Independent Filmmaker Dennis P. Laverty Finishes Bobby Bandiera Documentary

Written By Mike Greenblatt
Bobby Bandiera

Early in his career, singer-songwriter-guitarist Bobby Bandiera, 70, of Orange in Essex County, worked with Nick Massi of  The Four Seasons before getting involved with bands from down the shore like Holme, Cats on a Smooth Surface and Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. In what Jay Lustig  of www.njarts.net calls  a “remarkable  career,” he’s also worked with Bon Jovi,  Bruce and Welsh rocker Dave Edmunds.

Dennis P. Laverty—creator  of such indie documentaries on Southside Johnny, Clarence Clemons and John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band—has finished a three-hour doc on Bandiera with concert footage, interviews, photo stills and clips from the Aquarian Weekly and other regional newspapers. One priceless clip has Bandiera performing with Bon Jovi at the White House.

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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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