producer Wilma Cozart Fine). 9CD + 1BDA capbox, original jackets + programming.


BYRON

J A N I S
LIVE

 ON TOUR

16 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 14 MINUTES • MAY 12 2017


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COOPER AND HEMINGWAY 

THE TRU GEN

DOCUMENTARY

Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen is an unprecedented look at the bond between two of the most iconic artists of the 20th century. Utter opposites... nothing in common. The cowboy and the suburbanite. The conservative and the liberal. And yet these two artists (a word both men scoffed at) were the best of friends, right up to their deaths a mere seven weeks apart in 1961. But is the friendship of these two men really so surprising? A study of these two men is a study of the 20th century. Their internationally renowned careers (Cooper, two Best Actor Academy Awards; Hemingway, Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes) were played out over the same turbulent decades: the hedonistic 20s, the grim Depression 30s, the war-ravaged 40s, and the deceptively slumbering 50s.

available at amazon.com



FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

MARIA COOPER JANIS

VISIT

https://www.mariacooperjanis.com/

Official website

https://www.facebook.com/mariacooperjanis/

Facebook

https://www.instagram.com/mariacooperjanis/?hl=en

Instagram


BYRON JANIS

https://www.byronjanislive.com/

Official website

https://www.facebook.com/ByronJanis

Facebook

https://twitter.com/ByronJanisMusic

Twitter

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0mmq2O8XSDPCh2w8wb9TA

YouTube

https://www.instagram.com/ByronJanisMusic/

Instagram


GARY COOPER SITES

https://www.garycooper.com/

Official website

https://www.garycooper.com/blog/maria-cooper-7j5xd

Blog

https://www.facebook.com/GaryCooperVerifiedPage/?ref=tn_tnmn

Facebook

https://twitter.com/_GaryCooper

Twitter

https://www.instagram.com/gary_cooper_official/

Instagram











MARIA COOPER JANIS

and BYRON JANIS

APPEAR WEEK OF


FEBRUARY 3RD 2024


ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

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 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!



BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER 

RAY SHASHO


OUTSTANDING

 COFFEE-TABLE BOOK!


CHAPTER ONE SPOTLIGHTS INTERVIEWS WITH MANY OF THE MUSIC LEGENDS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US

THE HARDCOVER EDITION IS A BONAFIDE COLLECTORS ITEM!

Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner



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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

MARC STORACE LEGENDARY SINGER CHATS ABOUT NEW SOLO RELEASE AND UNFINISHED 'KROKUS' BUSINESS: ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE WITH RAY SHASHO

 


M A R C   S T O R A C E

THE LEGENDARY VOICE 

OF SWISS METAL BAND

K R O K U S

RELEASES SOLO ALBUM 

WITH HIS NEW BAND

S T O R A C E


EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW

CLICK BELOW TO WATCH

IN ITS ENTIRETY



MARC STORACE was already internationally successful with the Swiss cult band "TEA" in the 1970s. TEA released 5 albums and 3 singles. In 1979 Marc became the voice of KROKUS. After their first album with Marc, "Metal Rendez-Vous" (with the hit "Bedside Radio"), the rise to a successful international career was unstoppable. KROKUS played several world tours and sold over 15 million records and won many gold and platinum awards. After internal quarrels, KROKUS broke up and Marc released the album “Blue” in 1991 with the band “Blue”. The hit "You Can't Stop The Rainfall" is still played on the radio today.

In the 90s and 2000s Marc starred in 2 feature films (“ANUK” and “HANDYMAN”), and again achieved gold status with various KROKUS formations and 3 albums. Marc stayed present with his fans with many guest appearances such as “Rock Meets Classic”, “Sweet 50th Anniversary”, “Ken Hensley live in Switzerland”, “Schubert In Rock”, or on the albums of Manfred Ehlert's “Amen” and the rock opera “Test”. 

In 2008 the music scene was surprised with the news that the original formation of KROKUS would go on tour again. The success was indescribable. Tours in the USA, Japan, Europe and South America as well as 3 new studio albums, which in turn achieved platinum status, proved that KROKUS was still flourishing after more than 2000 shows in the last 30 years. In December 2019, KROKUS played their farewell concert in the sold out Hallenstadion in Zurich. 

Marc started working on his solo career at the beginning of 2021. His first solo CD is released in the USA & Canada February 5th, 2022 and going on tour with his own band “STORACE” in autumn is in the works. The fans will be amazed at the enthusiasm and freshness with which “STORACE” rocks the stage. He will showcase songs from his new CD and from his long career since the 1970s.



 
PURCHASE

THE BRAND-NEW SOLO RELEASE

From

S T O R A C E

Entitled

‘LIVE AND

 LET LIVE’

Available

NOW at

Amazon.com 

and www.indiemerchstore.com

"Hard rockin' humanizing enlightenments from a legendary singer & his incredible new band!"

5 stars! ... Ray Shasho


 For more information

about

MARC STORACE

Visit

https://en.storace.ch

Official website

www.facebook.com/marcstorace

facebook

www.instagram.com/marcstorace

Instagram

www.krokusonline.com

Krokus official site

www.facebook.com/KROKUSonline

Krokus facebook


Tour dates

 OldCapitol

May 28, 2022

Kulturfabrik Kofmehl

Jun 3, 2022

Rock the Ring Festival 2022

Jun 18, 2022

Hallenstadion Zurich / Scorpions

May 23, 2023


DISCOGRAPHY

With KROKUS

Metal Rendez-vous   1980 

Hardware 1981 

One Vice at a Time 1982 

Headhunter 1983 

The Blitz 1984 

Change of Address 1986   

Heart Attack 1988 

To Rock or Not to Be 1995 

Rock the Block 2003 

Hellraiser 2006 

Hoodoo 2010 

Dirty Dynamite 2013 

Big Rocks 2017 

Live albums

With KROKUS

Alive and Screamin' (1986)

Long Stick Goes Boom: Live from da House of Rust (2014)

Adios Amigos: Live @ Wacken (2021)

WITH TEA

TEA    TEA    1974

TEA The Ship   1975

TEA Tax Exile  1976

'Best of' 1978

Reloaded 2009


MARC STORACE

DISCOGRAPHY

Artist Title Year

Marc Storace    The Blue Album 1991

Amen Amen   1994

Amen Aguilar 1996

Marc Storace & China Alive 2000

DC/World Tribute: Bon & AC / DC  2000

Storace/Haslinger One World 2000

Warrior Wars of Gods/Men 2004

Biss  Face-Off   2005

Biss  X-tension 2006

Billy Stokes "Muscle & Blood"  2016

Marc Storace  Live and Let Live  2022






MARC STORACE APPEARS

WEEK OF APRIL 20th 2022

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

NOW STREAMING ON

The Classic Rock Music Reporter   

 Classic Rock Here and Now

Music Tried and True  

www.rockmusic.show  

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RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE

CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE

BY RAY SHASHO


 …Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book  at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS


The Rock Star Chroniclesby Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO