Backstage with Ron Onesti: Mixing Rock Music with Italian Pleasure
As I am writing this, I am in Rome looking at ancient church-top domes with the aroma of fresh brewed espresso finding its way to my open hotel room window. I am being serenaded by…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: Our Variety of Music Began At Home
As a music fan, I count my blessings every day that I was born WHEN I was born. The year was 1962. If I brought up an issue from 1990, it would not seem that…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: Alice Cooper and “Super Ron”
What I do for a living doesn’t usually qualify for “Combat pay,” but occasionally the combination of Classic Rock and Miller Lite creates a precarious situation that causes more excitement than the concert itself. Most…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: Danny Seraphine…From “CHICAGO” to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
At 9 years of age, Danny Seraphine first picked up a set of drumsticks, beginning a musical roller coaster ride that gave the world some of the best-loved pop hits of our lifetime. Sixty years…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: A Badfinger, But a Great Guy
Throughout our various careers, there are trophies, special moments and great memories we accumulate. During my last few decades doing what I do in show biz, I have been blessed to work with some of…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: Let The Memories Keep You “UP”!
During these crazy times, I think what has kept me in the ballgame with hope and inspiration has been the memories. They have always been important, but now more than ever, they should be used…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: “The Wanderers” have found their Place
Just about twenty years ago, a dad and his two sons embarked upon a journey that began in the Bronx and who ultimately became some of the brightest stars on the Las Vegas strip. Vinny…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: Our salute to African American Heritage Month…OSHOWS-style!
Music as a cultural medium has always interested me, even though in high school, music history wasn’t as interesting as it has become over the years. And much of the reason for my accelerated hunger…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: Backstage with “The Boss”
Being in the biz of entertainment for almost four decades, one can only imagine how many boxes of “stuff” I have packed away in my basement. An extra-ordinary and unorganized collection of autographed posters, set…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: The Buckinghams…60 Years and Going Strong
1967 was quite the year in Pop music history. Elvis and Priscilla were married. Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and The Doors all released their debut albums. The Aretha Franklin anthem, “RESPECT” hit the airwaves. And…