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HE’S A REBEL DOTTIE
Employing what he's labeled 'hard funny,' Christopher Titus, star and creator of the Fox show, "Titus," has released eight ninety-minute albums in as many years. Known for leaving no stone unturned, especially within his own life and family, Titus takes his audience on a 90minute ride that will leave them exhausted from laughter. To see one of Christopher Titus' shows, is to love him. Christopher Titus will be at the Comedy Catch for one show only on March 29.
LUCK OF THE IRISH
Believe it or not it’s the 35th anniversary of “Peewee’s Big Adventure”. To celebrate Pewee himself, Paul Reubens is touring around the country showing the movie, telling secrets about the film and answering questions. He’ll be at The Tabernacle in Atlanta on March 12.
TENNESSEE PRIDE
Believe it or not somebody around here is actually celebrating St. Paddy’s Day on that specific day, Tuesday the 17th. Barron Wilson will perform from 7-9, food specials that include everything from Scotch eggs and Rocking you down ot your core it’s the Tennessee Tremblers playing Corned Beef sliders and Guinness can specials. It’s all taking place at some of the best alt and old school rockabilly around. They’ll be performing at Wanderlinger Brewing Company on March 6. River Drifters on Suck Creek Road. ENIGMA
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Dear Rocco, I am 20 years old and my boyfriend tells me that he loves me and we are perfect together. We are both waiting until marriage for sex. Unfortunately, I often wake up because he is touching me inappropriately while I am sleeping. I confront him about it and we end up fighting. I don’t know what to do anymore. JL
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Dear Rocco, I am a divorced mother of a 6year-old daughter. My ex and I have been apart for approximately four years. During our separation, he went to court and had it ordered that I could not move from this state with our daughter. I do have sole custody of my daughter. Now, I have plans on remarrying. My fiancé is a lawyer who is planning to accept a job offer in another state. What are my chances? I am willing to negotiate visitation so that my daughter’s father can spend quality time during her summer vacation and spring break. Please advise! TD
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ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Club memberships or donations could be expensive and prove unnecessary. Set a limit on the amount you’re willing to spend, and be sure to stick to it. Travel for business purposes may bring the highest returns. Nothing can be resolved if you don’t want to talk about it. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday.
that person will only be made to look bad. Don’t blow situations out of proportion or you could find that others will misinterpret what really happened.
occur on a Wednesday.
could have a tendency to spend too much on your home or entertainment.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) You can help them more than they can help you. Changes in your residence Your luckiest events this month will may be financially favorable. Your occur on a Thursday. emotions are fluctuating, so be careful not to say things you’ll regret. Added VIRGO knowledge will give you the edge when (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) dealing with peers. Time is money and you must be ready to take action in order to reach your Your luckiest events this month will highest potential. Your outgoing occur on a Friday. nature will surprise others this month. AQUARIUS Some relatives will be extremely per- (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) plexing. You can bet officials will be You may be up for some changes in waiting for you when you do. your home. Show what a dedicated person you can be. Those you care Your luckiest events this month will about may oppose your ideas. You occur on a Tuesday.
TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) You must try to include your mate in your activities this month. Try to take some time to listen to their complaints, and in turn, do something to appease them. Travel will be enjoyable but could be expensive. You may want to take a look at your direction in life. LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Your luckiest events this month will Try to avoid any drastic/ decisions occur on a Saturday. concerning personal legal matters. You can open up to your mate and let them GEMINI know what you expect out of this rela(May 22-June 21) tionship. You may need a good friend Secret affairs could cause upset. You to lean on. Discord could be unnervcan make adjustments in your domes- ing. tic scene this month. Don’t jump too quickly if someone tries to make you Your luckiest events this month will join in on their crusade. You can make occur on a Wednesday. personal changes that will enhance your appearance and bring about SCORPIO greater social activity. (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) You should not be concerned with Your luckiest events this month will coworkers who insist on spreading occur on a Saturday. rumors. Go out with friends who are positive and supportive. Time spent CANCER with family, children, or good friends (June 22-July 22) will be regenerating and positive. Residential moves will be hectic and Abrupt action will cause difficulties may be unsatisfactory. You will gain with relatives. knowledge through your adventure. Your luckiest events this month will Better still, take your mate and let occur on a Thursday. them foot the bill. You need to be sure that you aren’t in your present rela- SAGITTARIUS tionship because it is convenient. (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) Be careful not to show your temper Your luckiest events this month will when dealing with the boss. Avoid occur on a Tuesday. lovers who already have a relation ship, even if it is a bad one. Your fight LEO for those less fortunate is not likely to (July 23-Aug 22) end in sweet victory. Don’t donate You will learn a great deal from people more than you can afford in order to with different cultural backgrounds. impress others. Try not to upset others with your plans. Be diplomatic and honest, and Your luckiest events this month will ENIGMA
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Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Socially, you need a fast paced form of entertainment. You may have a rather hectic day due to events that children are involved in. You will learn a great deal about yourself if you go somewhere secluded. You will have problems with coworkers if you are too extreme about doing things perfectly. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday.
The War On Trees A year or two ago I was driving on Hixson Pike when I noticed there was something different about the familiar skyline near the old Red Food/BI Lo store in the 5400 block. I saw that two very large trees had been cut down. This was very noticeable as they were out by themselves near the road and as said, were very large. Sadly now there were just two large stumps, like scars on the ground. I was saddened as I had driven by these trees for over 30 years. First as a visitor to Chattanooga then when I was working patrol for the Chattanooga Police Department in that area. Then as a Detective, and later every day driving to and from work after I moved to Soddy Daisy. I had watched them transition from budding in the spring, to full leaf, through the color change in the fall and then as their leaves fell in late fall. I wondered if anyone else
missed these stately giants? I was building where the old Bi-Lo gro- was terrible timing to be cutting down such large trees that were so visible near a store named “Earth Fare”. There was a large outdoor sign going up nearby but it appeared to be much higher than the trees. I felt that this might be a public relations issue for Earth Fare but apparently no one else cared or people were complacent as I was. I did not take the time to email or write a letter to the Chattanoogan.com, Times-Free Press or the Earth Fare corporate office. I just accepted the sad event and went on about my life. This event did remind me of when I had read a letter either in the paper or online where a Hixson resident was lamenting the cutting down of trees on Hixson Pike. I mentally filed the issue away for another also curious why they were cut cery store had been. I thought that day. down right as a new grocery store “Earth Fare” was taking over the
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I know what you’re thinking… well at least some of you probably. Has Mark gone “tree hugger”? Short answer: always have been kind of. I have always hated seeing areas of land cleared for subdivisions, shopping malls and other urban sprawl/development. I much prefer looking at a rolling field or a copse of trees over that sort of thing. Perhaps it’s the anecdotal Indian blood in me (still unproven by DNA). I have a friend who lives in North Chattanooga. There are several areas near her that have recently gone under the developer’s scalpel. Many trees have been cut down in the nearby Dartmouth Street and Knickerbocker area. She has wistfully complained about losing the beauty and shade of these trees. She wonders what effect the loss of these trees will have on water run off in the area. I also wonder what studies were done - if any, prior to the denuding of this area. You may wonder what prompted this article. Recently I was driving on Highway 153 when I again noticed a big change in the landscape. Where there had been a natural barrier to the non-scenic view of the backside of the old Firestone building I could now see the “vista” of the Northgate parking lot and the Outback Steakhouse. I sadly realized a row of trees had been sacrificed for some reason there. Some of these trees were quite large and thus had been there for many years. Most if not all had survived the initial building of the mall in March, 1972 and the just short-of 48 years since but had now been mercilessly cut down. I wondered why. I got out to look and it does not appear the trees would interfere with the new construction going on there so I do not see the reason why the trees were destroyed. I thought the new school of thought in architecture/design was to have the building(s) “blend in” or soften the appearance by using vegetation, particularly trees. Perhaps the design team for the new buildings at the mall didn’t get that
memo. Another “de-treeing” that I notice was at Hixson High School by the home side bleachers. I used to run or walk the bleacher stairs there. There was a tree at the South end rear (top) of the bleachers that provided shade for about half of the bleachers. I had followed its growth as it finally started shading me in the brutal summer sun. There was another on that side just north of the press box that also put out shade for people who were crazy enough to be out there in the morning sun. Believe me, although limited, this shade was very welcome. One sad day I got there and saw the trees had been cut down. I just shook my head. As I hear every year my property taxes keep going up due to school expenses I guess I should have the right to inquire why “my” trees were executed. I haven’t taken the time.
I did a little research into the benefits of trees. Besides screening the view of mostly ugly buildings and giving people cool shade trees reduce smog, filter particulate matter which causes asthma, reduce the concentration of green house gases, muffle urban noise and filter drinking water in the soil. Just to name a few. Scientists state one person produces ten tens of carbon dioxide per year. A tree removes about one ton of CO2 per year so it takes ten trees just to counteract one person’s CO2 per year!
Don’t cut them if possible. My brother said he felt that developers should have to replant one half over the number that of the trees destroyed. Perhaps that’s a good formula. If you are about to cut trees in a public area please think about it. Many large trees are 60 to 100 years old. They cannot be quickly replaced. They may shield the area from view, or from being viewed, they may muffle sound or they may give a non-early rising stair climber like myself some much needed shade. Hey, if it’s as simple as that for a reason I’ll take it.
A huge reason I see to keep trees is the soothing mental effect on - Mark Haskins humans, probably animals as well. Studies have shown trees have a Background music: calming effect on people. In the “Expectations” - Katie Pruitt spring they are a beautiful green “Sara” – Fleetwood Mac and in the fall the changing color “Call It Love” - Poco of the leaves provides an incredi- “Love Wil Find A Way - Pablo ble natural color display. If you are Cruise simply building a home, planning a “Ebony Eyes” - Bob Welch Adding to my notice of the cutting subdivision, mall or you are “Moonlight Fells Right” - Starbuck of trees I have seen many subdivi- responsible for major urban plan- “Deacon Blues” - Steely Dan sions where most if not all of the ning take the trees into account. trees in the developed area are cut down. In my own subdivision most yards do not have trees. Mine is one of the few that has trees in the front yard. I luckily have woods behind me. But even that sanctuary was attacked a few years ago when a driveway was cut in and a house built. However, thankfully these people only cut trees necessary to put the driveway and the house in. They did not clear off a yard. If only more people or planners would follow this model of development. However, another neighbor cut out a soccer field from the woods. Many trees, some very large, were cut and/or bulldozed down. Some hawk habitat was lost in that project. Just the other day I was going to Erlanger East Hospital where I noticed two trees in the “median” at the entrance off Gunbarrel Road had been cut down. Again, I wondered why. So this tree attack is not confined to the Hixson area of Chattanooga.
