Joan Osborne, singer
Rob Hyman from the Hooters came to my show at a club in Philadelphia and said: “You’re amazing.” He told me his friend Rick Chertoff, a producer and the boss of the Blue Gorilla label, was looking for artists and said: “I think he’d love you.” At that point in my career, I’d heard a lot of stuff from guys in bars at the end of the night, but I got Rick’s number. He was very thoughtful and suggested putting me together with Rob and Eric from the Hooters.
