It is okay to have The Blues The Blues are the cornerstone of popular music along with Jazz and Country. The Blues are thriving despite mainstream media’s lack of attention. Please listen below as several Blues artists stop by and introduce some new Blues tunes. Visit Jesse Protected.com Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Listen to The Best New Blues Players Stop By and Say Hello !
Everyday music is set free. From Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, Canadians all over plant flowers for everyone to smell. Check out a few of those songs and support music everywhere. Do not stream – buy. After all, pies from your local bakery aren’t free ? World-Jazz Singer-Songwriter Nancy Ruth Urges You to “Turn The Lights Back Down” in Sultry New Single — Available Now! Donate … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Monday’s Buffet of New Releases
A popular name in music? How many singers or musicians do you know named Dave? Have a listen below and see if you know the Daves you knew? Visit Jesse Protected.com Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Songs Sung by Guys Named Dave
If you are a music fan and you have not heard The Kings’ ‘This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ To Glide‘, shame on you. It has been forty years this month since that song hit the Billboard Top 100. The Kings were ( for all intensive purposes) a one hit wonder. August 23rd, 1980, The Kings also marked history by closing the now-legendary Heatwave Festival … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – One of The Greatest Songs in Canadian History Celebrates a Rebirth
Forty -five countries tuned in to stream the live music and archived concerts broadcast on the Festival website and social media platforms The Festival team worked tirelessly to mount the most exciting event possible, given the exceptional Covid circumstances , and it required some ingenuity, some gumption, a forward-thinking perspective, and a whole lot of creativity, but the results speak for themselves and the numbers tell … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Online Edition Of The Festival International Jazz De Montreal A Success
Honeymoon Suite were everywhere in the eighties. Whether it was penning the title track for the Mel Gibson film Lethal Weapon or reaching the Top Fifty in the United States – Honeymoon Suite took full advantage of a decade fueled by videos. The band was formed in 1981 and as a fortieth anniversary approaches – Honeymoon Suite are at it again. Please listen below to … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Johnny Dee of Honeymoon Suite Talks New Single and Album
Creativity within the Blues structure. Essential to creating great music. Lots of new Blues albums coming out this Fall and into 2021. Some legends and some rookies. Charlie Musslewhite and Elvin Bishop top the heap as wily old veterans while newcomer Chris Cain displays why the future of The Blues looks great. Please listen below to some great new tunes and a precursor to the … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – The Best New Fall Tunes and A Hint of What’s To Come.
The brand partnership, ‘SCENE Music’ will deliver exclusive music content to Canadians commencing with a live-streamed event in Toronto this summer Today, SCENE, Canada’s #1 Entertainment Loyalty Program, announced its new partnership with music label, Universal Music Canada, to showcase top artists and emerging performers through interactive programming. Starting with a livestream music event on August 26, the new initiative will introduce and feature a variety of artists and … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – SCENE and Universal Music Canada Announce New Partnership and Launch Music Program
In 1919 – The Spanish Flu cancelled The Stanley Cup finals. The only hockey player who died from The Spanish Flu was the Montreal Canadiens’ Joe Hall. The Stanley Cup finals in 1919 took place in Seattle. Covid -19’s first outbreak in North America was at an old folk’s home in Seattle. Just one twist of fate for The Canadiens’ 2019 -20 run for The … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Special Edition; Why The Montreal Canadiens Will Win The Stanley Cup
Creativity within the Blues structure. Essential to creating great music. Canada’s poet laureate of The Blues Paul Reddick applies creativity into his brand of music. It ain’t pure Blues, it ain’t pure Rock n Roll. It is a blend of all genres which makes up great Rock with a lot of Roll and a little bit Country. Alive in Italia is the new Paul Reddick … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Paul Reddick Is Very Much ‘Alive in Italia’
Music is meant to be heard. Video killed the radio star after all. Visually – concerts and music ‘mini films’ can be stunning. Messages from artists and directors alike can be solidified inside your psyche. Subliminally or conscientiously. The appearance of musicians can form the sincerest form of flattery through imitation. A young child may evolve into the next Pavarotti or McCartney witnessing a magical … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Video Picks of The Week !
The correct lyric from Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze is ‘scuse me while I kiss the sky’. Actually, even after knowing the authorized version of the lyric, it still sounds that Hendrix is singing ‘kiss this guy’. It is possible that he phrased it ambiguously. He certainly played around with the lyric in later live performances. Mick Jagger plays with lyrics. Often mispronouncing sounds both in the studio … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – ”Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy’
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