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A brain surgeon in London had a patient play her violin during a tumor removal to ensure her musical abilities weren’t affected by the procedure. King’s College Hospital shared video showing Dagmar Turner, 53, playing her violin while neurosurgeon Dr. Keyoumars Ashkan and his team removed her brain tumor. “We perform around 400 resections (tumor removals) each year, which often involves rousing patients to carry out language tests, but this was the first time I’ve had a patient play an
instrument,” Ashkan said. Ashkan said Turner’s brain was mapped prior to the surgery to see which parts of her brain were active when she played her instrument. He said the tumor was dangerously close to areas of her brain that affect the fine motor skills of her left hand. The doctors were able to remove 90 percent of the tumor without any damage to Turner’s musical abilities. An Indiana man is accused of forcing his wife into sexual slavery. A pessimist might think that that is basically what marriage is to begin with, but Kenneth Eugene Harden
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took things a little too far. Harden’s wife told police she met him online last year. He said he was a Godly man and they both talked about how much the Bible meant to them. They soon married. A few months later, she said Harden revealed he’s a sadist. You would think that would be something that should come up BEFORE the marriage. What started out as experimentation in the bedroom escalated into abuse. Not only would he lead her around with a collar on - prosecutors said he would force her head and hands into a wooden box after her child went to school. She told police there were also times he would
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duct tape or tie her up all day. Charging documents go into graphic detail of the sexual abuse, all while she hoped and prayed someone would hear her through the apartment walls. “We could hear them fighting sometimes and we heard a lot of loud noises upstairs, but I never thought anything of it,” a neighbor said, who lives below the apartment where the alleged abuse occurred. The Dubai-based creators of a jetpowered wingsuit said they marked a new milestone for Iron Man style
flight: taking off from the ground for a high-altitude flight. The Jetman Dubai team has previously demonstrated the jet-powered wingsuit with flights that involved taking off from elevated platforms, but Friday’s test at Skydive Dubai in the United Arab Emirates marked the first time the suit took off from the ground and transitioned to a high altitude flight, reaching nearly 6,000 feet. Vine Reffett, the Jetman pilot who conducted the demonstration, showed off the suit’s ability to hover, stop, turn and maneuver in the air. The approximately three-minute flight saw Reffett fly at an average speed of nearly 150 mph before parachuting to the ground. “One of the next objectives is to land back on the ground after a flight at altitude, without needing to open a parachute,” Reffett said in a statement. The failed implosion of an 11-story building in Dallas left behind a structure dubbed “The Leaning Tower of Dallas.” The former Affiliated Computer Services building near the city’s downtown was supposed to be demolished, but the
implosion failed to bring down the center of the structure, which remained in place, albeit lopsided. The structure was dubbed The Leaning Tower of Dallas online, where social media users shared photos of people pretending to hold up to the building remains. Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition said the remaining structure will be brought down this week using a crane and a wrecking ball. The company said implosions that leave behind the core of the building are fairly common. The building is being removed to make way for The Center, a $2.5 billion mixed-use project. Police in Florida are investigating the gruesome discovery of jars of human tongues in a home’s crawlspace, according to a report. The preserved organs were found during an inspection of the foundation in the Gainesville house, which was previously owned by Ronald Baughman, a former University of Florida researcher. Some of the jars date back to the 1960s. Investigators are looking into the possibility that Baughman, who
published studies in the following two decades, may have brought the tongues home as part of his work, the report stated. Baughman currently is a professor emeritus at the university. A 1988 abstract in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery posted on medical research site ScienceDirect lists a Ronald A. Baughman as a dentist involved in a case of oral squamous cell carcinoma in twins. A German farmer’s unusual marriage proposal involving a corn field and a camera drone had an unexpected side effect — it’s visible on Google Earth. Steffen Schwarz said an experience helping someone else plant a corn maze gave him the idea to grow corn into the shape of the words “Will you marry me?” in his field in the Huettenberg area of Hesse. Schwartz said he waited for the corn to grow and then asked his girlfriend to use a camera drone to check the area for wild boar. The woman spotted the proposal on the drone’s camera and turned to Shwartz, who presented her with the ring when she accepted. Schwartz said he was surprised to later learn his proposal had been spotted on Google Earth by curious Internet users. He said his aunt, who lives in Canada, sent him a screenshot of the satellite camera photo after she spotted it online. A Utah police officer’s body camera was recording when he ended up delivering a baby in the middle of rush hour traffic. West Valley Police Officer Jeremy Dean said he was on patrol when a nearby truck stopped in the middle of morning
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rush hour traffic and a man came out of the vehicle to flag down Dean’s patrol vehicle. Dean said the man quickly informed him that his wife was in labor inside the vehicle and the baby would not wait until they arrived at the hospital. Traffic came to a standstill while Dean donned a pair of gloves and helped the woman deliver her baby. The incident was recorded by Dean’s body camera. An ambulance arrived on the scene to take the mother and baby to the hospital, and Dean said he then took on the duty of directing traffic to get vehicles moving again. An unlucky-in-love Kansas man is offering a $25,000 reward for setting him up on a date that leads to his having a girlfriend. Jeff Gebhart, 47, of Prairie Village, said he came up with his unusual dating scheme after some failed attempts at online dating following his last break-up. “I saw the definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results, so I knew I couldn’t go back to online dating,” Gebhart told local news. Gebhart enlisted the help of some friends to create datejeffg.com, a website that attempts to use surveys with personality analytics to find him a compatible date. People who suggest women for Gebhart to date on the website could win $25,000 if he ends up in a relationship with their suggested woman. Women who suggest themselves on the site are not eligible to win the money, but they will be considered for dates, he said.
Get Off My Lawn over its head in debt now, wake up If you forget history or stop teaching it – try to never forget what the and smell the coffee. Nazis (Hitler) did to the Jews. If you Update report: Patten Parkway is don’t know, learn. still a muddy mess. Are they going to put the monument in the cow Don’t ever be satisfied with what pasture (park at MLK and Market or where you are in life – always strive to do better or be better. Street)?
The Academy Awards show proves the point that most actors need A possible horror story other people to write the words Bloomberg gets elected with Hillary they speak. Are they really that as VP. Several months into his term dumb? he is found dead from one of those mysterious suicides or deaths that Even though I used to sponsor a car seem to be connected to Hillary, all in the NASCAR series ( number 79 of a sudden Hillary is President. the Native Tan Dodge), they are losing me as a fan. It is stupid having a 500 mile race and stopping it several times and calling it a heat. Let them race – what if they stopped the Boston Marathon a couple of times during the race and started again after adjusting the field? Stupid! Run the race and let the best team with the best equipment win.
I see people have convinced the city to attack the chicken plant smell. I guess enough yuppies and snowflakes in the area raised enough hell. Wait a minute, wasn’t 13) How dare the Academy Award the chicken plant there when you Show have that traitor b**** Jane bought a place next to it and Fonda on. If you don’t remember moved in? Duh. Hanoi Jane, ask any Vietnam vet. Why wasn’t she put in jail? How much money does it take a person to buy the office of Contrary to what the Democrats President of this country? Is your
Did you know that one out of seven kids in this country doesn’t get enough to eat? Quit giving out money to countries that hate us. Change one letter and what do you get - Democrat, demon rat. Does that tell you something? Do the same with a couple of letters - Republican, Republic can. The trial is over and justice wins. Whether you like it or not, he was not proven guilty. Thank God for our president Trump. When you get old your Prince Charming can become Prince Alarming. Your golden locks can become thighs that knock. There is no way this country can pay for Medicare-for-all and forgiving college tuition debt - where the hell is that money coming from? Politicians are promising anything to get your vote – it’s all bulls*** and lies. This country is ENIGMA
are saying now, the only thing Obama did to help the economy was retire.
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vote for sale? I keep getting emails from one of the major political parties. Do I have to tell you who? Guess. I can’t get them to take me off their list even called their HQ in Washington DC - no luck.
We need to punish pedophiles very (McDonalds, Wendy’s, etc.) list the harshly to see that it stops. amount of meat and other things in their patties. What’s wrong with kids? Don’t there parents teach them what is The city of Rossville should unite wrong and for them to learn and the two halves (Georgia side and be informed? Are you parents not Tennessee side) and try to reinvent doing your job? itself – it’s pitiful there.
North Market Street still seems to At 18 they don’t have enough sense be losing its luster, lots of empty to buy cigarettes or beer yet we let them vote. Shows that voting doesrestaurants and bars. n’t require much sense or maturity Warmest winter in over 150 years – but smoking and drinking does. the climate nut crowd will go nuts over this. Socialism has never worked in any country. Why do some people When you let the government take want it here? Are they that lazy away your ability to protect your- that they want something given to self and your home, you lose your them taken from the people who actually earned it? freedom. Put ROTC back in all public high Bring back the spirit that helped schools. The ability to defend this found this country. You young people - get off your ass and get your country may depend on it. life in gear. I was n the Boy Scouts – never had a problem. Dedicated leaders, The government should require that all the burger chains never anything wrong, loved it.
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continue to work. No use to pick the scab off, it’s healing. Is it me or on a whole does TV suck? Hardly a thing worth watching.
“The Conners” sucks without Roseanne. Adding a mixed-race Amazon should have to collect and person or a young gay guy just pay sales tax, since they are taking makes it worse. sales from merchants which have buildings in each state and have to If you get upset about what I write, return the magazine to where you collect and pay it. bought it – oh, that’s right, you got Do you think the law schools are it free. grinding out too many lawyers? Make it a little harder to get in – As I approach 81 years old, I see a we need lawyers and they need to lot of things differently – you make a decent living. Too many is young people need to get a clue. bad for the profession. Allowing cars to park and block the Why was there a demonstration street in front of Normal Park downtown at the site of the School is putting the city and Woolworth’s sit in that happened school board in jeopardy and will years ago? Is there any place in lead to a lawsuit. town where people of all colors are not allowed to eat? Quit open- Until Next Time, ing old wounds and let integration Paul Burke Sr.
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8 Top Benefits Of Eating An Ice Cream Sandwich So what is a sandwich ice cream?
ing at you. Also, you can eat as much as you want without hurting It is a frozen dessert made up of yourself either mentally or physitwo skins and ice cream in cally. between. It consists of crusts and an ice cream made from different 2. You can choose to sandwich it ingredients. The ingredients cho- with anything you want sen depend on the targeted con- You are free to choose to sandwich sumers. An ice cream sandwich for the ice cream with peanut butter, Americans has the crust made of double fudge or anything you want. cookies and wafers. Other ingredi- Also, you have a wide range of topents that may be used are eggs milk pings and many flavors to choose sugar and even vanilla. In Israel, it from. You will end up with somemay consist of thick biscuits, thing that is tasty and which will chocolate flavored ice and vanilla. leave you refreshed. Here are the benefits of indulging in an ice-cream treat. 3. It is gratifying The act of eating an Ice cream 1. You can eat it in public sandwich is gratifying. If it consists You can leak and eat it sandwich in of a hunk of chocolate and chomp public without brushing the of macadamia it will make you feel authority the wrong way. In fact, good. Crushing the cookies is in you can eat as many times as you itself gratifying. wish without having anyone look-
4. It helps in fighting weight Other than enabling one to refresh during the hot summer, ice cream sandwiches are good for people struggling with weight. In one of the studies in the US, it was established that women who ate one
and calcium strengthen bones. Other nutrients contained in the delicacy include protein, and energizing B vitamins. Protein is essential in helping the cells to grow and repairing tissue.
serving per day gained less weight compared to those who did not. Their bodies were also full of energy and were able to go about their normal chores without a problem. So, making it part of your diet can help you win weight loss wars. It will help you lead a healthier life.
