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[vickiabelson]

Today Live! Can’t wait to sit down with old pal, Steve Conte, who's got one of the greatest rock voices I’ve ever heard (he was Paul Simon's vocal stand-in for years). Steve’s played with just about everyone throughout his career, has a classic Chuck Berry story, for one, and countless other great rock tales. 

Steve’s first road gig was touring with Blood Sweat & Tears in the mid-80s, right around the time I began booking him at The Rock ’N Roll Cafe on Bleecker Street in New York. From there, Steve played with J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, the before-mentioned Chuck Berry, toured with Billy Squier, Willy Deville, Eric Burdon, was a member of reformed New York Dolls and has shared the stage with an innumerable number of his heroes from Sam Moore to Springsteen. Steve’s been writing for, recording, and touring with former Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe for the past 10ish years, supporting Guns & Roses, The Foo Fighters, and Motorhead.

Steve's solo debut, The Steve Conte NYC Album, included a tune, OK DJ, which earned him the #2 Coolest Song of the Year, behind Bruce Springsteen, on Little Steven's Underground Garage... members of the Foo Fighters, Alice Cooper, Mott The Hoople, The Wallflowers, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, to name a few, joined Steve on the album. 

Steve’s "covers" album, International Cover-Up, enjoys much airplay on Little Steven's Underground Garage. The opening track, "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight" was voted #5 Coolest Song Of The Year, behind The Monkees and Ian Hunter, and his Gimme Gimme Rockaway was another Coolest Song of The Week and signaled the solo recognition he’s long deserved. 

Steve’s new single, Fourth Of July, co-written with Andy Partridge of XTC, serves as a preview to his upcoming LP, due in 2024, as a follow-up to his acclaimed solo album, Bronx Cheer, released on Little Steven’s label, Wicked Cool Records in 2021, which featured the single, Recovery Doll, which also enjoyed a week as the Coolest Song In The World, on The Underground Garage. 

Check out the latest coolness of Conte

Fourth of July

Steve played regularly at every club I booked, was part of my weekly house jam band, and has done pretty much every project since. So look forward to sitting down with this guy, one of my all-time favorite rockers, catching up, and hearing that voice! And, that guitar!

Steve Conte Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson

Wednesday, Sept 6th, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streaming Live on my Facebook

Daily by Toni Vincent & @peter_and_paul_ Cartoons

[clickyourradio]

Unhu hwangu, a Shona translation of ubuntu, serves as a reminder to Selby that people need each other. "People are so inclined to only think of themselves and not to help others. I believe there always comes a time when you depend on someone else. Sometimes you have to rely on others no matter how rich, how smart, and how strong you are." He explains that he had an ubuntu experience while writing the song. "At one point, I got stuck. I didn't know how to proceed and approached Marsha Bothma. Not only did she help to write the song

[tvrundownusa]

tvrundown USA 2024.03.24

Sunday, March 24th:

(streaming weekly): Walking Dead: "The Ones Who Live" (AMC+, penultimate), Queen of Tears (netflix)

(special): "In Restless Dreams" (MGM+, Paul Simon documentary, part 2/2)

(original made-for-TV movies): "My Acting Coach Nightmare" (LIFE, 2hrs+)

(earlier - hour 0): 60 Minutes (CBS), America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)

(hour 1): Tracker (CBS, special time), Call the Midwife (PBS), The Simpsons (FOX) / . / Krapopolis (FOX), American Idol (ABC, 2hrs), Tournament of Champions (FOOD, 2hrs), WWE Rivals (A&E)

(hour 2): CSI:Vegas (CBS, special time), Nolly (PBS), The Great North (FOX) / . / Grimsburg (FOX), The Regime (HBO), The Way Home (HALL, penultimate), Walking Dead: "The Ones Who Live" (AMC, penultimate), American Idol (ABC, contd), Tournament of Champions (FOOD, contd), Biography: WWE Legends (A&E, "British Bulldog"), The Food That Built America (HIST), Unsung (TVOne, "Candi Staton"), United States of Scandal (CNN, season 1 finale)

(hour 3): The Equalizer (CBS, repeat), "Alice & Jack" (PBS), Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), What Would You Do? (ABC), Uncensored (TVOne, "Jasmine Guy"), "Vegas: The Story of Sin City" (CNN)

(hour 4 - latenight): Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, preempted)

[note: CBS shows are subject to delayed starts in Eastern time zone.]

