Bumblefoot, Ricky Byrd at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp

Written By Mike Greenblatt

Bumblefoot (left) will appear in Director Fulvio Cecere’s 2023 The Jersey Sound documentary. Here he is with Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Byrd (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts) at “The Beatles vs. Rolling Stones” New York City Rock’n’Roll Fantasy Camp at The Cutting Room last week.

Bumblefoot—Guns N’ Roses, Asia, Sons Of Apollo—was one of numerous musicians including members of The Firm, Eagles, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Utopia, The Monkees, Vixen, Fab Faux and others there to perform with Fantasy Campers.

Byrd was the lead guitarist in Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes for over a year. He's a Guitar Hero but also a “Recovery Troubadour” using music to inspire people struggling with addiction.

Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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