March 2 was the 10th anniversary of Hunter S. Thompson’s death and a picture of one of his quotes was making the rounds in Facebook. I found the subject matter rather timely! Many of us will find both the truth and the irony in what he had to say.
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Pat Blythe: Women of Rock – Part 1
Posted in Opinion with tags a cappella, Acid Queen, acid rock, Aerosmith, Alice in Wonderland, Anthem, Arloohie Records, Autumn Records, Ball 'n' Chain, Ball and Chain, Barbra Streisand, Bard Dupont, bass, Bay-Tone Records, Believe, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Big Mama Thornton, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, blues, Bob Segarini, Bolero, Buffy Sainte Marie, Buzzsaw, Cher, Chicago, Child in Time, Chrissie Hynde, Christopher Blythe, classical, Cod'ine, Codeine, Courtney Love, Darby Slick, Darkly Smiling, David Dalton, David Minor, DBAWIS, Death on Two Legs (dedicated to....), Deep Purple, Dick Cavett, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Don't You Want Somebody To Love, Donovan, Dreams, drums, Eric Clapton, Frank Soda and the Imps, Full Tilt Boogie Band, George Gershwin, Glenn Miller, Goddo, Grace Slick, Gram Parsons, Grammy, Grateful Dead, Greg Simpson, GTA, guitar, Harry Belafonte, Hellfield, Ian Gillan, Is that fin on your back part of the deal......shark, Janis Joplin, Jazz, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Jerry Slick, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, London, Longines Symphonette Collections, Lyndon B. Johnson, Maggie Bell, Maple Blues Awards, Maurice Ravel, Mercedes Benz, Monterey Pop Festival, New York, No Protection, NYC, Ontario, opera, Pat Benatar, Pat Blythe, Patti Smith, Pearl, Peter van Gelder, Piece of My Heart, Plateau, president, Queen, Queen of Psychedelic Soul, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Records on Wheels, Richard Goldstein, Robin Hood, rock 'n roll, rock 'n roll baby, Rolling Stone Magazine, San Franscisco, saxophone, Signe Anderson, Sly Stone, Snow White, Somebody To Love, Someone To Love, Starship, Steve Tyler, Stevie Nicks, Sucide Sal, Summertime, Surrealistic Pillow, Sylvester Stewart, Texan, Texas, The Charlatans, The Great Society, The Kozmic Blues Band, the Longines Symphony Orchestra, The PictureTaker, The Queen of Psychedelic Soul, Vanity Fair, vocals, Vogue, voodoo, We Built This City, White Rabbit, Woodstock on March 25, 2015 by segarini
The impetus, for what has now become a series, was my discovery of an old vinyl record by Maggie Bell. I came across it going through one of my many purge cycles. Suicide Sal, released in 1975, was my introduction to the blues….I just didn’t know it then. I wasn’t in the habit of labeling types of music in my younger years, I just knew what I liked. Greg Simpson, who happened to be managing the now defunct Records on Wheels in London, Ontario, recommended the album, thinking I might like it. I loved it and still do. Thank you Greg!
Pat Blythe: Women & Songs — Part One
Posted in Opinion with tags Alanis Morrisette, Amanda Marshall, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Bonnie Raitt, Christopher Blythe, David Grisman, DBAWIS, Dionne Warwick, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Even Dozen Jug Band, funk, Gladys Knight, Jagged Little Pill, Jazz, Jewel, John Sebastian, Judy Garland, luvthemusic, Maria Muldaur, Martin Scorcese, Memphis Minne, music, music videos, Natalie Imbruglia, No Direction Home, Pat Blythe, Paula Cole, Phoebe Snow, R&B, radio, Records, Red Hot Bluesiana Band, Stefan Grossman, Sundance, Suzanne Vega, Swamp Funk, The PictureTaker, Toronto, Tracy Chapman, Women & Songs, You Oughta Know on February 20, 2015 by segarini
Editor’s Note – Please join us in welcoming our new writer, Pat Blythe to the DBAWIS Bullpen and Home for Chatty Pop Culturalists. Pat takes over Wednesdays for our much missed Nadia Elkharadly and joins Roxanne in bringing some badly needed Estrogen-fueled verbiage to our Hallowed Halls…and to help Roxanne keep us male hooligans from spilling beer on the carpet and hiding popcorn in the couch, and making sure we take the garbage out once in a while and occasionally bathe.
This is Pat’s first article for us. Her regular column starts next Wednesday with the 2nd part of today’s offering, and continues every Wednesday thereafter.
For more information on Pat, please check the short Bio at the bottom of this column.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 