I’ve run out of epitaphs. The battlefield of pop continues to accumulate bodies. During this past week we were reminded of the passing of Karen Carpenter (33 years ago) and the officially recognized Day the Music Died (really? Then what have we been listening to in the intervening 57 years?).
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JAIMIE VERNON – K-TEL’S SHINING STARS
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 1974, 1975, 22 Explosive Hits, 8-tracks, Bay City Rollers, Billy Paul, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music Malvern, cassettes, CFTR, Chi-Lites, CHUM, Commodores, DBAWIS, Delfonics, Disco, Disco Rock, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dorothy Moore, Earth Wind & Fire, Isaac Hayes, Jaimie Vernon, James Brown, Jim Croce, John Denver, K-Tel, Kiss, Lou Rawls, LPs, Main Ingredient, Maurice White, O'Jays, Pursuaders, Scarborough, Shining Star, Sly & The Family Stone, Soul Train, Spinners, Stylistics, Temptations, The Apollo Theatre, The Carpenters, The Dells, The Dramatics, Three Degrees, Top 40, Toronto on February 6, 2016 by segariniRoxanne 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 segarini
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.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 