I’d been longing to see the Academy Award winning documentary film “20 Feet from Stardom” since it first came out in 2013, but it was only recently that I actually had the chance.
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Roxanne Tellier: 20 Feet from Stardom
Posted in Opinion with tags 20 Feet From Stardom, Avatar? Growing Pains, Bad Girls, Berry Gordy, Betty Everett, Bob Segarini, Bobby Darin, Brown Sugar, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Chaka Khan, Claudia Lennear, Darlene Love, David Bowie, David Letterman, DBAWIS, Delaney and Bonnie, Dionne Warwick, Disney, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donna Summer, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, George Harrison, Gimme Shelter, Gregg Allman, Humble Pie, Ike and Tina Turner, Jo Lawry, Joe Cocker, Josh Groban, Judith Hill, Leon Russell, Lethal Weapon, Lisa Fischer, Lou Rawls, Luther Vandross, Lynyrd Skynrd, Madonna, Merry Clayton, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Motown, Neil Young, Nine Inch Nails, Patti LaBelle, Pearl Bailey, Phil Ochs, Phil Spector, Ray Charles, Robbie Williams, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rod Stewart, Roxanne Tellier, Sam Cooke, Sonny and Cher, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Tata Vega, Taylor Hicks, The Beach Boys, The Blossoms, The Crystals, The Lion King, The Raelettes, The Rolling Stones, The Ronettes, The Voice, Thriller, Tina Turner, Tom Jones, Waters Family on August 17, 2014 by segariniSegarini: Chick Singers and a Few Good Men you May Have Missed Part Two – Delaney and Bonnie
Posted in Opinion with tags Cherry Cola's, Cheryl Lescome, Daeyl Hall, DBAWIS, Delaney and Bonnie, Diane Birch, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Georgette Fry, Laurel Masse, Leon Russell, music, Nanette Workman, Paloma Faith, Records, Rumer, segarini, Shindig, Stacey Kaniuk, The Shindogs on November 5, 2012 by segarini
Part One can be found here.
Of all the artists who have made serious contributions to the advancement of popular music, Delaney and Bonnie stand out as the most overlooked, underappreciated, and sadly unheralded in all but a few tiny circles. There has never been an effort to even have them ensconced in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (except for Delaney and Bonnie’s kid’s petition after Delaney passed away in 2008), and considering some of the artists who HAVE been inducted into Jann Wenner’s Hall of Successful Musician/Celebrities Who Everybody is Aware Of, that…is a travesty. Why do I believe that? Read on….
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Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 