7. You can share it with a friend Unlike other foods, you can always share an ice cream sandwich. Depending on what has been combined to make it, you can cut it into two half’s and share it with a friend. It makes the two of you enjoy and feel better.
5. It fights infertility Perhaps this is one of the reasons that make most women love indulging in ice cream. In a study published in a Human Reproduction Journal in the United States, It suggested that consuming a full-fat milk sandwiches improve a woman’s chance of getting a baby. Also, the study established that women who ate a full-fat ice cream often reduced the risks associated with ovulation.
8. It will make you smile Perhaps you have always wondered why you always feel good a few minutes after indulging in the treat. Well, it is true that it refreshes but researchers have found that a few bites of the delicacy may make you happy.
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Having said all this, it is important to note that regardless of the ingredients used, sandwiches are popular across the world. They confer a lot of benefits to people including aiding in fertility and weight loss. They are preferred because they can be eaten even while on the go. They leave you fresh and feeling much better. - Tobin O Opondo
Seven Singing Siblings Who Were Never In Bands Together Music history is rife with siblings Wilson brothers could be the Fever, and their little brother hit offspring before each pursued who perform together, even if at most famous example, along with number one around the same careers in a variety of musical time with “Thicker Than Water.” genre. Crystal Gale and Loretta Lynn Coal Miner’s Daughter made big sis a big star, but Crystal topped the charts with “Half the Way.” Julian Lennon and Sean Lennon They shared a father who was the genius behind The Beatles, so it is no surprise that the two sons have had diverse recording careers.
Shaun Cassidy and David Cassidy In his role as Keith in The Partridge Family David sang many hits before little brother made his enduring cover version of “Da Do Ron Ron.”
Johnny Van Zandt and Ronny Van Zandt Lynyrd Sknyrd lost Ronny in a plane crash, only several years later to employ Johnny in the role Rufus Wainwright and Martha of lead singer. Wainwright Loudon, their folk-singing father, - Doug Poe wrote tunes about both of these
some point they have a falling out of two along the way. Fortunately, most of the family acts have avoided publicized inner turmoil, such as the brother-sister tandem of the Carpenters, the brothers in Van Halen, and the Taylor brethren of Duran Duran.
the highly publicized fights between the Davies siblings in the Kinks or the long standing rivalry of Liam and Noah Gallagher of Oasis. If such familial spats scare you from taking the stage with someone who shares your parents, you can a!ways opt for a separate career from him. Here are seven examples of musical siblings who have not performed in a band together.
There are also a trio of brothers, the Finns, in the Eighties New Wave Band Split Enz, who has hits like “One Step Ahead” and “I Got You.” Making hits around that same time were the sisters of Jim Seals and Dan Seals Heart, Ann and Nancy Wilson. Each one has a singing partner, the younger (nicknamed England) Still in all, any musicians who with John Ford Coley and the aspire to form a band with Sis or older with Dash Croft. Bub might want to take cautilon, for there are a number of family Andy Gibb and the Bee Gees groups that have nearly torn each Barry, Robin and Maurice had other apart physically or in litiga- been around for a decade before tion. The Beach Boys with the peaking with Saturday Night ENIGMA
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CONCERT CALENDAR “Go See Live Music”
This month’s calendar covers events for March and beyond. We would be happy to publish your free listing in future Billboards, space permitting. Simply mail us the information so that we have it 7 days before the publication date. A photograph may be sent with the announcement. Send information to: calendar@enigmaonline.com. All dates subject to change without notice.
SSU UN ND DA AYY M Maarrcchh 11 SSK KYYZZ O OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G BBRREEW WII N NG G CCO OM MPPAAN N YY (Chattanooga) The Other Brothers TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Mutzie PPU U CCK KEE TT TT’’ SS (Chattanooga) Mark Kelly Hall FFO OXX TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Diana Ross VVIIN N YYLL (Atlanta) Jordy Searcy CCEE N NTT EERR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Skillet, From Ashes To New, Ledger TTEE RRM MIIN NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Avi Kaplan EED DD D IIEE’’ SS AATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Lucy Kaplansky RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Josh Gates TTH H EE BBAASSEE M MEE N NTT EEAASSTT (Nashville) Dan Deacon D && LLIIN 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) Sierra Hall ZZYYD D EECC O O (Birmingham) Aqueous
MO M ON ND DA AYY M Maarrcchh 22 TTRREE M MO ON N TT TTAAVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Trivia Night SSK KYYZZ O OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS SSO OU U TTH H (Chattanooga) Blues Open Jam CCO O CCO ON NU U TT RRO OO OM M AATT TT H HEE PPAALLM MSS (Chattanooga) Monday Night Big Band WAARR M W MEE M MO ORRIIAA LL AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Trippie Redd RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Collective Soul TTH H EE BBAASSEE M MEE N NTT EEAASSTT (Nashville) Jace Everett D && LLIIN 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) The Time Jumpers SSA ATTU U RRN N (Birmingham) Avi Kaplan
TTU U EESSD DA AYY M Maa rrcchh 33 TTRREE M MO ON N TT TTAAVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G BBRREEW WII N NG G CCO OM MPPAAN N YY (Chattanooga) Tyler Martelli & Maria Jordania SSK KYYZZ O OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke MEEM M MO ORRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Chattanooga) Joe
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Bonamassa IIN N FFIIN N IITTEE EEN N EERRG G YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Duluth, GA) Post Malone, Swae Lee TT EERRM M IIN NAALL W W EESSTT (Atlanta) Hrvy TT H HEE LLO O FFTT (Atlanta) Lucki RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) George Thorogood & The Destroyers EE XXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) Yves Tumor LLYY RRIICC TT H HEEAA TTRREE (Birmingham) Jason Isbell
W EED W DN NEESSD DA AYY M Maarrcchh 44 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G BBRREEW WIIN NG G CC O OM MPPA AN NYY (Chattanooga) Open Mic TT RRIISSH H’’ SS (Chattanooga) Karaoke w/ Choo Choo Entertainment SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Minnesota TT H HEE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Black Tiger Sex Machine JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy, Basstronaut, Forges, In Memories, Flummox BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Post Malone, Swae Lee D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEE YY (Nashville) Emily West TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN N TT (Nashville) David Adam Byrnes TT H HEE LLYY RRIICC TTH H EEAATT RREE (Birmingham) George Winston CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY AA TTLLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Zoë Keating EE D DD DII EE’’ SS AATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Bart Crow LLYY RRIICC TT H HEEAA TTRREE (Birmingham) George Winston SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Caamp CC LLU UBB FF O ORRTT YY77 (Huntsville) Blac Youngsta
TTH HU URRSSD DA AYY M Maarrcchh 55 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Zane WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G EERR BBRREEW W IIN NG G CCO OM MPPA AN N YY (Chattanooga) Danimal & Friends TT RRIISSH H’’ SS (Chattanooga) Marty Manus TT H HEE PPAALLM MSS (Chattanooga) DJ Keith, Jimmy Harris TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Jason Cheny ZZ IIG GG G YY’’ SS (Chattanooga) Today Is The Day, The Obsessed, KOZA, Solver Tongued Devilz, DARE WAALLK W K EERR TT H HEE AATTRREE (Chattanooga) Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
VVAARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Arlo Guthrie FFO O XX TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Jacquees AIISSLLEE 55 (Atlanta) Trigger Hippy A CC IITTYY W WII N NEERRYY AATT LLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Dar Williams BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Lil Tjay TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) The Districts, And The Kids EED DD DIIEE ’’SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Tom Rush TT H HO OM MPPSSO ON N--BBO O LLIIN NG G AARREEN N AA (Knoxville) Zac Brown Band, Amos Lee, Pop Bear TT EEN NN NEESS SSEEEE TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Indigo Girls O PPEE N O N CC H HO ORRD DM MU USSII CC (Knoxville) Fruition SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Lucero EEXXIITT // IIN N (Nashville) The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN NTT (Nashville) Hembree MAARRSS M M MU USSII CC H H AALLLL (Huntsville, AL) Muscadine Bloodline
FFRRII D DA AYY M Maarr cchh 66 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Zane TT H HEE PPAALLM MSS (Chattanooga) DJ Keith, Jimmy Harris TT RRIISSH H’’ SS (Chattanooga) Karaoke w/ Sweet T SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Dar Williams, Heather Maloney SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Rubiks Groove WAAN W ND DEERRLLII N NG G BBRREE W WIIN NG G CC O OM M PPAAN NYY (Chattanooga) Tennessee Tremblers, Flat Top Boxers TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Jason Cheny TT H HEE SSIIG GN N AALL (Chattanooga) Eli Young Band HII --FFII CCLLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Mojo Whiskey WAALLK W KEE RR TT H HEEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Stassi Schroeder TT IIVVO OLLII TT H H EEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Newsboys BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Dan + Shay MEE RRCCYY LLO M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Wire RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Ruston Kelly D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEEYY (Nashville) Bart Crow LLIIVVEE O O AAK K (Nashville) Ashley Taylor TT EEN NN NEESS SSEEEE TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Bob Weir And Wolf Bros. VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Trixie Mattel TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Lucero SSTT A ATT EE FFAARRM M AARREEN N AA (Atlanta) “Nick Cannon Presents ‘Wild ‘N Out Live’” TT H HEE TTAABBEE RRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Randy Rainbow CC EEN NTT EE RR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Devin Townsend, Haken & The Contortionist TT H HEE LLO OFF TT (Atlanta) The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Keepsake, Misty Eyed, Battle Of heart & Mind EED DD DIIEE ’’SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Caleb Johnson TT H HEE LLYY RRIICC TT H H EEAATT RREE (Birmingham) Wynonna Judd IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Frank Foster ZZYY D DEE CCO O (Birmingham) Nicole Bus DRRU D U IID D CC IITT YY M MU USS IICC H HAALLLL (Tuscaloosa, AL) Dylan Scott MAARRSS M M MU USSII CC H H AALLLL (Huntsville, AL) Tommy Emmanuel
SSA ATTU U RRD DA AYY M Maarr cchh 77 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Zane TT H HEE PPAALLM MSS (Chattanooga) DJ Keith SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) The
