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Pat Blythe – The Women of Blues Revisited – Part IV – Maggie & Janis

Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Albert Collins, Alex Harvey, Archie Hind, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, Austin, Big Brother and the Holding Compan, Bob Segarini, Chris Helms, Colin Allen, Courtaney, David Kelly, DBAWIS, Dennistoun Palais Band, Dick Cavett, Dionne Warwick, Discovering the Vulnerable Woman Behind Janis Joplin’s Legend, Dusty Springfield, Fillmore West, Frankie Vaughan, Freedom Road, Graeme Noble, Greg Simpson, Hold Me, It Ain't Easy, James Dewar, Janis Joplin, Jerry Wexler, Joe Cocker, John McGinnis, Kinning Park Ramblers, La Cave, Led Zeppelin, Leslie Harvey, Lightning Hopkins, Live At Montreaux, Locarno Ballroom, Long John Baldry, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Maggie Bell, Mark London, Maryhill Estate, Mecca Band, Melody Maker, Mike Moran, Miles Davis, Monterey Pop Festival, New Musical Express, Nina Simone, No Mean City, NYC, Oh My! My!, Pat Blythe, Patsy Cline, Pearl, Peter Grant, Polydor, Port Arthur, Queen of the Night Midnight Flyers, Ray Charles, Ringo Starr, Ron Leahy, San Francisco, Sheila Weller, Shirley Bassey, Southern Comfort, Steve Thompson, Stone the Crows, Suicide Sal, Swan Song, Taggart, Taj Mahal, Teenage Licks, Texas, The Alex Harvey Soul Band, The British Blues Quintet, The Dear Green Place, The Easterhouse Project, The Full Tilt Boogie Band, The Kozmic Blues, The Power, The Power of Music, The Queen of Psychedelic Soul, The Who, University of Texas, Vancouver Island Musicfest, Vanity Fair, Woodstock, Yardbirds, Young Rascals, Zoot Money on August 17, 2017 by segarini

I have “moved” Janis Joplin from my Women in Rock series to this one. When I started the “Women of ……” series, I felt she had a foot in both camps. However, the more I listen to Joplin the more I realize her feet were far more firmly planted in the blues as her voice alone attests. There have been comparisons over the years between Maggie Bell and Janis Joplin. They are reminiscent of each other and that starts with the hair. Scotland is steeped in the blues (just listen to the pipes and some of the Celtic music) but the seeds were planted, and the roots run to the core of the earth, in the U.S.’s “deep south”. Keep in mind, much of the southern U.S. became home to the Scots fleeing the oppressive English in the late 1700’s. Combine that with the African “slave” songs….mix with oppressive heat and stir….so, sometimes I wonder, who exactly influenced whom?

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Pat Blythe – The Stories Behind the Songs Part 4….

Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 39 Days In July, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Bill Durst, Billboard Magazine, Billboard's Hot 100, Bob Segarini, Bolero, Brill Building, Buddha Records, Cameo Parkway, CanCon, Curtis Mayfield, DBAWIS, Discoveries Series, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Go Ask Alice, Hi Fi Salutes, Hotel Isabella, Jane Harbury, Jefferson Airplane, Lewis Carroll, Longevity John, Miles Davis, Pat Blythe, Peter Pan, Ravel, Ritchie Yorke, Rolling Stone Magazine, Sam Taylor, Sketches Of Spain, Surrealistic Pillow, The East End Love, The Five Stairsteps, The Garrison, The Invisible Man's Band, The Viletones, Through The Looking Glass, Thundermug, Tranzac, Vancouver Island Musicfest, Volkswagon Rabbit, Windy City, Wizard of Oz on February 8, 2017 by segarini

It’s a miserable, cold, sodden, rainy, pathetically dreary, rather dismal night. Moisture and freezing temperatures will create your very own skating rink on the sidewalk, front lawn and even the roadway. I look out the window and see everything enveloped in ice. Jane Harbury had very kindly invited me down to her Discoveries series at Tranzac tonight but between prior commitments and the weather, my ass is safely ensconced on the couch writing this. I have one artificial hip…..I don’t need two and I’d prefer to keep any modicum of dignity intact.

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Pat Blythe: 2015 – A Year in Summation

Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Amy Mech, Annette Shaffer, Ant Man, Ballroom Babies, BlackDog Ballroom, Bob Segarini, BTRA, Cameron House, Care Failure, Carl's Junior, Casa di Giorgio, Cherie Curie, Cherish Stevenson and Jay Macedo, Cherry Cola's, CMW, Coalition, Danforth Music Hall, David Celia, DBAWIS, Die Mannequin, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, El Furniture Warehouse, Elaine Sawyer, Emily and Ogden, Fitzrays, Frank Russell, Frank Tiefenback, Frank Zirone, Friendly to Seniors, Gilda's Club Greater Toronto, GingerPennies, Glee London, Godovitz, Greg Simpson, Hugh's Room, Indie Week, Inter Steer, Ivory Hours, J.C. Sandoval, Jain McMillian, Jay Sparrow, Jennie Baker, Jonathan Barrie, Julian Lennon, Julian Taylor, Jully Black, Lee's Palace, Lisa Stanfield, Maggie Bell, Maria Muldaur, Martin Melhuish, Matt Groopie, Matt Lightstone, Michael Stanfield, Minions, Mod Club, My Hollow, NXNE, Oh Canada What A Feeling!, ONES, Orbit Room, Pat Blythe, Pat Kelly, Peter Kashur, rancho relaxo, Rival Sons, Rivoli, Robin Seif, Rock Lobster, Sara Smith, Secret Broadcast, Sicilian Sidewalk Cafe, Silver Dollar, Sloan, Sneaky Dees, Spectre, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Star Wars, Susan Rosenberg, Tara Scott, The Avengers, The Dakota Tavern, The Damn Truth, The Hideout, The Horseshoe, The Killing Floor, The Lazys, The Local, the Merry Widows, The Phoenix, The Pilot, Tilda and Marshall Mech, Toronto Council on Aging, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Tranzac, Trumbo, TURF, Vancouver Island Musicfest, Victoria Park London, Willow Smith, Xprime, YEAH YEAH YEAH Band on January 6, 2016 by segarini

Personally it’s been, indubitably, a year of massive, incredible change….a complete turnaround….a 360….that’s two 180’s, and I’m still spinning. It’s been jam packed full of opportunities, challenges, reconnections, new connections, bags of music, loads of dancing, early mornings, late nights, no sleep, G&T’s, club hopping, previews and reviews, outdoor patios, fast food, fine dining, ear-splitting bands, (did I mention dancing), photo shoots, video shoots and writing. Okay, deep breath, plunging in, here we go….the year in review. Really!! ….and WELCOME BACK!

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