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 segariniDoug Thompson: ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE MISSES THE MARK…..AGAIN!
Posted in Opinion with tags Adam Lambert, Ahmet Ertegun, Al Green, Allen Toussaint, Aretha Franklin, Arianna Grande, ‘Shadow’ Morton, Barrett Strong, Barry Gibb, Barry Mann, Benny Andersson, Bernie Taupin, Bert Berns, Billy Joe Armstrong, Billy Joel, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bono, Boudeaux Bryant, Brian Eno, Brian Holland, Brian Wilson, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Buddy Holly, Burt Bacharach, Burton Cummings, Captain & Tennille, Carole King, Casey Kasem, Chips Moman, Chrissie Hynde, Chuck Berry, Country Music Hall of Fame, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Curtis Mayfield, Cynthia Weil, Dan Penn, Daniel Lanois, Dave Barthomolew, Dave Davies, David Bowie, David Foster, David Porter, DBAWIS, Def Leppard, Diana Krall, Diane Warren, Doc Pomus, Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donald Fagen, Doug Thompson, Eddie Holland, Ellie Greenwich, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Eminem, fats domino, Felice Bryant, Frank Sinatra, George Clinton, George Harrison, Gerry Goffin, Glenn Frey, Gordon Lightfoot, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Hal David, Hank Williams, Harry Nilsson, Howie Greenfield, Huey Lewis & The News, Isaac Hayes, Jackson Browne, James Brown, James Taylor, Jay-Z, Jeannie C. Riley, Jeff Barry, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Leiber, Jerry Wexler, Jimmy Jones, Jimmy Webb, Joe Strummer, John Cage, John Fogerty, John Lennon, John Phillips, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Johnny Marr, Joni Mitchell, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Keith Richards, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Kenny Gamble, Kenny Rogers, Kris Kristofferson, Kurt Cobain, Lamont Dozier, Led Zeppelin, Leon Huff, Leonard Cohen, Little Willie John, Loretta Lynn, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Madonna, marvin gaye, Max Martin, Merle Haggard, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Mick Jones, Mike Stoller, Morrissey, Mort Shuman, Nazareth, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Neil Young, Nesuhi Ertegun, Nicholas Ashford, Nirvana, Norman Whitfield, Notorious B.I.G., Otis Blackwell, Patti Smith, Paul Anka, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Paul Westerberg, Peggy Lee, Pete Townshend, Phil Spector, Prince, R. Kelly, R.E.M., randy bachman, Randy Newman, Ray Davies, Robbie Robertson, Robert Hunter, Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange, Robert Johnson, Robin Gibb, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone Magazine, Sam & Dave), Sam Cooke, segarini, Shania Twain, Sly Stone, Smokey Robinson, Steely Dan, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, The Backstreet Boys, The Bee Gees, The Box Tops, The Clash, The Edge, The Everly Brothers, The Glimmer Twins, The Smiths, Tom Jones, Tom Petty, Tom T. Hall, Tom Waits, Valerie Simpson, Van Morrison, Walter Becker, Whitney Houston, Willie Dixon, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie on August 17, 2015 by segarini
Rolling Stone Magazine recently released their latest ‘list’, “The 100 Greatest Songwriters” rollingstone.com). Let me repeat that title, “The 100 Greatest Songwriters”. Their descriptive line states “From Brill Building tunesmiths to Punk poets, from Woody Guthrie to Max Martin, the visionaries who defined music history.”
Roxanne Tellier – Popping the Top off Covers
Posted in Opinion with tags 2 Live Crew, Al Green, Big Mama Thornton, Bob Marley, Bob Segarini, Brill Building, Bryan Ferry, Canadian, Carly Simon, Carole King, Charles Bradley, David Byrne, DBAWIS, Dirty Loops, Dolly Parton, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Foghat, Gerry Goffin, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, Howlin’ Wolf, Jake Holmes, Jason Mraz, Jay and the Americans, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Johnny Cash, Jose Feliciano, Justin Bieber, Kate Davis, Latin, Led Zeppelin, Levon Helm, Mambo Jimi, Meghan Trainor, Menahan Street Band, Mick Hucknall, Monkees, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, New Wave, Nine Inch Nails, NME, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, PostModern Jukebox, Punk, Radiohead, reggae, Robert Johnson, Roxanne Tellier Muddy Waters, Roxy Music, Roy Orbison's, Simply Red, ska, Smashing Pumpkins, Taj Mahal, Taylor Swift, Teddy Pendergrass, The Beatles, The Cars, The Corrs, The Cyrkle, The Diodes, The Doors, The Monkees, The Talking Heads, Thom York, UB40, Urge Overkill, Whitney Houston, Ziggy Marley on January 25, 2015 by segarini
Music’s a funny thing; sometimes a song will hide in the grooves of an album, unloved and unwanted, until someone uncovers the gem and makes it their own. A struggling songwriter may dream of the day that a megastar covers their work; in the right hands, a number one hit can make the writer a fortune in publishing.