Doyle and Debbie Show SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Road to Nightfall Finals TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jason Cheny WA W AN ND D EERRLLIIN NG G BBRREE W WIIN NG G CC O OM M PPA AN NYY (Chattanooga) Reflect’s One Year Anniversary Party HII-- FFII CC LLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Voodoo Slim JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Black Magic Flower Power, Brother Hawk, Sick Ride CCO O CC O ON NU UTT RRO OO OM MA ATT TT H HEE PPA ALLM MSS (Chattanooga) David Ingle and Friends WA W ALLK KEE RR TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Jim Breuer TTH H EE D DIIVVIIN NG GM MO OU USSEE (Cleveland, TN) DJ FROdaddy TTH H EE CC A AVVEERRN N SS (Pelham, TN) Arlo Guthrie FFO O XX TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Little Big Town BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Atlanta) Big Head Todd and The Monsters VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Wire TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Lucero VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Wire FFO O XX TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Little Big Town SSTT A ATTEE FFA ARRM MA ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Martin Lawrence EED DD DIIEE’’ SS A ATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Rebecca Loebe IIN NFF IIN NIITT EE EEN NEE RRG GYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Duluth, GA) Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers TTH H EE LLYYRRIICC TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Birmingham) Tommy Emmanuel IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Jelly Roll RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Bob Weir And Wolf Bros. TTH H EE BBA ASS EEM MEE N NTT EEA ASS TT (Nashville) Archers Of Loaf D && LLII N 33RRD ND DSS LLEEYY (Nashville) Trigger Hippy TTH H EE BBA ASS EEM MEE N NTT (Nashville) Caleb Johnson
U PPCCO U OM MIIN NG G EEVVEEN NTT SS TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jason Cheny March 8 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Zach Peterson March 8 SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Ruben Studdard March 8 TTH H EE CC O OW WA AN N (Nashville) Fit For A King, Chelsea Grin, Alpha Wolf, Crystal Lake March 8 CCEE N NTT EERR SS TTA AG G EE (Atlanta) Everglow March 8 VVII N NYY LL (Atlanta) Sir Woman March 8 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Olivia O’Brien March 8 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Moon Kissed, Self Help, Field Hockey March 9 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Blood Orange, Tei Shi March 9 KN K NO O XXVVIILLLLEE CCIIVVIICC A AU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Knoxville) Louis C.K. March 9 BBEELLCC O OU U RRTT TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Nashville) Guster March 10 TTH H EE BBA ASS EEM MEE N NTT EEA ASS TT (Nashville) Hailey Whitters March 10 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Blood Orange, Tei Shi March 10 VVII N NYY LL (Atlanta) The Free Nationals March 10 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS N NO O RRTTH H (Chattanooga) Songbirds Kid’s Talent Show 2020 March 11 TTH H EE PPA ALL M MSS (Chattanooga) Tyson Leamon March 11 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Scotty McCreery March 11 D && LLII N 33RRD ND DSS LLEEYY (Nashville) Dave Barnes,
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Griffin March 14 CC O OCC O ON NU UTT RRO OO OM M AATT TTH H EE PPA ALL M MSS (Chattanooga) No Big Deal March 14 TT H HEE D DII VVIIN NG GM MO OU U SSEE (Cleveland, TN) DJ FROdaddy March 14 AN A ND DRREEW W JJAACC K KSSO ON NH H AALLLL (Nashville) Ron White March 14 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEE YY (Nashville) Brice Long, Ben Danaher, Ray Stephenson March 14 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Coin March 14 BBRRO OO OK KLLYY N N BBO OW WLL N N AASSH HVVIILLLL EE (Nashville) Soulive, George Porter Jr. March 14 TT EEN NN NEE SSSSEEEE TT H HEE AATTRREE (Knoxville) America March 14 CC O OCC AA CC O OLL AA RRO OXXYY (Atlanta) Hippie Sabotage, ilo ilo March 14 CC O OBBBB EE N NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFF O ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) George Lopez March 14 TT EERRM M IIN NAALL W W EESSTT (Atlanta) Here Come the Mummies March 14 VVIIN NYY LL (Atlanta) Billy Raffoul March 14 CC EEN N TTEE RR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Jonny Lang March 14 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Marc Broussard, Jamie McLean Band March 14 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Geoff Tate March 14 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Chattanooga Girls Rock Open Jam March 15 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Changers, Brower, Josephine March 15 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) GR Goodwin, Mo Alexander, Nate Royal March 15 SSCC H H EERRM MEE RRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Jonny Lang March 15 BBRRO OO OK KLLYY N N BBO OW WLL N N AASSH HVVIILLLL EE (Nashville) The Dirty Knobs, Mike Campbell March 15 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEE YY (Nashville) Yonder Mountain String Band March 15 TT EERRM M IIN NAALL W W EESSTT (Atlanta) Radical Face March 15 SSTT A ATT EE FF AARRM M AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) André Rieu
March 15 AIISSLLEE 55 (Atlanta) Mija March 15 A JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Gary Owen March 16 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Gary Owen March 16 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N N AASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Kasim Sulton March 16 BBRRO OO OK KLLYY N N BBO OW WLL N N AASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) The Revivalists, Neal Francis March 16 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Drew Morgan March 17 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Graham Nash March 17 TT H HEE TTAABBEE RRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Killswitch Engage March 17 CC O OCC AA CC O OLLAA RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) Excision March 17 TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN NTT EE AASSTT (Nashville) The Ataris March 17 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Andrew Duhon March 18 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic March 18 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Open Mic March 18 WAALLK W KEE RR TT H HEEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Blue October March 18 LLEE G GAACC YY AARREE N NAA (Birmingham) Cher, Chic March 18 CC O OCC AA CC O OLLAA RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) Excision March 18 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Ben Rector March 18 WAARR M W M EEM MO O RRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Gilberto Santa Rosa March 18 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Adam Hunter March 19 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Adam Hunter March 19 CC O OBBBB EE N NEERRG G YY PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN N TT EERR (Atlanta) Justin Moore, Tracy Lawrence March 19 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Steve Hackett March 19 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N N AASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Sinead O’Connor March 19 TT H HEE BBLLU UEEBBIIRRD D CC AAFFÉÉ (Nashville) Fred J. Eaglesmith March 19 MAARRSS M M MU USSII CC H H AALLLL (Huntsville, AL) Black Label Society, Lord Dying, Obituary March 19 KN K NO OXXVVIILLLLEE CCII VVIICC AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Knoxville) Chonda Pierce March 19 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Eric Johnson March 20 WAAN W ND DEERRLLII N NG G BBRREE W WIIN NG G CC O OM M PPAAN NYY (Chattanooga) Over Easy, Sicard Hollow March 20 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Adam Hunter March 20 HII --FFII CCLLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Behold the Brave March 20 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Jeff Dunham March 20 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N N AASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Sinead O’Connor March 20 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats March 20 LLEE G GAACC YY AARREE N NAA (Birmingham) Lauren Daigle, Johnnyswim March 20 MAARRSS M M MU USSII CC H H AALLLL (Huntsville, AL) Band Of Horses March 20 PPRRIIN NCC EESS SS TT H HEE AATTRREE (Huntsville) Bruce Hornsby March 20 VVIIN NYY LL (Atlanta) City of The Sun, William
Wild March 20 BBLLIIN ND DW WIILLLLIIEE ’’SS (Atlanta) John Nemeth & The Blue Dreamers March 20 EED DD DIIEE’’ SS A ATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Christopher Paul Stelling March 20 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) “Med Rock” Fundraiser March 21 WA W AN ND D EERRLLIIN NG G BBRREE W WIIN NG G CC O OM M PPA AN NYY (Chattanooga) Cosmic Shift March 21 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Adam Hunter March 21 HII-- FFII CC LLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Voodoo Visionary March 21 CCO O CC O ON NU UTT RRO OO OM MA ATT TT H HEE PPA ALLM MSS (Chattanooga) Jimmy Dormire March 21 WA W ALLK KEE RR TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Sam Bush March 21 TTH H EE CC A AVVEERRN N SS (Pelham, TN) Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder March 21 SSTT A ATTEE FFA ARRM MA ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Gabriel Iglesias March 21 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Nathaniel Rateliff, Sam Evian, Hannah March 21 CCO O BBBB EEN N EERRG G YY PPEE RRFFO O RRM M IIN NG GA ARRTT SS CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Jay Leno March 21 CCEE N NTT EERR SS TTA AG G EE (Atlanta) Ben Bailey March 21 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Brian Regan March 21 TTH H EE CC O OW WA AN N (Nashville) Sir Mix-A-Lot, Wick-It The Instigator March 21 BBRRO OO OK KLLYYN N BBO OW W LL N NA ASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Rayland Baxter March 21 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Knoxville) John Moreland March 21 LLEEG GA ACCYY A ARREE N NA A (Birmingham) Chris Stapleton, Yola, The Marcus King Band March 21 VVO ON N BBRRA AU UN N CC EEN N TTEE RR (Huntsville, AL) Reba March 21 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Adam Hunter March 22 SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Kool & the Gang March 22 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Sidewalk Prophets March 22 GRRA G AN ND DO O LLEE O O PPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Willie Nelson, Chris Janson, Rodney Crowell, Trisha Yearwood, Toby Keith March 22 SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Kool & The Gang March 22 EEXXIITT //II N N (Nashville) The Queers March 22 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY A ATT LLA AN NTT A A (Atlanta) Sinead O’Connor March 22 TTH H EE LL O OFFTT (Atlanta) Ally Brooke March 22 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Knoxville) Sammy Miller And The Congregation March 22 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY A ATT LLA AN NTT A A (Atlanta) Sinead O’Connor March 23 AIISSLLEE 55 (Atlanta) beabadoobee March 23 A TTH H EE BBA ASS EEM MEE N NTT EEA ASS TT (Nashville) Best Coast March 23 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Nick Colletti March 24 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Dave Ross March 24 MA M ARRA ATT H HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Dance Gavin Dance March 24 SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Judy Collins March 24 EEXXIITT //II N N (Nashville) Anti-Flag March 24 BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Atlanta) Brian Fallon March 24 VVII N NYY LL (Atlanta) Sammy Miller and the Congregation March 24 TTH H EE PPA ALL M MSS (Chattanooga) Zach Dallas, DJ
