Let’s just dig right in shall we. Female drummers, and I’ll add percussionists, span the globe. From Israel to Iran, from China to Europe and back to North America. Although it’s the guys who seem to be in the forefront, drumming is not a just a “manly” profession (and neither is electric guitar but that’s for another discussion). Women have been drumming since…..well….. the very beginning.
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Pat Blythe – Women of The “Traps” – Part Two
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", A&M Records, AHI, Bangles, Beverly Moore, Black History Month, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music Centre, Concrete Blonde., D'eve Archer, Daniel's Spectrum, Dave Brubek, DBAWIS, Debbie Peterson, Dishwala, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Bullen, Father and Son Duelling Pianos, Hal Blaine, Jean Augustine, Jean Augustine Chair in Education Community and Diaspora, Jim Osborn, John Bonham, Johnette Napolitano, Karen Carpenter, Ludwig, Modern Drummer, More Music Management, NPR Tiny Desk, Pat Blythe, Playboy Magazine, Quincy Bullen, SAC, SOCAN, Songwriters Association of Canada, Spotify, The Wrecking Crew on February 21, 2018 by segariniPat Blythe – Women of The “Traps”- Part One…and Music!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Billboard Magazine, Billy Gladstone, Bob Segarini, Brie Darling, davul, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Down Beat Magazine, Dr. Mark Temperato, drums, Fanny, Gaspare Spontini, Gene Krupa, Gina Schock, Groovestone, Honey Lantree, Honeycombs, Julliard, Karen Carpenter, Marcy Saddy, Meg White, Moe Tucker, Pat Blythe, percussion, Record Mirror, RevM, Sandy West, Sheila E, snare drum, tabl turki, tabor, The Coquettes, Timothy's Pub, tom-tom drum, Turkish drum, Viola and Her Seventeen Drums, Viola Smith, William F Ludwig on February 14, 2018 by segarini“Developed primarily in the United States, early drum kits were known as traps kits (short for trappings) and usually consisted of a bass drum, a snare drum on a stand, a small cymbal and other small percussion instruments mounted on the bass drum or a small table, all played with drum sticks or brushes except for the bass drum.” — Wikipedia\
“A synonym for “drum kit” this term was used earlier, when drums and percussion were beginning to be assembled into a single “station,” playable by one drummer. The story goes that early kits contained a tray that held percussion “contraptions,” such as cowbells, whistles, and other items. “Contraptions” was shortened to “trap,” eventually becoming “trap kit”.” –Sweetwater Sound
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 – But It’s Too EARLY!
Posted in Opinion with tags A Charlie Brown Christmas, Betty Garrett, Bing Crosby, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Charles M. Schulz, Chris Rea, Christmas, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Doctor Who, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Esther Williams, Frank Pooler., Greg Lake, John C. Reilly, Joni Mitchell, Karen Carpenter, Mrs Claus, Paul McCartney, Peanuts, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Carpenter, Roxanne Tellier, Santa Claus, Slade, Top of the Pops, Vince Guaraldi, Will Ferrell, Wings, Wizzard on December 7, 2014 by segariniI know, I know … it’s too early to be listening to Christmas and holiday music. But on Thursday I spent my birthday serenading senior citizens at their seasonal parties, and I haven’t stopped feeling a little festive ever since.