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Tag Archives: Joan Jett
“The other girls weren’t singing quite like I was.” — Wanda Jackson
It’s her birthday today. She was a pioneer. One of the few women in that original “class”. Rockabilly was a boys’ game. She changed that game. She looked around in 1954/55, and thought, “Hey. All these songs are written by … Continue reading
“I want everybody to think that I’m singing to them.” — Joan Jett
“I think there’s nothing better than seeing a three-chord straight up rock ‘n’ roll band in your face with sweaty music and three minute good songs.” — Joan Jett There was a lot that was fucked up in the ’80s … Continue reading
“I was a pretty good imitator of Roy Acuff, but then I found out they already had a Roy Acuff, so I started singin’ like myself.” — Hank Williams
It’s his birthday today. He came to Nashville and he just set this whole world on fire. He was the first one to go to Las Vegas as a country singer, he was the first one in a major hotel … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Church, Joan Jett, Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson, Waylon Jennings
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“Rock n’ roll! It’s the music of puberty.” — Suzi Quatro
Suzy Quatro was born on this day. In July of 2020 , I reviewed the documentary Suzi Q, about Suzi Quatro. Because it was July 2020, the tour she had planned, alongside the doc, had to be canceled. Or, at … Continue reading
iPod Shuffle
It’s been a while. I’ve been driving a lot these days. Music is an escape. A gentle escape, though. Something alongside reality, something that helps me access emotions that aren’t really available to me normally. iPod Classic with the click-wheel … Continue reading
Joan Jett Pays Tribute to Mary Tyler Moore
She posted this statement on her Twitter feed: This moves me so much. And a couple of people sent me this clip, from Joan Jett’s appearance on The David Letterman Show singing the theme to the Mary Tyler Moore Show. … Continue reading