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Ep. 474 Concert Promoter Danny Zelisko Discusses the State of Touring and Concerts
Visit http://www.MichaelBrandvold.com. Concert Promoter Danny Zelisko Joins to discuss the state of touring and concerts and discusses his book ALL EXCE$$. The long-awaited stories of legendary concert promoter Danny Zelisko have arrived! Four years in the making, he quipped, “this baby was screaming to come out after all this time!” After five decades of concert promoting while being part of some 12,000 events in nearly every state in the country, Danny puts into words some of his favorite memories involving some of the world’s top names in entertainment and sports. Included are Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, as well as Chicago sports legends Brian Piccolo (the subject of the movie Brian’s Song) and Ernie Banks. The book chronicles Danny’s childhood passion for collecting sports memorabilia and autographs, all the way through his rise to becoming Arizona’s premiere concert promoter. Fasten your seatbelt as Danny navigates you through this musical journey of producing concerts while making a living out of it. Go behind the scenes as he tells you about some of the friends he’s made over the years along with the wild and crazy stuff that really happened. 350 pages bursting with stories and never before seen photos of Danny’s personal collection from over the years, giving you a glimpse from “behind the curtain!” The Foreword was written by former Diamondbacks manager and baseball legend Kirk Gibson. Visit https://dzplive.com