This piece first ran in DBAWIS just over two years ago. It all started with the a series called Women in Song, based on a collection of CDs (made in Canada dontcha know) I had rediscovered when cleaning out “stuff”. One thing leads to another, a name is mentioned, I start to poke around, one person leads to another and the next thing you know I’m down, waaaay down the rabbit hole. There are an incalculable number of stories and in one fashion or another, they are all linked. If one had to create a “family tree” of music…..well…..it would be “yuge” and nigh on impossible to follow. Just in our little music community here in Toronto, everybody is “related” somehow. I’m about to embark on another project and meet with an individual who has been around the business so long he is full of stories…..I’m sensing another rabbit hole….
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Pat Blythe – Women of Blues Revisited – Part II
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Alberta Hunter, Assassinators of the Blues, Bessie, Bessie Smith, Big Momma Thornton, Black Bottom, Black Pearls, Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame, Bo-Weavil Blues, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, Daphne Harrison, DBAWIS, Dinah, Dinah Washington, Don't Believe a Word I Say, doo-wop, Elvis Presley, Eric Burdon, Fat Chappelle, Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett, Grammy, Lead Belly, Lightnin' Hopkins, Louis Armstrong., Ma Rainey, minstrel, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Mo'nique, Moonshine Blues, Mother of the Blues, Pa Rainey, Pat Blythe, Peggy Lee, Prove It On Me, Queen Latifah, Rabbit Foot Minstrels, Ray Charles, Roxanne Tellier, Sandra Lieb, See See Rider, Soon This Morning, tent shows, The Airdome, The Kingsmen, The Lyric, The Orioles, The Wild Cats Jazz Band, Thomas Dorsey, Tolliver's Circus and Musical Extravaganza, Tombstone Blues, Tommy Dorsey, vaudeville, Victoria Spivey Mayo Williams on August 2, 2017 by segariniPat Blythe: Women of Blues 2 – Ma Rainey – Mother of the Blues
Posted in Opinion with tags Alberta Hunter, Assassinators of the Blues, Bessie, Bessie Smith, Big Momma Thornton, Black Bottom, Black Pearls, Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame, Bo-Weavil Blues, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, Daphne Harrison, DBAWIS, Dinah, Dinah Washington, Don't Believe a Word I Say, doo-wop, Elvis Presley, Eric Burdon, Fat Chappelle, Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett, Grammy, Lead Belly, Lightnin' Hopkins, Louis Armstrong., Ma Rainey, minstrel, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Mo'nique, Moonshine Blues, Mother of the Blues, Pa Rainey, Pat Blythe, Peggy Lee, Prove It On Me, Queen Latifah, Rabbit Foot Minstrels, Ray Charles, Roxanne Tellier, Sandra Lieb, See See Rider, segarini, Soon This Morning, tent shows, The Airdome, The Kingsmen, The Lyric, The Orioles, The Wild Cats Jazz Band, Thomas Dorsey, Tolliver's Circus and Musical Extravaganza, Tombstone Blues, Tommy Dorsey, vaudeville, Victoria Spivey Mayo Williams on June 3, 2015 by segariniI just finished watching the movie Bessie starring Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith and Mo’nique as Ma Rainey. Suggested watching by Roxanne, my friend and fellow writer, and an excellent recommendation it was. Thank you Rox…. the timing couldn’t be more perfect. A great segue for this column and also for the series. Ma and Bessie were two completely different women singing their own style of the blues together, and apart, one learning from the other and taking the blues to a whole new audience. I’ll start with the groundbreaker.
Pat Blythe – Women & Songs — Part Two
Posted in Opinion with tags 000 Maniacs, 10, AIDS, Alannah Miles, Alta Moda, Avril Lavigne, Because of Billie, Because the Night, Big Sugar, Bob Segarini, Boys and Girls Club, Breeding Ground, Bruce Springsteen, Canada, Canadian Idol, Chantal Kreviazuk, classical, Dawson's Creek, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drake, Felicity, France, Gemini, Gwen Stefani, HIV, Infidels, Japan, Jay Rock, Jazz, Jennifer Lopez, Josh Grogan, Juno, k.d. lang, Kendrick, Kumbaya Festival, Lamar, Land and Sea, Lucky, Lucky Me, luvthemusic, Molly Johnson, MTV, MTV Unplugged, My Oh My, Natalie Merchant, Night Bug, Nina Gordon, OC, Order of Canada, Party of Five, Pat Blythe, Pitbull, Pop, Q107, radio, Raine Maida, randy bachman, Renaissance, Rock, rock 'n roll, Rolling Stone Magazine, Saturday Night Live, Shakira, Sinead O'Connor, Sixpence None The Richer, SNL, Stephane Grappelli, Steven MacKinnon, Sweet Ones, Toronto, Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, tsunami, vinyl tap, Women & Songs, YouTube on February 25, 2015 by segariniRadio – Same Ol’ Same Ol’
I don’t listen to the radio much these days…okay….sometimes when I’m driving but that’s mostly for road and weather reports. Music….not so much. What music I do hear is the rotation of the same songs or the same tired formula over and over and over…. I will admit I tune into Q107 but that’s more for the DJ banter and the stories than the music. ….and the commercials, on any station, send me over the edge!