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(Chattanooga) 9th Street Stompers March 28 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Chris Cope March 28 H II--FFII CCLL YYD H D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Gaslight Street March 28 CC O OCC O ON NU UTT RRO OO OM M AATT TTH H EE PPA ALL M MSS (Chattanooga) Sounds of Melange March 28 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Dashboard Confessional March 28 N AASSH N HVVIILLLLEE M MU UN NIICC IIPPAALL A AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Lloyd, Bow Wow Wow, Soulja Boy, Ashanti, Pretty Ricky, Omarion, Ying Yang Twins March 28 CC O OU UN NTT RRYY M MU USS IICC H HAALLLL O OFF FFA AM MEE && M MU USSEEU UM M (Nashville) Graham Nash March 28 BBIIG G EEAARRSS M MU USSII CC FF EESSTT IIVVA ALL (Knoxville) 75 Dollar Bill, Andrew Cyrille, Anthony Braxton, Aurora Nealand, Band On A Can All Stars, Caroline Shaw, Caterina Barbieri, Christian Scott, Damo Suzuki, Dan Weiss, Devendra Banhart, Dos Santos, Efterklang, Gyan Riley, Harriet Tubman The Band, Jaimie Branch, Jason Moran, Jeff Parker, Natural Information Society, Kronos Quartet, Maurice Louca, Mdou Moctar, Meredith Monk, Mum, Myra Melford March 28 H AARRRRAAH H H’’ SS CC H HEE RRO OK KEE EE CC A ASSIIN NO O (Cherokee, NC) In This Moment, Raven Black, Ded, Black Veil Brides March 28 D RRU D UIID D CCIITT YY M MU U SSIICC H HAALLLL (Tuscaloosa, AL) Jo Dee Messina March 28 ZZ YYD D EECC O O (Birmingham) Bishop Gunn March 28 CC O OCC AA CC O OLL AA RRO OXXYY (Atlanta) Ricardo Montaner, Noel Schajris March 28 CC EEN N TTEE RR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Christopher Titus March 28 VVIIN NYY LL (Atlanta) Christopher Vincent III March 28 PPRRIIN N CCEE SSSS TT H HEE AATT RREE (Huntsville) Mandolin Orange March 28 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Christopher Titus March 29 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Over Easy March 29 TT IIVVO OLLII TTH H EEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Darci Lynne Farmer March 29 BBIIG G EEAARRSS M MU USSII CC FF EESSTT IIVVA ALL (Knoxville) 75 Dollar Bill, Andrew Cyrille, Anthony Braxton, Aurora Nealand, Band On A Can All Stars, Caroline Shaw, Caterina Barbieri, Christian Scott, Damo Suzuki, Dan Weiss, Devendra Banhart, Dos Santos, Efterklang, Gyan Riley, Harriet Tubman The Band, Jaimie Branch, Jason Moran, Jeff Parker, Natural Information Society, Kronos Quartet, Maurice Louca, Mdou Moctar, Meredith Monk, Mum, Myra Melford March 29 LLEE G GAACC YY AARREEN N AA (Birmingham) Brian McKnight, 112, H-Town, Ginuwine, Jagged Edge, Dru Hill, Silk March 29 EE D DD DII EE’’ SS AATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Scott Miller March 29 VVIIN NYY LL (Atlanta) Meg Donnelly March 29 CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N N AASSH H VVIILL LLEE (Nashville) Al Jardine March 30 CC A AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Circa Survive March 31 CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY AA TTLLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Rodney Crowell March 31 BBU UCC K KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) The Glitch Mob, Ivy Lab March 31
SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) The Bones of J.R. Jones April 1 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) JT Habersaat April 1 4400 W WAATT TT CC LLU UBB (Athens, GA) Against Me! April 1 CC EEN NTT EE RR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Samantha Fish April 1 TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Laura Marling April 1 TT IIVVO OLLII TT H H EEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Dona Nobis Pacem April 2 ABBBBAA’’SS H A HO OU USSEE (Chattanooga) Casting Crowns, Matthew West April 2 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) J Bliss April 2 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE AATT RREE (Knoxville) The Wood Brothers April 2 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Against Me! April 2 VVIIN NYY LL (Atlanta) Lilly Hiatt, The Harmaleighs April 2 CC EEN NTT EE RR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Samantha Fish April 2 4400 W WAATT TT CC LLU UBB (Athens, GA) Against Me! April 2 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Pearl Jam, Pluralone April 2 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Perpetual Groove April 3 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Jill Andrews April 3 TT H HEE SSIIG GN N AALL (Chattanooga) Lucero April 3 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Happy Funtime Show April 3 HII --FFII CCLLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Roshambeaux April 3
TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) J Bliss April 3 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Randy Rogers Band April 3 BBRRO OO OK KLLYYN N BBO OW W LL N NA ASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Hippie Sabotage April 3 WO W OO OD DRRU U FFFF A ARRTT SS CC EEN N TT EERR (Atlanta) Mandy Moore, Bedouine April 3 CCO O BBBB EEN N EERRG G YY PPEE RRFFO O RRM M IIN NG GA ARRTT SS CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) The Four Tops, The Temptations April 3 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Knoxville) The Wood Brothers April 3 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) The Dirty Doors April 4 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS N NO O RRTTH H (Chattanooga) EG Kight April 4 TTH H EE SS IIG GN NA ALL (Chattanooga) Whitey Morgan April 4 HII-- FFII CC LLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Throttle 21 April 4 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) J Bliss April 4 TTH H EE CC A AVVEERRN N SS (Pelham, TN) Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, The Silks April 4 TTH H EE LLYYRRIICC TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Birmingham) Mandy Moore, Bedouine April 4 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY A ATT LLA AN NTT A A (Atlanta) Paul Thorn April 4 CCA AN NN NEE RRYY BBA ALLLL RRO OO OM M (Nashville) Stephen Malkmus April 4 BBRRO OO OK KLLYYN N BBO OW W LL N NA ASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Hippie Sabotage April 4 PPRRIIN NCC EESSSS TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Huntsville) Brent Cobb, Erin Rae April 4 WA W ALLK KEE RR TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Chattanooga) The
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CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY AA TTLLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Eilen Jewell April 9 BBRRO OO OK KLLYY N N BBO OW WLL N N AASSH HVVIILLLL EE (Nashville) Theory Of A Deadman April 9 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Sadler Vaden April 10 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) The Velcro Pygmies April 10 H II--FFII CCLL YYD H D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Rick Rushing April 10 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Jerry Harvey April 10 TT H HEE CC AAVVEE RRN NSS (Pelham, TN) Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers April 10 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) The Zombies April 10 ALLAABBAAM A M AA TT H HEEAATT RREE (Birmingham) Zach Williams April 10 SSTT A ATT EE FF AARRM M AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Ashanti, Bow Wow, Soulja Boy, Lloyd, Omarion, Pretty Ricky, Sammie, Ying Yan Twins April 10 CC O OBBBB EE N NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFF O ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Bill Burr April 10 VVIIN NYY LL (Atlanta) Stephen Day, Carly Bannister April 10 IIN N FFIIN N IITTEE EEN N EERRG G YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Duluth, GA) Five Finger Death Punch, I Prevail, Papa Roach, Ice Nine Kills April 10 BBIIJJ O OU U TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin April 10 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Chance McCoy April 11 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Jack Harlow April 11 H II--FFII CCLL YYD H D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Sexy Beast April 11
Jersey Boy With over three dozen hits to his name, Frankie Valli has been a successful performer solo and with the Four Seasons before, during and after the British Invasion. Between 1962 and 1994 Valli had 38 Top 40 singles with the Four Seasons and solo artist, seven number one singles. With his story (that of the Four Seasons) immortalized in the Tony Award winning musical Jersey Boys and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, Valli sees no reason to slow down. Valli recently stopped by the National Top 40 Hall of Fame and Radio Museum in Chattanooga to take part in the induction of 2020’s newest members and then perform later that night. Valli took time out to speak with Hall of Fame radio personality
Gene Lovin while visiting WFLI.
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happens. Everybody thinks “Sherry” was an immediate hit. I’d say it took a month or two of really promoting. Basically, the real push came when Dick Clark had us on his show. And then one day we sold 120,000 records. The work that’s involved; we went around trying to sell the idea, “The Jersey Boys” as a play ten years before anybody became interested. It’s a part of what it’s all about.
II gguueess ss yyoouu ggeett bbaacckk aass m muucchh aa ss yyoouu ggii vvee ii nn.. II m meeaa nn,, ppee rrffoorrm mii nngg nniigghhtt aaffttee rr nnii gghhtt,, cc iittyy aa fftteerr ccii ttyy .. ““SShheerr rr yy”” ,, ““ BBiigg GG iirr llss DD oonn’’tt CC rr yy”” ,, ““DD aaw w nn ((G G oo A Aw waayy ))”” ,, ““LLee tt’’ss H Haa nngg OOnn!! ””,, ““ RRaa gg DDoollll ””,, nnoott ttoo m meennttiioonn All successes seem like that – an yyoouu rr ssooll oo ssttuu ffff;; ““CC aann’’tt TT aakk ee M Myy EEyyeess overnight success; but they don’t O Offff YY oouu”” ,, ““SS w wee aarr iinn ’’ ttoo G G oodd”” ,, know about the success until it ““G Grr eeaa ssee ””,, yyoouu hh aadd aa rree ggrroouu ppii nngg ooff tthhee FFoouurr SSeeaass oonnss,, ““W W hh oo LLoovveess YY oouu ”” –– qquuiittee aa ttrr eem meennddoouuss ccaa rreeee rr.. D D iidd yyoouu hhaavvee aannyy iiddeeaa iitt w w oouu ll dd ttuu rrnn oouu tt tthhee w waa yy iitt ddii dd?? It started out as I was interested in having a record. The rest of that was keep your fingers crossed. I hoped the people that were to radio like the music we were doing. That was the main thrust of what recording was all about. We were recording songs we like and not listening to what anyone else was recording – although we were listening to everybody, we were not copycats.
business is all about. It’s challenging and sometimes if you’re not really on fire the fact that somebody else could be having a great success at the same time. People going into record stores to buy their record and they would look around and buy your record too. Success helps everybody.
II ccaa nn rree m meem mbbee rr bbee iinngg iinn NN eew w YY oorr kk;; II tthhii nnkk II w waa ss w waa llkk iinngg aarr oouunndd tthhee rree ttoo ss eeee tthhee BBrrii llll BBuuiill ddii nngg.. AAll ll tthhee muu ssii cc aa nndd ss oonnggw m w rrii ttiinngg tthhaa tt ccaa m mee oouutt ooff tthhee BBrrii llll BBuuiill ddiinngg,, bbuutt tthhee rr eeccoorrdd ss ttoorr eess w wiitthh tthhee ssee ssppeeaa kkee rrss oouutt ii nn tthhee ssii ddee w waall kk aarr eeaa aanndd tthh ee yy w oouu lldd bbee ppllaa yyiinngg tthh ee hhii ttss.. II ddoonn’’tt w kk nnoow w hh oow w m maannyy ttiim meess II hh eeaarr dd ““ SShhee rrrr yy”” aanndd tthheenn aa ffee w w yyeeaa rrss ll aatteerr ii tt w waass ““ BBiigg G G iirr llss D D oonn’’tt CC rr yy”” oorr ““RRaa gg DD oollll ””.. YYoouurr m muu ssii cc w w aass ss oo aa cccceepptt-aa bbll ee –– w whhee tthhee rr iitt w waass nnoorrtthh ,, ssoouu tthh,, ee aasstt oorr w weess tt.. A Ass aa ll iiss tteennee rr ooff yyoouurr muu ssii cc II w m waass w woonnddee rrii nngg,, ddoo yyoouu hhaavvee aa ffaa vvoorrii ttee?? It’s like having all these hit records are like your children and choosing and choosing a favorite.
““ JJeerrss eeyy BBooyyss”” ,, yy oouu w woorrkk eedd oonn iitt ffoorr ttee nn yyeeaa rrss -- aa ss uuccccee ssss ffuull m moovviiee ,, aa ss uuccccee ssss ffuull ppllaayy.. IItt ddeeppiiccttss aallss oo tthhee ttii m mee yy oouu w weerr ee llee aavvii nngg tthh ee ggrroouu pp ttoo bbeeccoom mee aa ss ooll oo aa rrttii sstt.. I never really left the group. It was a part of the original plan that we put a record out by the group and then we put one out by me as a soloist. The group was so hot that it seemed as it was never going to happen until 1967. The success as a group started in ’62. From ’62-’67; I waited that long to do “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”.
