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Welcome to the wacky and wonderful world and music of the Therapy Sisters, aka “The Sissies” or the “T-Sissies”. Maurine McLean (bass & witticisms)
and Lisa Rogers Lisa Rogers (guitar, ukulele & gumption)are two amazing women making up this duo and what sets their music apart is their mission for having lots of fun and making people laugh as they think about life
They are not immune to the American obsession with self-help and therapeutic solutions. Music and laughter produce the altered state they seek, so the band serves as remedy, confessional, and the audible blog of their lives.
Their musicianship and talent for songwriting is evident and full-flavored with the humor, insight and relevance they pour into each and every song. They influence each other, co-write and compete for “Song most likely to get stuck in your head”!
With a whopping 9 CD’s recorded, The Sissies are planning their 10th to be done by the end of 2010. They’ve played in the U.S. coast to coast in clubs and coffeehouses.
Their farthest gig from home was a Peace festival in East Germany the year the wall came down.
Vying for strangest gig are the performance at the El Paso bowling alley cafeteria and the cruise ship shows for the Journal of Nursing Jocularity. In the running for best gig are the musical evenings we 
split with the Austin Lounge Lizards at Austin’s Cactus Café and concerts at a Unity Church in Ventura, California. But then that leaves out the benefits for a Mexican orphanage in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and also the time we played on a flatbed truck in a parade in Provincetown. Another of the duo’s alter-ego ensembles is a Spanish language band, Las Gabacha-chas. Here, the band covers cha cha cha’s of the 1950’s and 60’s as well as assorted originals.
In their words, “It’s all been wacky and wonderful, and after 9 recordings and 400,000 miles on 2 vans, we have settled into performing steadily in central Texas, with occasional forays to New England or south of the border. The Chilean earthquake foiled our Spring in Santiago tour, which had to be postponed till 2011.
We’ve played garage sales, menopause parties, funerals and weddings, and the occasional grocery store opening. Playing makes us feel good and we hear that feeling is contagious!”
Please join the Unstoppable Frankie Picasso and co host Wendy Allyn for The Frankie and Johnny Music Hour TONIGHT, April 5th, at 8:00 pm est, www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie-johnny as Frankie and Wendy head east towards Martha's Vineyard for a campfire chat under the Tipi, with the multi-talented and engaging Kate Taylor.
With a brand new LP and an autobiographical DVD released, Kate is blooming and sprouting up everywhere!
7th album, and one that just happened to be voted one of the top 25 albums of 2009 by WMVY Radio. Each song either memoralizes her life in Chapel Hill, or the years spent on Martha's Vineyard . They are a generous mix of great rock, folk, country and a whole lot of Kate's soul.
release of Fair Time is a DVD biography of Kate entitled "Tunes from the Tipi and Other Songs from Home," Tunes from the Tipi and other Songs from Home that is beautifully filmed, produced, and directed by her daughter Liz Witham. Included in the film is some delightful color footage of UNC and downtown Chapel Hill from the early sixties. There is also an array of photos and film clips of the entire Taylor family growing up.
Kate grew up the only girl among 4 brothers and it doesn't seem that the lack of estrogen hurt her any. In fact, all of the siblings seem extraordinarily close.
Each of the Taylor sibs chose to reside as adults on Martha's Vineyard, as it was a bohemian paradise full of musicians, artists, and writers. Each were blessed with an abundance of musical talent and have enjoyed careers in music, often playing with one another.
Although it was brother James who became the household name, fame really could have happened to any of them. When James's signed with Apple records, he took Kate to England with him and a year later, Kate had her first album produced in America 
entitled Sister Kate produced by James's friend and manager Peter Asher. The album is a masterpiece and tour de force of great songs, with back up musicians including Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, her brother James, J.D. Souther, and Bernie Leadon. After a brief career in music, Kate returned to Martha's Vineyard and met her soul mate, Charlie Witham and started her family.
If you would like to speak to Kate during the show, call us at 1 (646) 378-0358
To join us live or archived please click on the link below at 8:00 pm est.
Please join the Unstoppable Frankie Picasso and co host Wendy Allyn as once again do the Texas Two Step all the way to Texas to meet up with the incredible songwriting and singing talents of Nancy Scott, Monday, March 29th at 8:00 pm est on the Frankie and Johnny Music Hour., www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnny
Says Nancy
"I think songwriters could think of their songs as their bios/history. They paint a picture of where we’ve been – when and where they were conceived and our interpretation of life’s situation at that time. “Both Sides of Me” written in a cabin in Tennessee thinking about life, “Lost in Austin”, my first year in Austin, “I Awoke” on a picnic table camping at Lake Travis, “The Fish Song” after a night of partying and philosophizing with an interesting woman named Mel, and more recently Inner Peace, lookin out my window in Cedar creek tx, thinking about life"…
Nancy Scott has been performing her original songs for over 35 years, mostly in Texas, but also in other parts of the country. Her first album, yes, vinyl, released in 1987, “has a collection of tunes that many a popular, big name artist would give their eye teeth to own. Check out Both Sides of Me." Belle, Music City Texas, March 1992.
Her next recording, HeartPrints in Clay (Reminiscent Records), released September 1995, was produced and co-arranged by Betty Elders and carefully put together by a culmination of talented Austin musicians. The songs in this collection represent a more serious, yet ever hopeful side of Nancy's soul. Her songwriting continues to evolve as she is currently working on a new CD.
