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Roxanne Tellier – Motown: the Musical

Posted in Opinion, Review with tags . Jesse Nager, Allison Semmes, Barrett Strong, Berry Gordy, Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Detroit, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvis Presley, Global Warming., Harry Balk, Hitsville U.S.A. Motown: The Musical, Janie Bradford, Jarran Muse, Jim Crow laws, Josh Tower, Leon Outlaw Jr., Let's Get It On, Martha and the Vandellas, Martha Reeves, marvin gaye, Maxine Powell, Michael Jackson, Motown, Nathaniel Cullors, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Roxanne Tellier, Sam Phillips, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Tamla, Tammi Terrell, The Beatles, The Four Tops, The Jackson 5, The Marvelettes, The Miracles, The Supremes, THE TEMPTATIONS, The Velvelettes, Vietnam War on September 27, 2015 by segarini

The sixties were a glorious time, unlikely to ever be repeated or rivalled. The fifties had been a cautious decade, where women stayed home after marrying to take care of their men, kids didn’t sass parents, and no one questioned authority in the family or in their country. Well, at least on the surface.

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JAIMIE VERNON – THE POWER OF POP

Posted in Opinion with tags American music, Amplifier Magazine, Badfinger, Beatles, Big Star, Big Takeover, Bob Segarini, British Invasion, Britpop, Buddy Holly, Canadian Music, Cheap Trick, Chuck Berry, crooners, Dana Countryman, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, doo-wop, Elvis, Enuff Z'nuff, Fastball, Fountains of Wayne, International Pop Overthrow Festival, Jaimie Vernon, Jam Recordings, Jellyfish, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kool Kat Music, Little Richard, Material Issue, Matthew Sweet, Monkees, Not Lame Recordings, paul revere, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Permanent Press Recordings, Pop music, Power Pop, Spongetones, Terry Melcher., The Association, The Beach Boys, The Beau Brummels, The Byrds, The Jackson 5, The Knack, The Masticators, The Osmonds, The Raspberries, The Rolling Stones, The Shoes, The Turtles, The Ventures, The Who, Tommy Keene, Viet Nam War, Wackers, Weezer on October 11, 2014 by segarini

This week Paul Revere of 1960s pop band Paul Revere & The Raiders passed away at the age of 76. He and his band were one of the second generation of pop stars who took the post-Elvis world by storm on the back of Beatlemania.