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Russ Ballard’s Legendary Musical Encounters | Music News
Russ Ballard spills legendary tales from his whirlwind career, revealing wild encounters with music icons—from Lemmy possibly being Jimi Hendrix’s drug tester to Ringo Starr offering him a producer gig in 1978. He recounts seeing Kiss makeup-free, narrowly missing a collaboration with Michael Bolton, and jamming with Ritchie Blackmore. Ballard also shares intimate moments with The Beatles, Noël Coward (whom he mistook for a regular), and Ozzy Osbourne’s bizarre night-vision goggles chat. With hits penned for Roger Daltrey and others, Ballard’s life has been a backstage pass to rock royalty…
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