Over the years Conway has been featured numerous times in the British rock & roll magazine Now Dig This. He's been the subject of cover stories, in depth articles, album and box set reviews. They even reprinted the transcript of his six-hour radio special Heartthrob: Then and Now from 1981, which was a highlight for me until I was able to track down a copy of the entire show. (Six hours of Conway interviews = Heaven.)
It's always exciting (and rare) when something "new" on Conway becomes available, so I was very pleased to learn that a "vintage interview" with him would be featured in this month's issue (#460, July 2021).
It's actually a reprint of an interview that was originally published in
the August/September 1970 issue of Rockville International magazine,
and was conducted over the course of two meetings with Conway in Amsterdam and
Sweden during his April 1970 European tour.
What's odd is that a mere 5 years removed from his rock career Conway is quite inaccurate in his recollections from that time, so much so that the editor includes many annotations in parentheses to set the record straight!
What I found most fascinating is this interview was conducted prior to any
of his Sun recordings being released, and he didn't seem all that eager for
them to ever see the light of day! He also mentions that he especially liked
the singles he cut for ABC-Paramount. All and all it's an interesting look at
how he felt about his rock years as he was becoming a country music
superstar.
Did I mention there's also a full cover photo of him on the back cover?
This issue (and most back issues) can be purchased on the Now Dig This website.
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