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Trevor Hoffman
Trevor Hoffman became a legendary MLB pitcher and retired from baseball with the record for the most “saves” in Major League history. He reveals his strong feelings about pitching “clean” during the era of steroids in baseball, and gives us a glimpse in to just what it was that contributed to his unbelievable success.
• Highest career strikeout rate of any reliever in baseball history
• First pitcher in baseball history to reach 600 saves
• Future Hall of Fame pitcher for the San Diego Padres
• Seven-time All-Star
• Two-time runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award
• Fifteen 20-save seasons
• Fourteen 30-save seasons (including eight consecutive)
• Nine 40-save seasons (including two streaks of four consecutive)
Steve Madaio
From his early days performing onstage at Woodstock with the Butterfield Blues Band, through his stellar career writing, arranging, performing and recording with Stevie Wonder, John Lennon, The Rolling Stones and literally hundreds of other legends, Steve Madaio reveals the wisdom he gained from years of touring and performing with the greatest musicians of our time.
• Legendary trumpet player
• Performed at Woodstock with the Butterfield Blues Band
• Recorded, toured, arranged horns for Stevie Wonder, including most notably
Wonders’ Grammy-winning album: “Songs In The Key Of Life”
• Recorded or toured with the Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Neil Diamond, Barbra
Streisand, Earth, Wind & Fire, and hundreds of other major headliner acts
Gary Bias
Learning to play the saxophone at age 11, Gary Bias, by the time he was 18, was touring with Quincy Jones. After winning a Grammy as a songwriter for “Best R&B Song” in 1987, he went on to an illustrious career recording and touring with iconic performers. Gary is best known as the saxophonist for the legendary group “Earth, Wind and Fire”. In this documentary, Gary reveals the tools that guided him through his journey to forge an amazing career.
• Toured with Quincy Jones at Age 18
• Grammy Award Winning Songwriter, “Sweet Love” with Anita Baker
• Performer with Earth, Wind and Fire since 1987
• Performed with Whitney Houston in South Africa, 1994 televised to millions Worldwide
• Iconic sax solo on Phil Collins song “One More Night”, 1985
• Performed at Olympics, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, televised to millions Worldwide
• Toured and performed on “The Arsenio Hall Show” with MC Hammer, recorded on MC Hammer’s “Too Legit To Quit” platinum album
Frank Hamblen
From his days as a college basketball player in Syracuse through a career that culminated with his status as the longest tenured coach in the NBA, Frank Hamblen gained the love and respect of his colleagues and players by his tough but personal approach, and strong dedication. Frank reveals elements of his youth that led him to find the courage to become a 7-time NBA Championship winning coach.
• NBA Head Coach for the Los Angeles Lakers
• NBA Head Coach for the Milwaukee Bucks
• Won seven championships with head coach Phil Jackson including
two with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
• Won five championships with head coach Phil Jackson with Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers
• Member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
Carol Conners
From her first #1 Smash Hit “To Know Him Is To Love Him” with the Teddy Bears and Phil Spector, through a career that culminated in Academy Award and Emmy nominations for her music, Carol Conners shares her moving life story, including her relationship with Elvis Presley, and the persistence that moved her to pave the way for female songwriters in the industry.
• Sang #1 Billboard Hit “To Know Him Is To Love Him” with The Teddy Bears
• Wrote #1 Billboard Hit, iconic surf rock song “Hey Little Cobra” for The Ripchords
• Wrote #2 Billboard Hit “With You I’m Born Again” for Billy Preston & Syreeta
• Co-wrote “Gonna Fly Now”, Theme From “Rocky”, Billboard #1 Smash Hit
• Academy Award and Emmy Award nominated songwriter
• Awarded a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame
Jesse Davis
Journey To An Extraordinary Life is not an ordinary documentary series. Exploring the lives and careers of people like you and me who have achieved extraordinary success, is just one facet of the story. We go much deeper into their lives, and reach into their pasts to explore all the elements that contributed to their journey, and how they overcame obstacles to become extraordinary. How did we do it? Watch and see!
Episode One
Legends Among Us/Jesse Davis-My Life In Song
As a young black performer in pre-civil-rights America, Jesse Davis learned to persist with his passion and become a successful singer and film actor, performing for Frank Sinatra in his early years, and going on to sing an Academy Award nominated song in the feature film “The Phenomenon of Benji”. Jesse shares just how he overcame early struggles to have an amazing career that spans over 50 years and several continents.
• Film and Television Star, most notably “The Phenomenon Of Benji”
• Recorded “I Feel Love”, Academy Award Nominated Song 1974
• Recording Artist – “Northern Soul” star in Europe
• 55 years performing live Internationally, including United States, Australia, New Zealand,
Mexico, Fiji, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Europe
• Elected to SDAA Heritage Foundation, Hall of Fame, 2008
• San Diego Music Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2022
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