YYoouu gguuyy ss ee vveenn ss uurrvvii vveedd tthhee BBrr iittii sshh IInnvv aass ii oonn,, w w hhiicchh uunnffoorr ttuunnaatt eell yy kknnoocckk ee dd ooff aa ll oott ooff AA m mee rr iicc aann ssii nnggee rrss tthhaatt w w eerr ee hh aavv iinngg ss oom mee kk iinndd ooff ssuucccceess ss,, bbuutt TThhee FFoouurr SSee aass oonnss weerr ee ss ttiill ll hhaa vviinngg tthh aatt ss uu cccceessss .. II tt’’ss w ggoott ttoo bbee aa ttrree m mee nnddoouu ss ffeeee llii nngg ttoo tthhii nnkk tthhaa tt ggee nneerr aaaattii oonn aaffttee rr ggeennee rr-aattiioonn aa fftteerr ggeennee rraattii oonn lloovvee ss yyoouurr W W hh aatt aa ggrr eeaatt ssoonngg.. D Dii dd yyoouu gguuyyss muu ssii cc.. m hh aavvee aa lloott ooff ssaa yy ii nn tthhee ssoonnggss tthhaa tt w eerree pprr eess eenntteedd ttoo yyoouu?? TT hhee rree w It’s a big world and there’s room w w eerree ssuu cchh ggrr eeaa tt ss oonnggw w rrii tteerr ss tthhaa tt for a lot of people to have success w w eerree pprr oovviiddiinngg m maatteerr iiaa ll ffoorr yyoouu .. and that’s the beauty of what this ENIGMA
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That was Bob Gaudio. Occasionally when they ran dry it would be Cole Porter – “I Got You Under My Skin”. There was Larry Brown, Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell – a house full of writers.
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I think the treatment of what you’re doing to it – the arrangement is so important and what you’re doing to the vocal of the artist that is doing it. There are a lot that fell through the cracks. I can remember, I was on Private Stock Records and I brought a song that I wanted to record called, “Here You Come Again”. You’ve heard that song?
If you think about it for a minute, it went from recording direct to disc – which is how this all started. It was one tack, then it was two tracks, then it went four tracks and then it went eight tracks. Today it is digital and you have as many tracks as you want so you can overdub for the rest of your life on one track.
I think that before you sing a song you should know what the song is saying. It’s not just the melody, it’s the content of what is in that lyric YY oouu m meennttiioonn BBoobb CC rree w wee.. II’’m m nnoott and you have to try your very best ffaam miill iiaa rr w wiitthh BBoobb CC rree w wee ootthhee rr tthhaa nn to make it as though it was your hh iiss pprr oodduu ccii nngg.. H Hee hhaa dd TThhee BBoobb concept. CC rreew w ee GGee nneerraa ttiioonn,, M Muuss iicc TT oo W W aattcchh G iirrll ss BByy,, bbuutt w G whhaatt aa pprroodduuccee rr.. TThhee AAnndd yyoouu hhaavvee ddoonnee tthhaatt.. YYoouu m meenn -pprroodduuccee rr iiss ssoo iim mppoorr ttaanntt.. YYoouu rr ttiioonneedd PPrrii vvaattee SSttoocckk .. YY oouu hh aadd ““M Myy muuss iicc w m waa ss rr eeccoorrddeedd iinn NNee w w YY oorr kk?? EEyyee ss A Addoorr eedd YY oouu ””.. W Whh aatt aa ggrr eeaatt ssoonngg.. W W hh aatt ccaa nn w wee ee xxppee cctt ffrr oom m You can’t have a hit unless you yyoouu ttoonniigghh tt?? have a hit song. It breaks it all down to the writer. Then there are You’ll have to come by and see. some songs that should be hits but We’re going to be happy to be fall through the cracks and never there and do our best to make really get a chance. Somebody has everybody happy. to play it. Someone has to like it. If it’s never heard, how would you IItt’’ss bbeeee nn aa rr eeaall llyy bbii gg tthh rrii llll ttoo hhaa vvee know whether it would be a hit? I yyoouu iinn tthh ee ss ttuu ddii oo hhee rree .. II ppll aayyeedd think some of the best stuff that we yyoouurr ssoonnggss ffoorr aa ll oonngg ttiim mee .. recorded on the albums are as good as some of the hits we recordIt’s really a thrill for me to be here ed. in the studios here and I’m looking II aallw w aayyss w woonnddee rree dd,, aa ss oonnggw w rrii tteerr at the equipment and it’s bringing wrr iittee ss aa ssoonngg aa nndd iitt’’ss ffoorr tthh ee FFoouu rr by all kinds of great memories. w SSeeaa ssoonnss aanndd ssuucchh aa m maajj oorr hh iitt ii ff ss oom meeoonnee eell ss ee hh aadd rree ccoorr ddeedd ii tt W W iitthh oouu tt tthh ee FF oouu rr SSeeaa ss oonnss aanndd woouu lldd ii tt hh aavvee bbeeee nn aa hhii tt ffoorr tthhee m w m rraa ddiioo,, w w hhee rr ee w w oouu lldd aa nnyy ooff uu ss llii kk ee iitt w waass tthhee FF oouu rr SSee aassoonnss ?? bbee eenn??
YY eess.. I think Dolly Parton had a hit with that. Larry Uttal said he didn’t like that song. Another song, I’d Rather Leave While I’m in Love”; Rita Coolidge had a hit with that. You have to feel the marriage between the artist and the songwriter. It’s as important as anything.
AAggaaii nn,, tthhaannkk yyoouu,, tthhaa nnkk yyoouu vvee rryy muu cchh .. m Thank you for having me, and thank you for playing my records.
- Gene Lovin
Gene Lovin is a recent inductee into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame. Gene can be heard weekdays from 2-7pm on WFLI AM 1070 II w woouulldd tthhii nnkk tthhaa tt yyoouu’’rree tteell llii nngg aa and 97.7 FM. ENIGMA
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Theory Of A Deadman Songs make statements at just the right time. Born at the intersection of insurgency and inspiration, music props up a sounding board for the people to be heard. Theory Of A Deadman amplify this voice on their seventh full-length offering, Say Nothing [Atlantic Records]. The award-winning multiplatinum Los
discography encompasses several platinum and gold singles, a platinum album, two Top 10 album debuts on the Billboard Top 200, and eight Top Tens on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. In addition to selling out shows worldwide, they’ve toured with everyone from Alter
Angeles-based Canadian band flip the pulse of the world into scorching songcraft, integrating experimental vision, rock ‘n’ roll attitude, and clever pop ambition. A whirlwind two years awakened this feeling in the group. After nearly two decades together, Theory landed their biggest career hit in the form of “Rx (Medicate)” from 2017’s Wake Up Call. Not only did it receive a platinum plaque, generate 250 million-plus streams, and become their third number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, but it also received a nomination in the category of “Rock Song of the Year” at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. The musicians quietly reached this high watermark by remaining consistently prolific. To date, their
Bridge and Bush to Stone Sour and Big Wreck and more. We sit sown with drummer to talk with drummer Joey Dandeneau about the new album and all things Theory Of A Deadman.
something different. It seems that every record we do is not the same and especially the last two records – Wake Up Call and this record coming has been quite a different move for us. It’s certainly exciting, nervous – we run the gamut of emotions..
Whh aa tt ii ss yyoouu rr ooppii nnii oonn ooff tthh ee W cchhaannggee ?? YYoouu gguuyyss hhaavvee ggoonnee ffrroom m bbee iinngg m moorr ee ooff aann aallttee rrnnaattii vvee// hhaa rrdd rroocckk ssoouunndd ttoo m moorr ee aacccceess ssii bbllee ,, moorr ee m m maa iinnss ttrr eeaa m m – – aanndd II ddoonn’’tt mee aann tthh aatt aa ss aa nn iinnss uull tt.. A m A lloott ooff ppee ooppll ee ss eeee ii tt aass aa ss m maa rrtt m moovvee .. II ss iitt YYoouu jj uu sstt ddrr ooppppeedd tthhee nneew w aa llbbuum m aa ccoom mffoorr ttaa bbllee m moovvee w whh aatt yyoouu’’vv ee SSaayy N Nootthhii nngg.. EE vveerr yy ttii m mee tthhii ss hhaa pp-- ddoonnee tthhee llaass tt ttw woo aall bbuum mss ccoom mppaarr eedd ppee nnss,, aarr ee yyoouu llii kkee aann eexxppeeccttaanntt ttoo w whh aatt w w aass yyoouurr ffoorr ttee ffoorr ss oo lloonngg?? ffaatthh eerr w waaii ttii nngg oonn tthhee bbii rrtthh ooff aa cchhii lldd?? W Whhaatt ffeeeell iinnggss ddoo yyoouu aa nndd I certainly don’t take offense to it. tthhee gguu yyss ggoo tthh rroouu gghh ?? Over time you grow as a person – at least you try to anyway. I cerI’ll take it as that. I never had a tainly try to. And you learn as you child before. (both laugh) From go, right? And when you are stagwhat I understand of the feeling of nant that never seems to be a good it… yeah. Every record is the same. situation to be in, right? There’s That release date never seems to no moving forward. The band, I get old. I don’t know how it’s like feel as if we’ve sustained our for other bands and artists, I feel career because we don’t make the like every record that we do is same old, same old. Yeah, the stuff ENIGMA
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is a little more accessible to a broader audience now I’m aware. We are all aware you can’t please everybody. When we came out we had a different sound than we do today and I know there’s a lot of people out there that don’t like that we’ve changed, but I would beg to differ if we made the same old, same old, we’d just get tired of it.
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Yeah, we were. It was a change we wanted to make and it was a change we had to fight for. Eventually enough people just said okay. Go ahead and do this and let’s see what happens. It kind of worked for us. It worked a lot. (laughs) We came out with the last record. We had a song on there that arguably is the biggest song we ever had since 2002. I don’t know about you, but that was a good move. I think it made people aware we aren’t kidding around and that we know what we want to do. Like I said, there’s going to be people that aren’t going to like it. I’ve notice there are more people now that know who we are because of that. We can’t please everyone. We know that. We feel bad for the people that hate it and love the fact that other people love it. At the end of the day we’ve got to just make music and whoever comes on board, come on board and if we loose people, then I hate that, too. You just can’t please everybody. You can’t. It’s impossi-
Everything live that we’ve ever recorded. We don’t play a lot from the first record in the states because it didn’t do that well for us as it did in Canada. As of the second record on, we play all that stuff live. We still have a catalog of songs that we wrote. It’s not like we hate what we did before. We loved those songs. We just can’t keep writing the same songs. We still play them – because they’re great songs and people love to hear them. So come to the show, you’re going to hear all of it. All the old stuff that everybody loves – it’s all going to be there. We’ll never change that up.
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AAnndd yyoouu’’rree bboouunndd ttoo ggrroow w.. IItt’’ss nnoott llii kkee yyoouu’’rree aabbaannddoonniinngg yyoouurr oolldd ccaattaall oogg.. II’’m m gguuee ssss iinngg yyoouu gguu yyss w w iill ll sstt iill ll ppll aayy ““ BBaadd GG iirr ll ffrrii ee nndd”” aanndd Weerr ee yyoouu gguuyyss ccoom W mffoorrttaabbll ee w wii tthh ssoonnggss ll iikk ee tthhaa tt –– ss oonnggss ffrr oom m yyoouu rr tthh ee cchhaa nnggee ?? eeaarr llii eerr aa llbbuum mss ..
