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Danny: Monday 6/24/13 NYC;
It’s hard to believe that in just less than 24 hrs , we will be leaving for Russia on our fourth tour as musical ambassadors for the Dept. of State. We’ve been blessed to have gone to so many countries around the globe, bringing many genres of American music to people that don’t always have access to this type of live music.
We’ve been to South East Asia, the Middle East, back to Malaysia and now Russia.
When I was a small child growing up here in NYC during the 60’s, I could have never imagined that one day I’d be travelling to Russia . The Cold War was all over the news, I was so scared at night that every time a plane flew overhead, I thought it was going to drop the big one. I lived by the airport so I lost a lot of sleep;) I had never met anyone from Russia until I was at Mannes College of Music, a conservatory on NYC’s Upper West side.

Johnny Rodgers, who now has an international career, expressed his gratitude to the MAC community for welcoming him when he arrived an unknown. He is currently writing a musical about Liberace. Among his songs was one co-written with Lina Koutrakos, “One More Moment” which was sung wildly by MAC President Lennie Watts. Read Full Article

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs is proud to announce a new annual show to be held each fall – THEY WRITE THE SONGS. Music Ambassador Johnny Rodgers is one of the six songwriters honored at the inaugural show.
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