#LiveMusic #MontereyBay

Steve Vagnini / SLV Events presents Songs of Love by Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen, plus opening act Magenta Spreen, at Wave Street Studios on Feb 14, 2025, 7-10 pm. Event link / tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slv-presents-songs-of-love-with-dan-frechette-and-laurel-thomsen-tickets-1113185811729. Link to Dan & Laurel’s site: https://www.danandlaurel.ca/

Wave Street Studios is great location to bike/walk/scoot to. It’s directly along City of Monterey section of Monterey Bay coastal trail. (Planning to bike there & want to join a bike train? Phone us.) Sorry, skateboarders: "It is unlawful to ride a skateboard on Monterey Coastal Trail between head of Fisherman's Wharf and City limit with Pacific Grove.”—Section 22-14 Monterey City Code.

There’s a radiantly heated bench on patio, providing cozy place to sit if you prefer outdoor seating. Don’t miss Dan & Laurel performing in this extraordinary, beautiful venue.

For those who like alcohol, Wave Street has permit now. https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/wave-street-studios-is-finally-able-to-expand-its-programming-enabled-by-a-new-type/article_66934ac6-6b16-11ef-8219-2b6e7a78e008.html

October 1963. At the peak of their popularity, the Springfields split - sibling tensions and musical differences being the main reasons. Tom Springfield found success as a songwriter and producer while Dusty Springfield recorded nine songs. Wisely, she selected I Only Want to Be With You as her first single…

Dusty standing on books to reach the microphone.

March 1963, Dusty Springfield makes an appearance on Juke Box Jury.

A rare picture of Dusty in a short skirt. She hated her knees and preferred to wear longer dresses.

These female singers from the 1960s changed their names. Can you supply their stage names?

Marie Laurie
Pauline Matthews
Sandra Goodrich
Priscilla White
Mary O"Brien

If you participate please hide your answers.

September 1961. The origins of Dusty Springfield’s nickname, and an insight into her character.

An early newspaper mention of Dusty Springfield in Pete Murray’s Record Review, 20 May 1961.

Discovering my ancestral connection to Pete Seeger brought to mind this song, “Old Folkie” by Harry Chapin, written about Pete Seeger.

This lyric was written in 1979. We’ll need “Old Folkies” in 2025.

He's the man with the banjo and the 12-string guitar
And he's singing us the songs that tell us who we are
When you look in his eyes you know that somebody's in there

Peggy Lee wrote “It's a Good Day" while doing the housework. Recently married with a young daughter, she’d semi-retired from performing, but the melodies and words kept flowing from her.

“It’s a Good Day” was released on 16 November 1946 and reached number 16 on the charts the following January. Peggy Lee duetted the song with Bing Crosby on four occasions, and many artists subsequently recorded their own versions.

Bette Davis Eyes was written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. Jackie DeShannon recorded the song that year, but Kim Carnes’ version in 1981 took the song to new heights.

The Jackie DeShannon and Kim Carnes versions are totally different - chalk and cheese. Which made me wonder - which cover versions do you prefer to the originals?

World Cultural Leaders of the Twentieth Century by Jennifer Durham Bass, 2020

A handy two volume set that makes it easy to look up 450 worldwide cultural icons: #novelists, #poets, #playwrights, #painters, #sculptors, #architects, #dancers, #choreographers, #actors, #directors, #filmmakers, #singers, #composers, and #musicians.

@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#reference

Broadening #space for #gendernonconforming #singers

#RobinMcGinness, a #transfemme #baritone, featured in ‘#CradleWillRock’

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Music #Representation #Culture

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/09/28/robin-mcginness-broadening-space-gender-nonconforming-singers/

Debby is still dumping on us.....
14 inches of rain yesterday....and counting...this seems appropriate. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN...

https://youtu.be/TzFnYcIqj6I?si=ahHYvq3N_oN3WXvR

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Jane Morgan (pictured) enjoyed a long career on Broadway, on record, on television, and in nightclubs and movies. Her career blossomed in America and Europe, and featured a number of million sellers including The Day the Rains Came (number one in Britain in 1959), which she released as a double A side, an English version of the song and a French version - Le jour où la pluie viendra.

My articles for the Seaside News, about The Wrecking Crew, and Peggy Lee.

https://hannah-howe.com/2024/07/01/the-wrecking-crew/

A music chart with a difference, from 16 February 1834. Note that female singers dominated. Madame Vestris (pictured) was Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (née Elizabetta Lucia Bartolozzi; 3 March 1797 – 8 August 1856). She was an actress and a contralto opera singer. She was also a theatre producer and manager.

Original lyrics by T.F. Burke! Great songs! who wants to record these?
#lyrics #producers #singers #songwriter #metalhead #band #indie #edm #rock #heavymetal #business #copyright #sale

Peggy Lee’s birthday falls tomorrow - she was born on 26 May 1920.

Here’s my appreciation of Peggy Lee and her signature song, Fever.

https://hannah-howe.com/2024/05/25/fever-peggy-lee/