YYoouu aarree tthhee ffoouurrtthh ddrr uum mm mee rr iinn TThheeoorr yy ooff aa DDee aaddm maann.. YY oouu’’rr ee aall ssoo tthhee ll oonnggee sstt tteennuurree dd oonnee,, ggooiinngg oonn tteenn yyeeaarr ss .. II hhaavv ee aa lloott ooff ffrrii eennddss tthhaa tt aarr ee ddrruum mm meerr ss aa nndd aa ll oott ooff bbaa nndd ss eeeem m ttoo hh aavv ee aa SSppiinnaall TTaapp tthhii nngg ggooiinngg w whhee nn ii tt ccoom mee ss ttoo ddrr uum m -meerr ss nnoott bbee iinngg aabbll ee ttoo hh aanngg m aarr oouunndd ffoorr vvee rryy ll oonngg..
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Four drummers, I guess, I suppose. Tim [Hart] was the first. Brent [Fitz] was the second. Robin Diaz, he was never in the band. He just recorded the first three records – that’s all he did. He didn’t tour with the band. He was just hired to play because they didn’t have anybody to do the record. I guess that’s four. I don’t know what the deal is with the changing. (both laugh) It just worked out that way. The first drummer, he was a friend of theirs and then they got signed. They really didn’t have a drummer. They would play Tyler [lead singer Tyler Connolly] songs and then they would play Tim songs. The Tyler songs were more fitting for what the band was trying to do. Tim ended up becoming the drummer, but he wasn’t like a professional drummer. So when they took the first record touring they kind of realized his skill set wasn’t where they needed it to be. Then sadly, and believe me they didn’t like to make the decision because they were great friends, but they had to let him out of the band. It just wasn’t where it needed to be, so they hired Brent Fitz and he came in as a professional and had a lot to bring to the table. He taught the
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guys on the second record what it was really like out there. With the second record they started to get a little more success in the states and brought a lot of professionalism to the band. He got called to play for Alice Cooper and I guess that was more interesting for him. He decided on his own to leave to be in a position to leave to be in a position he felt more comfortable and more where he wanted to be. So that was his decision to go play for Alice. He called me and said, “I think this gig is perfect for you. You’re the right age; you’re the right mentality. You want this. This is exactly your skill set. You’re perfect for this and I think you’re the guy”. That’s how that all came in and how I got in the band through him.
HH oow w w waa ss tthhaatt iinnii ttiiaattii oonn iinnttoo tthhee bbaanndd?? W Waa ss ii tt aa vveerr yy ss m mooootthh ttrr aannssii -ttii oonn?? W Whhaatt ddoo yy oouu tthhiinnkk yyoouu bbrroouugghhtt ttoo tthhee bbaanndd tthhaa tt m maaddee yyoouu gguuyyss w whh oollee ?? First of all, I had to go through the audition process in Los Angeles and they had 20 drummers from the states auditioning through a talent agency management had
hired. I didn’t go through that. I went through Brent and he kind of set it up for me. I just had to fly myself to Los Angeles to be there on time kind of thing. I guess what I brought to the table, because the rest of the guys were Canadian – I’m Canadian as well, so I had that home country feel. I was young with a massive amount of drive and ambition and a massive love of the music and massive love for drumming and a love for wanting to tour and conquer. I guess maybe the other guys there didn’t really have that. And then on top of that, they also needed a singing drummer because Brent did all the harmonies – and he told me that. He said they need a singing drummer. None of these guys showing up for the auditions sing. And so when I showed up, sure enough not one guy offered to do harmonies for the band – and they put a microphone next to the drum set in the rehearsal studio where we were auditioning and none of them had touched it. I was one of the last guys to audition that day and I asked Tyler if he’d be willing to let me do harmonies with him and he’s like – yeah, that would be amazing if you know them. And I’m like, yeah, I got this. And so that was the inside tip that I had that none
of the other guys knew about. So when I came in and did the harmonies it was kind of like I had everything that they needed. I had to go through this secondary process back in Vancouver when all the guys were still living there and that’s when they decided I was bringing everything they needed. The singing was the big tipping point for them when none of the other guys sang.
YYoouurr nnee w wm maa tteerr iiaall iiss m moorr ee ssooccii aall llyy aaw waa rree – – ppooll iittiiccaa ll,, bbuutt nnoott iinn aa ppooii nntteedd w waayy.. A A ll oott ooff tthh ee bbaanndd’’ss eeaarr llii eerr m maa ttee rrii aall w w aass rr eellaa ttiioonnsshh ii pp-bbaass eedd ss ttuuffff;; vvee rryy ppeerr ss oonnaall aanndd rree llaattaa bbll ee.. DD oo yyoouu sseeee yyoouurr ss oonnggss ccoom mii nngg m moorr ee ffrroom m aa tthh iirr dd ppeerr ssoonn ppee rrss ppeeccttiivv ee oorr ss ttiill ll vvee rryy ffii rrss tt ppee rr -ssoonn?? We switched from first person to third person for sure. Everything we talk about now is all third person. It’s all current events that are happening around the world, in America – everywhere. And like you said, there is some political stuff; it’s not learning towards any direction. It’s basically making more awareness of the issues opposed to telling a story of how we really feel from one side or the other. It’s what we’re noticing as a
whole.
DDoo yyoouu gguuyyss ffee eell llii kkee yy oouu’’rree hhoolldd-iinngg uupp aa m mii rrrr oorr ttoo tthhee w woorrll dd aam mdd lleettttii nngg iitt llooookk aatt ii ttssee llff ttoo sseeee w w hhaa tt’’ss hhaappppeennii nngg aa rroouunndd iitt?? That’s a perfect analogy. That’s it.
YYoouu gguuyyss bbee ggiinn aa ttoouurr sshhoorrttll yy tthhaatt wiill ll ggoo iinnttoo tthh ee ss pprrii nngg aanndd ss uum w mm meerr .. II kknnoow w ss oom mee ooff tthh ee m maatteerr iiaa ll hhaass bbee eenn rr ooaa dd tteess tteedd aa bbii tt,, bbuutt w whh aatt’’ss iitt llii kkee ppllaa yyiinngg ssoonnggss ooffff tthhee nnee w w aallbbuum m ll iivvee ccoom mppaarree dd ttoo w w oorr kk iinngg iinn tthhee ss ttuuddiioo?? I think generally speaking because we’ve been a little bit hard, not metalhead – not even close. We had tendencies to dive into the harder rock stuff. So we are still a
rock band at heart. So a lot of people that have heard some of the new stuff if it’s the difference between the record and the live ism “ You guys play your new stuff with the same kind of feel as the old stuff. You songs definitely sound bigger and heavier live than they do on the new record”. I think for people that are worried that we don’t have as much guitardriven music that if they come see us live they’re still going to be happy I think because the way we perform it live just throwing that rock vibe. It’s certainly different. The studio is just a different animal in general, too from live. Even bands that I’ve seen that are very alternative and they’re still a little bit heavier than the record comes across. That’s just based on using a
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producer and having different people mix the stuff differently. When you’re doing it on your own; people that wrote the song – live is more efficient to show how you really feel about the song. It’s hard to capture a live feel in a studio. W iitthh tthh ee cchhaa nnggee ii nn ss ttyyllee – W – nnoott nnee cc-ee ssss aa rrii ll yy cchhaa nnggee ,, bbuutt gg rroow w tthh ii nn ss ttyy llee;; aass aa ddrr uum mm meerr hhoow w ddii dd yyoouu mooddii ffyy yyoouurr ss ttyyllee ?? m I did more electronics to my style. I had to think more like a computer as opposed to a rock drummer. And that was not easy to do to be honest with you. But it has taught me a lot what a hit song really means. It’s easy to overplay and add all kinds of drum fills underneath stuff in a song, but the more you do that, the quality of the song can get lost. This new style has kind of taught me how to keep it more solid and simple, but yet still make people want to tap their feet or bop their head an stuff like that. You still have to have a fat groove but without a lot going on. The trick is how do you do that. So I spent a lot of time trying to figure that one out and adding sampled sounds on top of and incorporate
into songs was a new one for me too. I didn’t know much about that, so I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what that whole world is about and for now I feel I’ve incorporated it well and live I use those sample sounds on my light kit as well with triggers and stuff. It actually creates a really cool contrast live. When the real drums kick in to a chorus it really stands out. It creates this wicked contrast we never really had before. It adds real depth to our sound.
thing – that’s odd. And the one song I thought was wild did great. So what do we know? I don’t know. And what’s funny is I’m not the only person talking about this. We talk about this as a band all the time. We all say the same thing. We all think we know what will be a hit song, but have no idea actually. (laughs) You never know until we put it out and the people that decide that are the fans. They tell us what songs are good and what songs aren’t.
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100 percent every time. It happens every time and now I don’t try to think about it any more because it’s happened so many times that because we’ll play the track back on the mix. This is going to be a hit – they’re going to love it and we put it out and it doesn’t do any-
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II rr eeaa lliizz ee tthhee yy’’rree aall ll yyoouurr bbaabbii eess .. ((ll aauugghhss )) YY oouu’’vvee ggoott ttoo lloovvee aall ll yyoouurr cchhii llddrree nn.. They are, but there are still songs we, as individuals like more than
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others. You can’t like them all the same. Some songs are just better, right? There’s jus something about that song that attracts you as a music listener. There’s a song off the first record that we only play in Canada called, “Nothing Could Come Between Us” that’s one of my favorite songs to play live. We don’t play it in the states any more, which is too bad. The reason for that is based on the fact we have so many records and so many songs now we can’t play them all. That’s a good problem to have, of course. That’s one of them. I’ve always liked playing “Not Meant To Be”. That’s off the third record. That one I love playing live. I don’t know what it is; it’s got this groove. We kick into the chorus, the whole crowd lights up, sing along. They know all the words. I don’t know it has this feel. It’s like this – it makes you want to weep inside. You can feel the energy between the band and the crowd – and it’s every night. And so, that song really stands out to me and I love playing it for that reason. That may be one of my favorite songs to play live right now.
- Dave Weinthal
Tool Lateralus (2001). In the process, vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, bassist Justin Chancellor and drummer Danny Carey not only honed their art to an exact science, they became superstars in the process.
they first introduced themselves to the world during the grunge rock craze of the early ‘90s. And to their credit, throughout the turbulence that rocked the music industry, Tool stayed out of the fray with countless side projects. The absence – of a new album that is – Then it all came to a grinding halt only served to drive the band’s thanks to the advent of the popularity. Internet and endless band side Go figure. projects. And lo and behold, out of the upheaval that was decimating the music industry in 2006, out popped another Tool recording, 10,000
Tonight’s show would feature songs from the entire Tool ‘tool bag’ i.e. discography including “Merkaba” off the live box set
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Over the years, the biggest problem with Tool has been the group’s relentless drive to outsmart themselves through sight and sound. In the beginning, and that goes back to the release of the six-song EP Opiate in 1992, that internal over-
drive set this four-man ensemble apart. Over the next decade, they continuously redefined their musical vision with the release of Undertow (1993), Aenima (1996) and ©Dave Weinthal
Days. The recording reminded fans Salival. Each song was accompawhy they fell in love with Tool in nied by a visual explosion on stage the first place. that at times was highlights by a wrap-around, semi-transparent The group then rewarded their curtain that ensconced the stage. legion of devoted and faithful followers with typical Tool arrogance The Tool set list was a smart one. – total silence. Thirteen years later They opened the show with the the engine finally roared back to title track off their new offering. It life. Tool’s unpredictable past has literally made it a bucket list item for fans to witness live. And the group hasn’t disappointed. There have been countless Tool tours over the years but none of them supported a new album. That all changed with the release of Fear Inoculum last summer. The band’s sold-out tour stop at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 22 was proof positive that Keene, Jones, Chancellor and Casey were way ahead of the curve when ENIGMA
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served up onstage accentuated the music that flowed from the pair’s fingertips. As for Maynard, well, he looked like he had just stepped out of the Joker movie. The singer, as usual, performed mainly in the shadows though he did occasionally step into the spotlight to ape-around one of the two platforms that flanked drummer Danny Carey when he wasn’t singing.
