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“Bedroom Eyes” and a Couple of “Catches”:Dum Dum Girls, Sally Seltmann, and The Dave Clark Five!!!
When I saw The Dum Dum Girls this past Sunday, I didn’t expect to hear “Bedroom Eyes” until it was time for an encore. I was ecstatically surprised to find them opening the show with it. I’m going to throw … Continue reading
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Bessie Smith, Kenan Thompson, Jay Pharoah, Sasheer Zamata, The Polish Muslims, Ken Nicol and Mary Drake Supply Some Video Fun!!
The newest member of my Hall of Fame is a female blues pioneer who had a major influence on many female performers–Janis Joplin, in particular. She died in 1937, but here is a rare film performance of Bessie Smith singing … Continue reading
Posted in Hall of Fame, The Beatles, Video "Q"sings
Tagged Bessie Smith, Black History Month, Detroit, female blues pioneer, Hall of Fame, Hamtramck, Janis Joplin, Jay Pharoah, Ken Nicol, Kenan Thompson, Louis Blues, Mardi Gras, Mary Drake, Paczki, Paczki Day, Phil Maq, Polish, polkas, Sasheer Zamata, St, the beatles, The Lichtensteiner Polka, The Polish Muslims, Turbo Accordions, Video Q Sings, Yesterday
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The Beatles, Nora Jane Struthers, and Meryl Davis and Charlie White With “Gold Medal” Performances!!!
The Winter Olympics are on and I thought it would be fun to check out this song and accompanying video of The Beatles doing Back in the USSR: What a gold medal performance by Detroit area ice dancers Meryl Davis … Continue reading
Posted in Greatest Songs Ever Recorded, The Beatles, Video "Q"sings
Tagged Ann Arbor, Back in the USSR, Charlie White, Detroit, gold medal, Greatest Song Ever Recorded, Greatest Song Ever Written, ice dancing, Meryl Davis, Michigan, Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line, Phil Maq, The Ark, the beatles, Video Q Sings, Willie, Winter Olympics
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The Beatles First Ed Sullivan Appearance: A Personal Rememberance!
It’s finally here! Fifty years ago the United States, and since the U.S. considers itself the center of the universe, the world was visually introduced to The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. Seventy-three million people were exposed to what … Continue reading
Posted in George Harrison, Hall of Fame, John Lennon, Music "Q"sings, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
Tagged England, George Harrison, I Want to Hold Your Hand, John Lennon, Museum of Television and Radio, Music q sings, New York City, Paley Center for Media, Paul McCartney, Phil Maq, Ringo Starr, the beatles, The Ed Sullivan Show
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Ali Spagnola, Wild Ponies, and Ringo Starr Help to Thaw Out a Frigid January!
We should have known just how bad this winter was going to be with the first winter storm of January, Hercules. Here, the very funny–and very cute, Ali Spagnola gives her slightly warped take on “I’m Hooking Up With Winter … Continue reading
Posted in Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Video "Q"sings
Tagged Ali Spagnola, Ann Arbor, Doug WIlliams, Hercules, I Want to be a Powerpuff Girl, I'm Hooking Up with Winter Storm Hercules, Jake Winebrenner, Michigan, Phil Maq, Ringo Starr, Telisha Williams, The Ark, The Powerpuff Girls, Trouble Looks Good on You, video qsings, Wild Ponies, Winter, winter storm Hercules
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BEST ALBUMS OF 2013!!!!!
Awards season has started, and it’s time for me to share my picks, beginning with the Best Albums of 2013. I’ve sifted through the piles, the files and the vinyl to find the very best I’ve heard in the last … Continue reading
Posted in George Bedard, George Harrison, Hall of Fame, John Lennon, Music "Q"sings, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles
Tagged Are You Conspirienced?, Bandwagon, Beatles at The Beeb Volume 2, Best Album, Best Albums of 2013, Best Almost Everly Brothers Album, Best Americana Folk Album, Best Beatles Album of the Year, Best Blues Album, Best Blues Instrumental Album, Best Canadian World Album, Best Celtic World Album, Best Indie Album, Best Instrumental Album, Best Kindie Album, Best Local Blues Album, Best Local Indie Album, Best Local Instrumental Album, Best Major Label Album, Best New Age Album, Best Punk Album, Best Rock Album, Best Surf Album, Bevel Emboss, Billie Jo and Norah, Carnival, Celluloid, Cornell Kinderknecht, Devil Fruit, Dreamtime, Dylan McDonald & The Avians, Foreverly, Forge & Flagon, Friendly Unit Creation Kit, Further On, George Bedard, Get It, Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights, Letters from Starfield, Lyn Saga, Martin McCall, Mick Clarke, Modified, music qsings, New, Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line, Out from the Door, Paul McCartney, Phil Maq, Radkey, Ramdango, Roy Scoutz, Saddle Up the Whales, Skinny Lister, Sonic Graffiti, Sultans of String, Symphony, the beatles, The Dan Sheehan Consipracy, The Dynotones, The White Ravens, Tinsley Ellis, Venice
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, November 3, 2013
This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best videos currently available on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus mostly on … Continue reading
Posted in Hall of Fame, Paul McCartney, Phil's Faves: Videos, The Beatles
Tagged All Kinds of Kinds, Applause, Austin City Limits, Deep Purple, Emmylou Harris, jason aldean, Justin Moore, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Miranda Lambert, Night Train, paramore, Paul McCartney, Phil Maq, Phil's Faves: Videos, Point At You, Red, Roar, Rodney Crowell, Still Into You, Taylor Swift, Top 10 music videos of the week, Vincent Price
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“NEW” Paul McCartney Single Released!
The first new track from Paul McCartney’s next album, “New,” has just been made available. The album is set for release in the UK on October 14th and the U.S. October 15th. Sounds very “Beatleish!”
Phil’s Faves: Songs, April 28, 2013
This will be a personal weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this … Continue reading
Posted in John Lennon, Phil's Faves: Songs, The Beatles
Tagged Across the Universe, Austin Young & No Difference, Back Home Once Again, Chew Tobacco Rag, Dirty Money, Have We Really Got to Go Through This, Jessica Dayle, Jimmy Darrow, Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights, Joe Matera, Kacey Musgraves, Love Addict, Merry Go Round, Miss You Moore, Nils Lofgren, Phil Maq, Phil's Faves: Songs, Renaissance, Roy Scoutz, Sea Cow, Tavelin' West, Top 10 Songs of the week, Yes
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