JAIMIE VERNON – THE FEMININE MUSIQUE
Posted in Opinion with tags Alanis Morissette, Alicia Keyes, Ann Wilson, Anna Gutmanis, Betty Moon, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music Jamie Dart, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Grace Slick, Heart, Jaimie Vernon, Janis Joplin, Jully Black, Kris + Dee, Led Zeppelin, Mariah Carey, Marta Pacek, Maureen Vernon, pink, Robert Plant, Sarah McLachlan, Sarah Smith, Sharon Vernon, The Trews, Vintage Trouble, Whitney Houston on April 12, 2014 by segarini
Roxanne Tellier: Bad Boys/Bad Girls
Posted in Opinion with tags alice cooper, Amy Winehouse, Bill Withers, Billy Paul, Carly Simon, Dalbello, David Lee Roth, DBAWIS, Donna Summer, George Clinton, George Thorogood, Gloria Estefan, Janet Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Joan Jett, Meshell Ndegeocello, Michael Jackson, Prince, Ricky Martin, Robert Goulet, Roxanne Tellier, SOS Band, Suzi Quatro, Taylor Swift, The Shangri-Las, Vanity Six, Whitney Houston on March 2, 2014 by segarini
Lord Farlsworth, that magnificent cougar-faced beast, has been waking me up at ever earlier hours (4:15 a.m. today … a new record!) with yowls that pierce through a sleep-sodden brain. If ignored, Lord F pounces on little Jay, my delicate flower of a girl cat. Since he outweighs her by 10 
pounds, and she can’t stand him, a classic cat fight, complete with Siamese screams, ensues, and I’m getting up, damnit, like it or not.
But the crazy thing about the Jay/Lord F battles is that, once physically separated, the tiny Jay will then search the house to find him. It’s a classic “good girl” love/hate relationship with a “bad boy.”
Nadia Elkharadly: Gender Bending Covers
Posted in Opinion with tags Chris Cornell, Covers, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, gender, Heart, Joss Stone, Led Zeppelin, Memphis Minnie, music, Nadia Elkharadly, Records, songs, The Lovemongers, The Ramones, The White Stripes, Toronto, Whitney Houston, Yeah Yeah Yeahs on August 7, 2013 by segarini
Very recently, I had the very extreme pleasure of watching Heart perform in Toronto. I’ve always been a Heart fan, I mean what warm blooded female rock music lover isn’t? I wanted the powerful pipes of Ann Wilson and the effortless beauty and guitar skills of her sister Nancy. I grew up loving songs like “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You”, and greatly admiring the women who created that music that helped to raise me. And soon, I’d discover an incarnation of that great band that would make me love them even more.
JAIMIE VERNON: Grammys and JUNOS and Whitney, Oh My!
Posted in Opinion with tags David Grohl, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Grammys, Jaimie Vernon, Junos, Whitney Houston on February 18, 2012 by segarini
It’s been a very long time since music dominated an entire week of news cycles let alone an entire 24 hours. The last time was the week Michael Jackson died from the enabling ‘care’ of a money-hungry, ass-kissing physician that all but put a gun in Jackson’s mouth. Thankfully, the weasel is in jail. Police, however, are still looking for the surgeon that turned Jackson into a Caucasian.
Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock – T
Posted in Opinion with tags Amos the Transparent, Cameron Carpenter, Cherry Cola's, Cool Planet Entertainment, Dave Grohl, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gloryhound, Justin Gray, M.T.L, Morgan Cameron Ross, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Junos, Whitney Houston on February 16, 2012 by segarini
Next week I will return to the T’s but right now I have a few…..
Thoughts
Seems to be a theme with most of those this week. I wrote this on Monday morning.
I couldn’t let this week go by without a few thoughts about both Whitney and the Grammy awards.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 