This morning was cold and wet with a chill that went to the bone, the clouds threatening, the rain off and on but somehow consistent. I knew it would be. Yesterday, my friend John Hicks had posted a message that Buck Ormsby had died. No way, I thought, because I had had contact only a few days previous— just a note, but contact. When I approached Hicks, he said that he had found out from Ormsby’s son’s page. He sent me the link and there it was. We are sorry to report… and the words became a blur. While it hardly seemed possible, Buck was gone. Is gone, for none of us will hear from him again and that is truly a sad thing.
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Frank Gutch Jr: John ‘Buck’ Ormsby: Maybe Out of His Tree, But Never Out of His League; Plus, Artists Who Should Have Made It (A Musical Roundup)
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags DBAWIS, Dead Horses, Devon Sproule, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Five Man Electrical Band, Frank Gutch Jr., Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jim Post, Joe Lee, John 'Buck' Ormsby, John Hicks, Jr. Cadillac, Kink Ador, Lisa Joy Pimentel, Lisa O'Neill, music, music videos, New Method Blasters, No Small Children, Paul Curreri, radio, randy burns, River Rouge, Rusty Willoughby, Sage Run, segarini, Shaun Cromwell, Steve Young, The Dementians, The Fire Tapes, The Lisa Parade, The Sonics, The Wailers, Ticktockman, Toronto on November 1, 2016 by segariniFrank Gutch Jr: Darth Radar? The Dirty Gospel? Bragging Rights? Music Is Even Better Than I Thought!… Plus Notes
Posted in Opinion with tags Anna Cordell, bill jackson, Chris Ashworth, DBAWIS, Don't Be Afraid to Pogo, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Fur For Fairies, Green Monkey Records, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jay Pun, Jeff Kelly, Jim Basnight, John Wicks, Jon Stickley Trio, Kate Burke, Keith Morris, Kip Boardman, Lawrence Bray, Lisbee Stainton, Madisons, Moberlys, Morwenna Lasko, music, Music Radio, music videos, Nelson Bragg, Paul Hood, Records, Ruth Hazleton, segarini, Steel Derrick Records, Susannah Espie. Liz Springer, Susanne Kelly, The Crooked Numbers, The Gears, The Meyce, The Sonics, Toiling Midgets, Wondercap Records on August 18, 2015 by segariniNew and impressive albums are piling up on me and I have been on a listening tear. I cannot even imagine how far you are behind. Way behind, if you’re still giving time to The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. I would have thought you had memorized those by now. Like our fearless leader Bob Segarini is always saying, there’s more great music out there than ever, whether you choose to believe it or not. Set yourself. This column skims what I think are the best and most overlooked over the recent months. Starting with…..
Frank Gutch Jr: You’ve Got Your Heads On Backwards, Babies; Indie Labels You Should Pay More Attention To; Rich McCulley and Dan Miraldi— Bookends of the Pop Spectrum; and Whatever Else Comes To Mind…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Arborea, Bill Mumy, Dan Miraldi, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, ESP-Disk, Etiquette Records, Frank Gutch Jr., Gary Duncan, Hot Toddies, Indie Artists, Indie Labels, Indie Music, Karl Fredrick Anderson III, music, Norton Records, Quicksilver, Records, rich mcculley, The Fabulous Wailers, The Sonics, Tricycle Records on August 6, 2013 by segariniBut first, a word from our sponsor. Well, not sponsor, exactly. In fact, just the opposite. Well, not exactly opposite. A few weeks ago, you might remember that I posted a few words about Sheldon Gomberg, the man behind Sweet Relief III: Pennies From Heaven, an album recorded for charity (all proceeds will go to Sweet Relief, an organization committed to helping musicians in need), and before that, I devoted a column to that organization through an interview with Sweet Relief‘s Rob Max.
Frank Gutch Jr: The Wailers VS The Sonics: Two Legends from the Land of Louie Louie
Posted in Opinion with tags DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Pacific Northwest Bands, The Sonics, The Wailers on December 14, 2011 by segariniI am cheating. I am so far behind I am overwhelmed and forced to recreate a column I wrote for my Indie Musicology pages back in April of this year and, as much as I hate to duplicate, if I have written anything worth duplicating, this is it. Kent Morrill, keyboardist and showman for The Fabulous Wailers, had just passed away and the memories were nothing short of an avalanche of emotions and thoughts as an important part of my youth was lost yet refound.