Last week the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame did a virtual induction of its 2020 nominees that included Whitney Houston, The Doobie Brothers, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., and T. Rex. Typical of past years during the induction process, the public and media got their panties into a bunch over how their favourite artist has been snubbed.
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WHEATFIELD EMPIRE by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, Buffalo Springfield, Burton Cummings, Cheap Trick, DBAWIS, Depeche Mode, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Guess Who, Jaimie Vernon, Jann Wenner, John Einarson, Nazareth, Notorious B.I.G., randy bachman, Razma-Naz!, Ringo Starr and The All-Starr Band, Robert Lawson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rush, Steppenwolf, Still Competition, T-Rex, The Band, The Doobie Brothers, The Guess Who, Wheatfield Empire, Whitney Houston on November 16, 2020 by segariniSUNNY DAYS: THE SKIP PROKOP STORY (PART 5) by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in Interview, music, Opinion, Serialized Book with tags Adam Mitchell, Al Kooper, albert Grossman, Bernie Finkelstein, Blood Sweat and Tears, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Bobby Columby, Brian Epstein, Cafe Au Go Go, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Greenwich Village, Howard Solomon, If I Call You By Some Name, Jaimie Vernon, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Lovin' Spoonful, Magic People, New York, Odetta, Paul Butterfield, Peter Paul & Mary, Rick Shorter, Simple Deed, Skip Prokop, The Band, The Paupers, The Troggs, William Morris, Wilson Pickett, Yorkville Village on April 20, 2020 by segarini
Adam Mitchell was an integral new addition to The Paupers on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. Bernie Finkelstein had come on board as manager and wasted no time getting the band signed to MGM Records stateside. It was a springboard for what was to come. Bernie wanted to showcase the band to their new American label. It meant heading to the USA.
Pat Blythe – Canada Turns 150? and Canadian Music Reminders…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Act of The Union, Andy Kim, Ann Murray, April Wine, Bob Segarini, Bobby Curtola, British North American Act, Bruce Cockburn, Canadian Shield, Chiliwack, CHUM Chart, Crosby, Crowbar, Dan Hill, David Clayton Thomas, DBAWIS, Denny Doherty, Dominion of Canada, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Edward Bear, FYI Music News, Ginette Reno, Gisele MacKenzie, Gordon Lightfoot, Hank Snow, Ian and Sylvia, Jaimie Vernon, Jesse Winchester, John Kay, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Lighthouse, Lower Canada, Luke and the Apostles, Mashmakhan, Murray McLauchlan, Neil Young, Ocean, Offenbach, Original Caste, Pat Blythe, Paul Anka, Province of Canada, Queen Victoria, R. Dean Taylor, Ronnie Hawkins, Sir John A. MacDonald, Stan Rogers, Stills Nash & Young, Terry Jacks, The Band, The Bells, The Crew Cuts, The Diamonds, The Guess Who, The Poppy Family, The Rockies, The Sparrows, The Stampeders, Tranquility Base, Upper Canada, Valdy, Willie P. Bennett, Zal Yanovsky on July 5, 2017 by segarini
A weekend (and a year) of celebrations across Canada….150 years young…..but is it really?
Oh how I love history! An item on my “to do” list before I pop my clogs is to work towards, and obtain, my BA Mediaeval History. Cambridge University is where I’d love to be (I do love England) but University of St. Michaels College here in Toronto is also an excellent choice and know for their studies in Mediaval history. The bucket list is not long, just really big projects.