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stage. It was his flawless vocals – despite the various musical incarnations he’s performed under the past twenty years – that stole the show. The sound emanating from his mouth when he opened up was simply incredible to behold. I don’t know what secrets he uses to maintain his voice – maybe its wine from his own vineyards – but 30 years into his professional career, Maynard James Keenan sounds amazing.
then brought the crowd to life with “Aenima” and two outstanding gems from Lateralus “Parabol”, “Parabola” and a very long version of “Schism” with another tune off of Fear Inoculum sprinkled inbetween.
Visually, this was typical Tool. The imagery projected throughout the various tunes served to enhance ©Dave Weinthal the aural experience Adam Jones and Justin Chancellor unleashed with their instruments. It’s not a Frankly, it didn’t really how Tool ended the show with their hit leap to say the visual imagery Maynard presented himself on “Forty-Six & 2” before returning for
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an encore performance of two more songs off the new album, “Chocolate Chip Trip” and “Invincible”, followed by the showstopping “Stinkfest”. To say that Tool has evolved over the past three decades of selfindulgent inner exploration is laughable. The times caught up to Tool, not the other way around. And the group’s fan base wouldn’t have it any other way.
- David Huff
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THIS MONTH IN ROCK HISTORY the other fellows.” 1199 5555 Sam Phillips launches Sun Records 11 9966 33 by releasing “Drivin’ Slow” by 16year-old saxophonist Johnny Patsy Cline was killed when her private plane crashed near London. Camden, Tennessee. Most often remembered for her hits, “Crazy”, 11 99 5566 Elvis Presley makes his first “Walkin’ After Midnight”, “I Fall To appearance on the Billboard charts Pieces” and “She’s Got You”, Cline’s when “Heartbreak Hotel” debuts at Greatest Hits L.P. has sold over #68. Although many staff members eight million copies, making it the at RCA Victor believed that the largest selling female Country release was a mistake, the song album of all time, until Shania would rise to #1 on the US Pop chart Twain came along. for 8 weeks and spend 17 weeks at the top of the Country chart. The Beatles’ first album, “Please “Heartbreak Hotel” would later be Please Me” is released in England. ranked #45 on Rolling Stone’s list of The LP would reach the top spot in the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. May and remained there for thirty weeks before being replaced by “With the Beatles”. The collection, 1199 5577 Buddy Knox became the first artist minus “Please Please Me” and “Ask in the Rock ‘n’ Roll era to write his Me Why” would be issued by Veeown number one hit when “Party Jay Records in North America on Doll” topped the Billboard chart. January 10th, 1964 as “Introducing... Buddy would go on to place four The Beatles”. more songs in the Top 40 between 1199 6666 1957 and 1961. John Lennon caused a major stir in the United States when London’s 11 99 5588 Starting out as the “B” side of a sin- Evening Standard newspaper pubgle called “Train To Nowhere”, The lished an interview with him in Champs’ “Tequila” had gained which he remarked, “Christianity enough attention from radio disc will go. It will vanish and shrink. I jockeys to rise to the top spot on needn’t argue that. I’m right and both the Billboard Pop and R&B will be proved right. We’re more charts as well as the Cashbox Best popular than Jesus right now.” Sellers list. It was also a #5 hit in Lennon would later apologize, the UK. explaining that what he meant was “the way some people carry on, 23-year-old Elvis Presley is sworn (screaming at their concerts) you’d in as Private 53310761 for a two year think we were more popular than hitch in the US army, where he Jesus Christ”. Thousands of Beatle would earn $78 per month. records were smashed at mass ralAccompanied by his parents and lies and some radio stations quit newspaper reporters from all over playing their songs altogether. the world, Elvis answered an John’s apology was eventually onslaught of nonsensical questions accepted by most and time has before summing up his feelings: “I healed most wounds. simply want to be treated like all ENIGMA
11 9966 77 The Doors debut album, featuring “Light My Fire” enters the Billboard Hot 200. The LP had been released during the first week of January and would end up leading the chart for three weeks and topping the Cashbox Best Sellers for a week.
gle “Bluebirds Over The Mountain”, which eventually climbed to number 61 in the US in early 1969, giving Manson a hit record on Billboard’s Hot 100.
Having recently changed their name from Earth to Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, 1199 6699 Geezer Butler and Bill Ward make Entertainers Jackie Gleason, Kate their concert debut at The Smith, The Lettermen and Anita Roundhouse in the North London Bryant appear in Miami, Florida at district of Camden Town. what is billed as the Rally for Decency. Posters for the event Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul And warn that “longhairs and weird Mary was arrested in Washington, dressers” won’t be allowed inside. DC for “Taking immoral liberties” Four days later, President Richard with a 14 year-old girl. He pleads Nixon sends a letter of apprecia- guilty and is sentenced to three tion to the organizers of the rally. months in jail. Just days earlier, the trio had won a Grammy Award for 1199 77 00 Best Recording for Children for Charles Manson releases an album their album, “Peter, Paul and called “Lie” to help raise money for Mommy”. Yarrow was later parhis defense in the Tate-LeBianca doned by US President Gerald murder trial. The album jacket is Ford. made to look like a cover of Life magazine with the letter f removed 1199 7711 from the word Life. In the mid six- The L.A. duo of Brewer And Shipley ties, Manson had been a wanna-be entered the Billboard Hot 100 with musician who befriended Beach “One Toke Over The Line”. The Boys’ drummer Dennis Wilson, song, which featured The Grateful eventually talking the group into Dead’s Jerry Garcia on steel guitar, recording one of his songs, “Cease would reach #10 despite being To Exist”. The title was changed to banned by several radio stations “Never Learn Not To Love” and was for its drug references. Brewer and released as the “B” side of the sin- Shipley maintained that the word
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“toke” meant “token”, as in ticket, “Briefcase Full of Blues” reached #1 hence the line “waitin’ downtown on the Billboard 200, going double at the railway station, one toke Platinum. over the line.” Ozzy Osbourne’s rhythm guitarist, 11 9977 33 25-year-old Randy Rhoads, was Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The killed when the small plane he was Moon” was released in America riding in crashed into a house. The where it would spent over 741 plane’s pilot, Andrew Aycock and a weeks on the Billboard chart, final- female passenger, Rachel ly falling off in 1988. On June 4th, Youngblood, also died. It has often 1998, the Recording Industry been written that the plane tried to Association of America (RIAA) certi- buzz Osbourne’s tour bus, but some fied the album 15 times Platinum, of those closest to the band deny denoting sales of fifteen million in that story. the United States. One in every fourteen people in the US under Joan Jett And The Blackhearts the age of 50 was estimated to started a seven week run at #1 on own, or to have owned at one time, the US singles chart with “I Love a copy of “Dark Side Of The Moon”. Rock ‘n’ Roll”. It was a #4 hit in the UK. Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show got their picture on the cover of The Doobie Brothers announced Rolling Stone magazine after their that they were splitting up. The hit, “The Cover of Rolling Stone” band started in the ‘70s with the #11 reached number 6 on the US sin- hit “Listen to the Music” and would gles chart. According to members re-unite for 1989’s Top Ten smash, of the group, they really did buy “The Doctor”. five copies for their mothers, just 11 9988 33 like the song said. Bonnie Tyler had her only UK #1 1199 77 55 single with “Total Eclipse Of The The New Musical Express Heart”, which will also top the announces that The Rolling Stones charts in the United States, have chosen Wayne Perkins to Australia and Canada, selling over replace the recently departed Mick six million copies. Taylor. Two weeks later, The Stones themselves will issue a 1199 8866 statement saying that Ron Wood Sammy Hagar plays his first show will fill the position. Mick Jagger as lead singer of Van Halen in would say, “No matter how great Shreveport, Louisiana. Many of the Wayne Perkins is...he plays very over ten thousand people in attendance wore t-shirts or hoisted bansimilar to Mick Taylor.” ners depicting former front man 11 9977 77 David Lee Roth’s name or photo Elvis Presley began his final tour at circled and crossed out. the Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The 49 date jaunt 1199 9911 would conclude with his last ever Seven members of Country singer concert at the Indianapolis Indiana Reba McEntire’s band and her road Market Square Arena on June 26th, manager were among ten people 1977. who were killed when their private jet crashed in California just north of the Mexican border. McEntire, 11 99 8822 The naked body of 33-year-old John who had given a private concert in Belushi was found in a room at the San Diego for IBM employees the Chateau Marmont Hotel on Sunset night before, was not on the plane. Boulevard in Hollywood. The cause of death was later ruled a drug- The Black Crowes were dropped as related accident. He and Dan the opening act on ZZ Top’s tour Aykroyd had a hit record as The for repeatedly criticizing Miller Blues Brothers in 1978 with a Beer, who was sponsoring the tour. remake of the Sam And Dave classic, “Soul Man”, while their album 11 9999 22 ENIGMA
A Chicago judge settles the Milli Vanilli class-action suit by approving cash rebates of up to $3 to anyone proving they bought the group’s music before November 27, 1990, the date the lip synching scandal broke. Arista Records and its parent, BMG, paid out more than $400,000. About 80,000 claims were filed, most of them by people who bought compact discs.
the Progressive Rock band Emerson, Lake And Palmer, died at his Santa Monica, California home from a self-inflicted gunshot to his head.
22001177 Chuck Berry, one of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s founding fathers and a true music legend, passed away at his home near St. Louis at the age of 90. Along with influencing a genera1199 9999 tion of guitarists, he placed fourDusty Springfield died of breast teen singles on the Billboard Hot cancer at the age of 59, after a five 100 and twenty-two on the R&B year battle. She would be inducted chart. into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame less than two weeks after she 220011 99 passed away, having placed 18 sin- Dick Dale, known as The King of gles in the Billboard Hot 100 from the Surf Guitar, passed away at the 1964 to 1970. age of 81. Appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and in the Beach 22000011 Party movies in the early ‘60s Glenn Hughes of Village People brought him to national promidied of lung cancer at the age of nence, and he is often credited 50. He was buried in his leather with recording the first Rock/Surf biker outfit. record, “Let’s Go Trippin’”, which topped out at #60 on the Billboard 220011 66 chart in 1961. 71-year-old Keith Emerson, keyboardist and founding member of
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