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...some point, every artist has to go through an awkward, halfway stage while he or she crosses the rift between anonymity and fame. A “not unknown, not yet a star” sort of phase. For John Mayer, that point seems to be now. Musically, Mayer’s concert at the Avalon on Feb. 28 was a treat to any fan of his laid-back style and emotion-infused songs. However, between songs, Mayer babbled mostly incoherent phrases that left the audience staring at each other in hopeless confusion. Who was the culprit here? Fame...
...Mayer is just coming into his own, selling out club-sized venues in all parts of the country as he tours in the wake of his latest album, Room for Squares. Mayer’s maturity and confidence while discussing his life and career choices during a phone interview were sharply contrasted with the boyish wonder and starry gaze of the tall, lanky guy who appeared on stage. While Mayer may not know quite how to deal with his newfound fame as he transitions from being the solo, acoustic opener to the top name on the bill, his fans didn?...
...dances for "Billy Rose?s Diamond Horseshoe," he met a chorine named Betsy Blair; they married in 1940 (divorcing in 1977). He reached Broadway stardom as the title heel in "Pal Joey" and, at the same time, choreographed "Best Foot Forward." (This guy did everything!) MGM boss Louis B. Mayer offered him a contract. When Mayer reneged on a promise that no screen test would be required, Kelly, furious, signed with David O. Selznick - who didn?t make musicals. So the actor wound up at MGM, and stayed for 15 years...
...Through the 40s and 50s Kelly would make about two "straight" films for every three musicals. Selznick wanted him to concentrate on being a dramatic actor, but that was idiocy, blindness - couldn?t the mogul see that Kelly "got-ta dance", that his feet had to do their stuff? Mayer was slow coming around too; Kelly didn?t become a star until he was loaned to Columbia for "Cover Girl," where he was paired with Rita Hayworth and, behind the scenes with an old Broadway pal (actually a young one, since he was 19 at the time), Stanley Donen...
Purdue’s Mayer beat Harvard’s Chu in the No. 1 singles spot 7-5, 6-4. After that, it was all Crimson...