Pat Blythe – Classics, Jazz and Blues, 1969….Mix and Match
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Anne Murray, BlackDog Ballroom, Bruce Bradley, Cadillac Lounge, Cherry Cola's Rock 'n Rolla Cabaret and Lounge, Corey Hart, Eddie Bullen, Elaine Overholt, Ensemble Vivant, Euterpe, Gowan, Grace Church-on-the-Hill, Green Jelly, Hair, Hard Rock Café, Ian Davies, Ian Davies Entertainment Agency (IDEA), Jay Douglas, Jeff Lafort, Joni Mitchell, King Beez, Lorraine Segato, Matt Groopie, Michael Stanfield, Neil Young, Never Surrender, Nickelodeon, O Canada! The Golden Age of Pop, Retrocity, Rob de Simone, Ronnie Hawkins, SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival, Slaight Music SING! Toronto Legacy Award, Slammin Media, The Band, The Carpet Frogs, The Picture Taker Project, The Spoons Friar's Tavern, The Stampeders on May 31, 2017 by segarini
Again I seem to running in circles while Mother Nature seems to suffer from severe indecisiveness. Dark, ominous clouds roll in, thunder and lightning key up together, sheet rain hits, cue hail and the next thing you know the sun is shining. It’s warm, it’s cool, it’s hot, it’s chilly….make up your mind. I’m not sure if I should be dressing in sandals, sneakers or boots. One thing is for sure, the plants and trees are loving it! So many rich and varied shades of green have been added to the landscape palette and the flowers just enhance it all. For all her varied moods, Mother Nature has created a most beautiful spring. Now, if the weeks would just slow down a bit….
Pat Blythe – Marsden, Mushy and Mod Night…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", AM640, BlackDog Ballroom, Bleeker, Bob Segarini, Brian Fraser, Bryan Swartz, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola's, Christa McAuliffe, David Marsden, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Zancowski, Ewan Divit, FM96.7, Hard Rock Café, Hawks, Jack the Lads, Joe Agnello, Joe Allen, Joe Rigon, Kennedy Pollard, Luke Austin, Matt Groopie, Michael Stanfield, Mike Ferguson, Mod Night, Mushy Callahan, NY The Spirit, Pat Blythe, Phil Skladowski, Phoenix Concert Club, Robbie Lane & The Disciples, Roberta Bondar, Ronnie Hawkins Glenn Hill, Sally Ride, Sam Taylor, Secret Broadcast, Seven44, Stan Valarde, Steve Shelski, The Band, Zoomer Radio on March 9, 2017 by segarini
I’m getting to this column a little earlier than usual. It’s a Monday night and one project has blurred into another today. The computer has captured most of my time along with a little redecorating. My friggin’ eyes are going square! One thing has been swirling around in my cranium today and it’s this, when are we going to stop “cutifying” and beautifying little girls because someone posts a really cute pic of one? It’s really starting to seriously bug me. The comments all focus on looks….and we wonder why females are objectified, dumbed down, not taken seriously….and the list goes on. ….and it’s not just the words themselves but the verbal intonations we use when talking to them as babies and toddlers. By the time these little princesses learn to walk, they’ve also learned how to use their tiny feminine wiles (oh yes, they’ve already figured out how to wrap daddy around their finger) to get their way. Damn, it starts early, waaaaaaay to early.
Pat Blythe – Tributes, Sarah Smith, Indie Week and Robbie Robertson….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Aoelian Hall, Bob Segarini, Bothwell, Confederation, Dave Marsden, DBAWIS, George Brown, George Brown College, Indie Week, Jay Allan, Jay Gold, Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen, Michelle Gold, NY The Spirit, Pat Blythe, Province of Canada, Robbie Lane, Robbie Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, Roxanne Tellier, Sam Taylor, Sarah Smith, Sir John A. MacDonald, Testimony, The Band, The Globe (now the Globe and Mail), Xprime on November 23, 2016 by segarini
I will start by paying tribute to two remarkable artists. First a true Canadian icon and our poet laureate (in our hearts) Leonard Cohen on Monday, November 7 although the notice of death was not released until the day he was buried. Today (Sunday, Nov. 13), the news informs us of the passing of the unforgettable Leon Russell. Two legends (if I may use that term) in our lifetime that have shared a piece of themselves with all of us. Their minds and their hearts live on in the music and lyrics of our lives.
