I woke up this morning and found this at the beginning of my newsfeed on the Book of Face:
Archive for Ahmet Ertegun
Frank Gutch Jr: Wayne Berry’s Past and Future; plus Spurious Notes of a Curious Nature
Posted in Interview, Opinion, Review with tags Ahmet Ertegun, Audrey Martells, Belden Bullock, Ben Reel, Bob Segarini, Bring America Home, Clive Davis, Cole Bullock, Crowder, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Felice & Boudleaux Bryant, Frank Gutch Jr., George Clinton, Good Boy, Home At Last, Indie Artists, Indie Music, J.D. Wilkes, Jesse Ed Davis, John D. Loudermilk, Johnny Gimble, Journey Mercies, Karly Driftwood, Larry Butler, music, music videos, Niles Bullock, Noel Paul Stookey, Norbert Putnam, Part of What You Hear, Peter Paul & Mary, Peter Rudge, Records, Stanky Brown, Sweet Home Oregon, Tails Out, Th' Legenadry Shack Shakers, The Prefab Messiahs, Timber, Tommy Talton, Volunteers, Wayne Berry on November 7, 2017 by segariniDoug Thompson: ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE MISSES THE MARK…..AGAIN!
Posted in Opinion with tags Adam Lambert, Ahmet Ertegun, Al Green, Allen Toussaint, Aretha Franklin, Arianna Grande, ‘Shadow’ Morton, Barrett Strong, Barry Gibb, Barry Mann, Benny Andersson, Bernie Taupin, Bert Berns, Billy Joe Armstrong, Billy Joel, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bono, Boudeaux Bryant, Brian Eno, Brian Holland, Brian Wilson, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Buddy Holly, Burt Bacharach, Burton Cummings, Captain & Tennille, Carole King, Casey Kasem, Chips Moman, Chrissie Hynde, Chuck Berry, Country Music Hall of Fame, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Curtis Mayfield, Cynthia Weil, Dan Penn, Daniel Lanois, Dave Barthomolew, Dave Davies, David Bowie, David Foster, David Porter, DBAWIS, Def Leppard, Diana Krall, Diane Warren, Doc Pomus, Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donald Fagen, Doug Thompson, Eddie Holland, Ellie Greenwich, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Eminem, fats domino, Felice Bryant, Frank Sinatra, George Clinton, George Harrison, Gerry Goffin, Glenn Frey, Gordon Lightfoot, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Hal David, Hank Williams, Harry Nilsson, Howie Greenfield, Huey Lewis & The News, Isaac Hayes, Jackson Browne, James Brown, James Taylor, Jay-Z, Jeannie C. Riley, Jeff Barry, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Leiber, Jerry Wexler, Jimmy Jones, Jimmy Webb, Joe Strummer, John Cage, John Fogerty, John Lennon, John Phillips, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Johnny Marr, Joni Mitchell, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Keith Richards, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Kenny Gamble, Kenny Rogers, Kris Kristofferson, Kurt Cobain, Lamont Dozier, Led Zeppelin, Leon Huff, Leonard Cohen, Little Willie John, Loretta Lynn, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Madonna, marvin gaye, Max Martin, Merle Haggard, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Mick Jones, Mike Stoller, Morrissey, Mort Shuman, Nazareth, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Neil Young, Nesuhi Ertegun, Nicholas Ashford, Nirvana, Norman Whitfield, Notorious B.I.G., Otis Blackwell, Patti Smith, Paul Anka, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Paul Westerberg, Peggy Lee, Pete Townshend, Phil Spector, Prince, R. Kelly, R.E.M., randy bachman, Randy Newman, Ray Davies, Robbie Robertson, Robert Hunter, Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange, Robert Johnson, Robin Gibb, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone Magazine, Sam & Dave), Sam Cooke, segarini, Shania Twain, Sly Stone, Smokey Robinson, Steely Dan, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, The Backstreet Boys, The Bee Gees, The Box Tops, The Clash, The Edge, The Everly Brothers, The Glimmer Twins, The Smiths, Tom Jones, Tom Petty, Tom T. Hall, Tom Waits, Valerie Simpson, Van Morrison, Walter Becker, Whitney Houston, Willie Dixon, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie on August 17, 2015 by segarini
Rolling Stone Magazine recently released their latest ‘list’, “The 100 Greatest Songwriters” rollingstone.com). Let me repeat that title, “The 100 Greatest Songwriters”. Their descriptive line states “From Brill Building tunesmiths to Punk poets, from Woody Guthrie to Max Martin, the visionaries who defined music history.”
Roxanne Tellier: The Forgotten Man
Posted in Opinion with tags Ahmet Ertegun, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, Bang Records, Barbara Lewis, Ben E. King, Bert Berns, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Big Mama Thornton, Bob Segarini, Bow Wow Wow, Brill Building, Carole King, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donal Carvin, Edwin Starr, Ellen Willis, Ellie Greenwich, Erma Franklin, Ilene Berns, Janis Joplin, Jerry Ragovoy, Jerry Wexler, Jian Ghomeshi, Joel Selvin, Leiber and Stoller, Neil Diamond, Otis Redding, Phil Medley, Phil Spector, Roxanne Tellier, Signature Theatre, Solomon Burke, Sonny Franceze, The Animals, The Beatles, The Drifters, the Isley Brothers, the Jarmels, The Rolling Stones, Them, Tommy Vastola, Twist and Shout, Van Morrison, Warner Brothers, Web IV publishing on September 7, 2014 by segarini
Imagine, if you will … writing not one, not two … but literally dozens of top ten hits, for groups as diverse as The Beatles, Solomon Burke, Edwin Starr, the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin and Barbara Lewis. Yeah, that’s lightning, baby …
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 