Doug Thompson – DOUG’S COOL YULE – MY “12 SONGS OF CHRISTMAS” LIST
Posted in Opinion with tags Band Aid, Bill Murray, Bing Crosby, Bob Geldof, Brenda Lee, Bruce Springsteen, Burl Ives, Conan O’Brien, Darlene Love, David Letterman, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, E Street Band, Elvis Presley, Gordon Stoker, Harlem Community Choir, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Keith Richards, Led Zeppelin, Michael Buble, Midge Ure, music, music videos, Neal Matthews, Neil Diamond, Northern Lights, Paul McCartney, Paul Shaffer, Phil Spector, Plastic Ono Band, Records, Ringo Starr, Robbie Robertson, Sarah McLachlan, segarini, Steve Sholes, Stevie Wonder, SThe Band, Taylor Swift, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Eagles, The Jordanaires, The Rolling Stones, The Waitresses, USA for Africa, Wham, Yoko Ono on December 17, 2014 by segariniHard to miss that’s it’s the Christmas season. Department, drug and clothing stores have all been playing Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree”, Bobby Helm’s “Jingle Bell Rock”, Wham’s “Last Christmas” and The Beach Boys “Little Saint Nick”, along with newer Christmas ditties from the likes of Neil Diamond, Taylor Swift, Michael Buble and the omnipresent “White Christmas” from der Bingle (aka Bing Crosby) for what seems like months already.
Doug Thompson: COVERING UP! VINYL RECORD COVERS CLASSICS!
Posted in Opinion with tags 10cc, AC/DC, Al Stewart, Alan Rickman, Alex Steinweiss, alice cooper, Andy Warhol, Annie Leibowitz, Aretha Franklin, Asia, Aubrey Powell, Ben Colder, Big Audio Dynamite, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Blind Faith, Blues Travellers, Bob Freeman, Bob Seidemann, Bob Whitaker, Bon Jovi, Booker T and The MG’s, Bruce Springsteen, Captain & Tennille, Celine Dion, Columbia Records, Crosby, David Crosby, David Frye, DBAWIS, Dean Torrance, Debbie Harry, Def Leppard, Delores Erickson, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Dimo Safari, Don Imus, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Eden & John’s East River String Band, Elvis Presley, Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, Genesis, George Benson, Google Street View., Graham Nash, Harry Nilsson, Henry Diltz, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Hipgnosis, Homer & Jethro, Hugh Syme, Iain Macmillan, Jack Davis, Janis Joplin, Jerry Reed, Jill Haworth, Jim Morrison, John Densmore, John Lennon, Johnny Otis, k.d. lang, Kim Mitchell, Kirk Weddle, Klaatu, Larry Gowan, Led Zeppelin, Lighthouse, MAD Magazine, Michael Cooper, Mick Jagger, Modern Folk Quartet, Monkeys of Syion, Nirvana, Pat Cooper, Paul Anka, Paul McCartney & Wings, Peter Blake, Peter Christopherson, Phil Ochs, Pink Floyd, Queensryche, R. Crumb, Ray Manzarek, Records, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick Eldon, Robbie Kreiger, Rod Stewart, Roger Dean, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rough Trade, Rush, Russ Gibb, Sailcat, Scorpions, Sheb Wooley, Sigourney Weaver, Sir Joseph Lockwood, Soul Asylum, Spencer Eldon, Spike Jones, Stephen Stills, Stills & Nash, Storm Thorgerson, Styx, Supertramp, Sweet Cream, T-Rex, The Alan Parsons Project, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Clash, The Dells, The Doors, The Fall, The Guess Who, The Jeff Healey Band, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Phantom Surfers, The Rolling Stones, The Smithereens, The Turtles, The Velvet Underground, Tim Allen, Time Magazine, Tom Waits, Tony Shaloub, Toronto, TV Guide, Uriah Heap, Yes on May 5, 2014 by segariniI love album covers! Not the shrunken down versions they use on CDs, I mean those gloriously creative (mostly) 12” vinyl record album covers. I was looking through my vinyl record collection the other day and marvelled at some of the amazing designs of some of the covers. Now, before we start delving into some classic album covers as well as a few personal favourites, a little history is in order, but don’t panic – there will not be a quiz later.
Roxanne Tellier: Love Stinks
Posted in Opinion with tags Adele, Alanis Morissette, Boyz 2 Men, Bruce Springsteen, Bruno Mars., Butch Walker, Cee Lo, Corey Hart, Dave Coulier, DBAWIS, Faith Hill, Flight of the Conchords, George Jones, Harry Nilsson, J Geils Band, Journey, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Rogers, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Mariah Carey, Michael McDonald, Patsy Cline, pink, Prince, Rehan Dalal, Righteous Brothers, Roxanne Tellier, Skeeter Davis, Tammy Wynette, The Police, Tim McGraw, Toni Braxton, Tyler Farr, Weird Al on February 17, 2014 by segariniFebruary is the perfect month in which to have a Valentine’s Day, isn’t it? The dark days of winter mirror the endless darkness of your so called life and press on your last nerve, and the cold sneaks through the windows and under the doors like icy fingers, seeking out your most tender bits. What better time to join in a mass celebration of tawdry lingerie and heart
shaped chocolates? Snuggle up to your honey, maybe even take off the socks that you’ve been wearing to bed for two months, and get your cuddles on.
Or at least, that’s what we’re told to expect.