JAIMIE VERNON – CODGER WARS
Posted in Opinion with tags AC/DC, Aerosmith, alice cooper, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Chuck Berry, coachella, Coldplay, Cuba, DBAWIS, Desert Trip, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Hollywood Vampires, Jaimie Vernon, Joe Perry, John Lennon, Johnny Depp, Kiss, Nobel Prize, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Roger Waters, Rolling Stones, Silly Love Songs, Sloan, Steven Tyler, The Band, The Who, Toto on October 15, 2016 by segarini
It was touch and go in the early part of 2016 for Classic Rock. Half the people that have ever made music in my lifetime died in the first 6 months. That’s an exaggeration, of course, but it looked like it was going to be up to The Rolling Stones to save the planet. Well, since the release of The Beatles documentary “Eight Days A Week” the geezers are rallying.
Roxanne Tellier – Grant Fullerton … King of the Road
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Alec Fraser, Betty Richardson, Bob Segarini, Bobcast, Brad MacDonald, Canada, Carnegie Hall, Chicago, cream, Danny Marks, DBAWIS, Dee Long, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dough Pypher, Fillmore East and West, Fullerton Dam, Fullerton's, Gail Berry, Grant Fullerton, Halifax, in Tyme, John Dickie, Klaatu, Led Zeppelin, Lighthouse, Michael Fonfara, Mike McKenna, Miles Davis, Monterey and Newport Jazz Festivals, Mudflat and Friends, Nova Scotia, Omar Tunnoch, Paul Hoffert, PentiGlan, PinkyDauvin, Quinns, Rich Washbrook, Rick Morrison, Rockpile, Roxanne Tellier, Saga, Santana, Skip Prokop, Steve Kennedy, Steve Negus, Stouffville, Terry Draper, the Atlantic City Pop Festival, The Band, the Boston, The Doors, The Madcats, The Who, Toronto City Hall, Untouchables, Yorkville on May 29, 2016 by segarini
In 1967, the Song of the Year was “Canada” by The Young Canada Singers. I was a geeky, gawky Montreal teen with cats eye glasses and a bad perm. My season’s pass to Expo 67 made me feel like a citizen of the world.
But in Toronto, another kind of world was coming together; one of young, talented musicians who’d flocked to Yorkville to find fame, if not fortune.
Grant Fullerton was one of them.
GARY PIG GOLD ON BOB DYLAN, A YONGE STREET BAR BAND, AND THE DEATH, 50 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, OF ROCK AND ROLL
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 1966, Bob Dylan, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dylan Live, Gary Pig Gold, Mnchester Free Trade Hall, music, radio, Records, Rock, Rock and Roll, segarini, The Band, The Hawks, The Pig Paper, Toronto on May 9, 2016 by segarini
As most pretty-pointedly shown throughout Martin Scorsese’s remarkable No Direction Home, the ’66-model Bob Dylan was an American idol at the indisputable peak of his powers as the [insert your own convenient pigeonhole here] Poet/Laureate of a Generation, Crown Prince of the (Thinking Man’s) Hit Parade, or – my personal favorite – Snot-headed, Venom-spewing Anti-Rockstar of All Time.
JAIMIE VERNON – CHRIST YOU KNOW IT AIN’T EASY
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 1943, 1969, All You Need Is Love, Anthologies, Australia, Bill Clinton, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, China, Christ You Know It Ain't Easy, Civil War, Conway Twitty, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, George Harrison, Give Peace A Chance, Globe & Mail, Happy Xmas, hippies, Jaimie Vernon, John Lennon, Live 8, Live Aid, Mississauga, Montreal, Paul McCartney, Pierre Trudeau, Ritchie Yorke, Ronnie Hawkins, Sean Lennon, The Ballad of John And Yoko, The Band, The Beatles, War Is Over, World War II, Yoko Ono on October 17, 2015 by segarini
We just passed another Beatle milestone on October 9th. It would have been John Lennon’s 75th birthday (and as many pointed out in Socialmedialand, his son Sean’s 40th). The world continues the nostalgic hypothesizing and speculating as to the what ifs had Lennon lived.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 