Skip Prokop and his band The Paupers were on their way to the ‘big game’ when they had two back-to-back blows. Their appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival in the summer of 1967 was an unmitigated disaster and the band’s long-time Canadian manager, Bernie Finkelstein, left the group in the hands of U.S. Uber-manager Albert Grossman. Grossman wasn’t going to let these setbacks slow the band down. In fact, he had the guys become surrogate backing musicians for several artists in his illustrious music stable. This would prove to be the undoing of The Paupers as Skip found himself attracted to working with big name acts:
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SUNNY DAYS: THE SKIP PROKOP STORY (PART 7 by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in music, Opinion, Serialized Book with tags albert Grossman, Album 1700, Bernie Finkelstein, Bob Segarini, Brad Campbell, Cafe Au Go Go, cream, DBAWIS, Denny Gerrard, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elvin Bishop, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Grant Spence, Greenwich Village, I Dig Rock and Roll Music, Jack Bruce, Jaimie Vernon, Johnny Rivers, Linda McCartney, Lovin' Spoonful, Monterey Pop Festival, Paul Butterfield, Paul McCartney, Peter Paul & Mary, Peter Steinback, Phil Ramone, Skip Prokop, The Flick, The Paupers, The Youngbloods, Toronto, Whisky a Go Go, Zal Yanovsky on May 4, 2020 by segariniRoxanne Tellier: No Biz Like Show Biz
Posted in Opinion with tags AC/DC, Aerosmith, Albert Hall, Allen Toussaint, Beware of Mr Baker, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Chainsaw, Charles Manson, Charlie Watts, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, David Furnish, DBAWIS, Dot Records, e Bonnaroo, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Ginger Baker, James Brown, Jet Black, Jimmy Buffett, KeithRichards, Leonard Cohen, Monsanto, Neil Young, Oscar Peterson, OzzyOsbourne, Paul McCartney, Piano Man, Pink Floyd, Robert Johnson, Roger Waters, Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Roxanne Tellier, Sonny Rollins, Soul Café, Steven Tyler, Tennessee, The Stranglers, True Detective on July 26, 2015 by segariniMy bones are aching like they’ve been played by a mad vibraphonist. Ah, the perils of live performance. The agony of the feet.But ah, the joys as well!
Doug Thompson: HAL BLAINE – DANCE TO THE DRUMMER MAN!
Posted in Opinion with tags Art Garfunkel. Roy Halee, Benny Benjamin, Bill Drake, Bob Segarini, Bobby Darin, Charlie Watts, Cherry Cola's, D.J. Fontana, Dave Clark, DBAWIS, Denny Tedesco, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Ginger Baker, Hal Blaine, Jay & The Americans, John Bonham, John Lennon, Karen Carpenter, Keith Moon, Larry Evoy, LORNE GREENE, Motown, music, Neil Diamond, Neil Peart, Paul Simon, Phil Collins, Phil Spector, Records, Ringo Starr, Roy Orbison, Sheila E, Stewart Copeland, Terry Melcher., The Byrds, The Wrecking Crew, Tommy Roe, Tommy Tedesco on February 16, 2015 by segariniMy last blog on January 26th on “The Wrecking Crew” documentary went through the roof in terms of readership, so Boss Segarini tells me. I think that’s mainly because Denny Tedesco, the Director of the documentary about the session musicians of the ‘60’s and ‘70’s, re-posted it to his list of contacts.
Roxanne Tellier: Getting older sucks. But consider the alternative.
Posted in Opinion with tags Abbey Road, Bill Clinton, Bob Segarini, Clinton Global Initiative, DBAWIS, Don Fagen, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ebola, Elvis Costello, Ginger Baker, Hunter S. Thompson, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Roxanne Tellier, Steely Dan, The Beatles, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Grateful Dead, The Traveling Wilburys, The Who, The Zimmers, Toby Keith, Tom Lehrer on September 28, 2014 by segariniThe whole process of growing up seems to take forever when you’re at the start of it. It feels like years, not months, between Christmases, and there’s always a milestone you’re looking forward to – getting into high school, getting a driver’s license, getting old enough to legally drink.