[canadianstud]

GREAT SONGWRITERS: PAUL SIMON RON MAEL LOU REED BOB DYLAN & JOHN LENNON

[zoso418]

Paul Simon Greatest Hits || Best Songs Of Paul Simon

[mbfrezon]

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Sunday Concert - or All About Lyrics and Music

This morning I squeezed in a little time with a couple fountain pens. One, the Pineider Avatar TTT needed cleaning so I could move it from blue to red ink (Diamine Poppy Red) and the other, my Sailor Pro Gear […]

[glorioustyrantcollectorlove-blog]

¿Quien era al? ¿Quien era Betty? ¿que sentido tiene esta canción? escucha el podcast y descubrelo.

[havgaard]

Paul Simon på Orange scene I regnvejr, 1991.

[diannepearcefuckingwrites]

IT SHOULD BE LIKE A HALF AN HOUR VOLUME 12: "Sun, sun, sun, here it comes."

HA! I got you! You thought I was going to put up the Beatles version, didn’t you? Well, there’s a reason I didn’t put that first, but I will put it below. George, I never knew him, but he always struck me as soft and gentle, in the way that men are not supposed to be soft and gentle. And I think it was very hard for him, as it is for so many people in so many bands, not to be overshadowed by…

[southdakotagirl1966]

Newport Folk Festival 2022...

[therealmattnappo]

Paul Simon Crafting the American Songbook #shorts

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SAM COOKE, the King of Soul and one of America’s most influential singer-songwriters, creative pioneers, and game-changers, with hit songs like “Chain Gang,” “Cupid,” “Saturday Night,” “Twisting the Night Away,” “You Send Me,” and so many more. Born in 1931, Sam had a turbulent personal life but a rich and successful career. His years in the gospel circuit led him to develop his instantly recognizable tenor. He had remarkable pitch, described as “effortlessly soulful,” going up to a high C without losing purity or volume, and with an upper mid-range coated with a unique rasp. His style was very adaptable, adopting a classical sound on jazz and pop songs while maintaining his trademark hold on R&B, gospel, and soul music. He even dabbled in country, and he may have been the first soul singer to cover Bob Dylan. Sam’s influence has been cited by singers such as James Brown, Bryan Ferry, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Paul McCartney, Johnny Nash, Steve Perry, Otis Redding, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, and many more. 

 

Sam also had a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement. In 1964 he wrote the anthemic “A Change is Going to Come” after an altercation at a whites-only hotel in Louisiana. He went on to use his popularity to appeal to whites and blacks, joining a platform with his friends Muhammed Ali, Jim Brown, and Malcolm X to campaign for racial equality. 

 

Sam rescued the song “Wonderful World” after it was shelved by Lou Adler and Herb Alpert, who co-wrote and produced the initial recording circa 1959. Sam added a “scholastic” theme and it graduated to a big hit single in 1960. It’s been covered many times, with notable performances by Bryan Ferry, Herman’s Hermits (w/Jimmy Page on guitar), Art Garfunkel w/Paul Simon & James Taylor, Johnny Nash, Otis Redding, and others—not to mention the pivotal scene in the Amish-noir 1985 WITNESS film w/Harrison Ford. Meanwhile, HB Sam—thank you for blazing a trail with such an incredible voice.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr1Q-G4JKIQ

 

#samcooke #louadler #herbalpert #school #wonderfulworld #bryanferry #hermanshermits #jimmypage #artgarfunkel #paulsimon #jamestaylor #johnnynash #otisredding #witness #harrisonford #amish #johnnyjblair #sanfrancisco #singersongwriter #singeratlarge #birthday

[intriguingpeoplebyangelafloyd]

Carrie Fisher met musician Paul Simon while filming Star Wars, and the pair dated from 1977 until 1983. He characterized Fisher as adept at handling the media attention constantly turned her way, saying she could “make it work for her. She was really good at it, and I wasn’t.” Fisher stated that even after their divorce they remained in a relationship, “Then we dated again. We were together for more than 12 years (off and on) and we traveled a lot. The last place we went to was the Amazon, which I recommend if you like mosquitoes.”

#carriefisher#paulsimon

[tomsiebert]

[canadianstud]

UNBOXING CDS BY THE WHO AND PAUL SIMON & CHUCK NEGRON BOOK