Nancy's songwriting style varies from folk to blues blended with a touch of country and rock and her talent has not gone unacknowledged or unnoticed. She was included in the top ten songwriters in the Austin Music Umbrella Songwriter's Contest in 1983, performing in the first round picks at the 1989 Kerrville Folk Festival's New Folk, and honorable mention for two of her songs in the 1990 Billboard Songwriters contest.
Her entry in the 1995 Spree Songwriter's Contest was included on a compilation Spree Select CD. She attended the National Women’s Music Festival in 2004 and was selected from open mic participants to play on the Sunday Stage and more recently performed on the day stage in 2007.
Please join the Unstoppable Frankie Picasso and her co-host Wendy Allyn as they stroll along the west coast and do a little California Dreaming with two singer-songwriters who call this state home, Michael Douglas Bray of Quartz Hill and David Beaudry of Santa Cruz! Listen or call in and meet them LIVE on the Frankie and Johnny Music Hour, Monday, March 15th at 8:00 pm est, www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnnyJoin us in the Chat Room or call in to the show dialing (646) 378-0358
Mike Bray grew up with solid roots and a steady diet of music in a household where music was as far away as the back porch. He remembers warm nights when at the age of eight, he watched his dad and his brother Don sitting on their back porch and playing songs on his uncle’s guitar. His uncle was a circuit musician out of Sacramento, Calif. Mike also has fond childhood memories of his grandfather, a special effects guy in the booming movie business at the time who Mike says "gave him quite an education" at an early age into that whole movie scene.
Mikes parents always encouraged him with music, providing lessons in guitar and bass to both he and his brother, hoping one day to form a family band. In 1962, the British invasion hooked him to where he set his sights on becoming the next Beatle! Mike joined his first rock band in ’67 with some neighborhood pals called the “Rattlers” and at the height of the Psychedelic Rock era, Mike and his band went to what would turn out to be a monster concert just a few miles from their home “NEWPORT 69’ at Devonshire Downs.
They all sat at the foot of a giant stage to watch Jimi Hendrix and many top bands of the day left them in complete awe!
Mike began to focus more on songwriting and formed a band with his brother and began touring regionally until he married in 1975, settled down and began raising a family. For the next 20 or so years , Mike worked in the building business but he never gave up on his dream to play music and would often keep notes of ideas for songs. Wherever he was in life, his guitar was always close by.
In the early 90’s, Mikes love for music and songwriting came back with a vengeance. It was here that Mike’s wife Sherry began working with his cousin Beth Sullivan’s new show for CBS, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. Mike enjoyed a very unique opportunity to talk and learn insights from the likes of John and June Cash, Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood and the likes.
Beth and Sherry encouraged him with writing and when Beth began teaching a writing class at the American Film Institute, Mike jumped at the chance to study the craft of writing, some of which included private script-writing lessons.
Mike credits all this in understanding the bigger picture of writing in general. Nowadays, it’s all about the songwriting, performing and making albums featuring his original tunes. His first album, “Lonely at the Stop” is available now and his second album will be out soon “Cut Me Down to Size”. He will soon be recording his third album “Maintaining the Illusion”.
David Beaudry was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles.
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That they have been described as a Blues Tour De Force comes as no surprise. Georgia-raised lead singer JOHN MAYS has had a storied career that began in the Southern gospel tradition, crossing over into Doo-Wop, R&B and Blues, not to mention a stint with the Godfather Of Soul JAMES BROWN. 
Hooking up with Hooking up with band leader AL LERMAN (harp and saxophone) in Toronto some years later, FATHEAD's core has remained constant since forming; offering ace musicianship, soul stirring harmonies and incendiary live performances. The writing tandem of Lerman and bassist OMAR TUNNOCH has produced a large body of work that has enjoyed time on the US, European and Canadian music charts. Guitar ace TEDDY LEONARD and iconic drummer BUCKY BERGER round out FATHEAD's sound, infusing elements of funk, soul, and R&B into their strong blues backbone. FATHEAD is truly an original band with a sound immediately recognizable as their own. They have a ball wherever they play and it shows!
Tonight, at 8:00 pm est on March 1st, the Ides of March, The Frankie and Johnny Music Hour, www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnny and the Unstoppable Frankie Picasso and co host Wendy Ally, have all conspired with the fierce March wind to blow in the sweet strains of Saskatchewan-born, Toronto-based singer, songwriter, session musician, concert performer and recording artist Suzie Vinnick.
Suzie is an award winning performer who Access Magazine dubbed, The Voice of Spun Gold and Honey and it’s a perfect description. Suzie who plays plays bass, guitar, saxophone, piano, Dobro, lap steel and mandolin is one of the busiest session players and singers in the Canadian blues/roots music and jazz communities, having made appearances on more than a dozen recordings by other artists.
Suzie is a frequent headliner at festivals across the country and in the U.S., and in November shared the Massey Hall stage as musical director and featured 
artist in the Toronto Blues Society’s annual all-star Women’s Blues Revue.Suzie was nominated for a 2009 JUNO for her 3rd album, Happy Here, produced by Juno-Award winning singer/songwriter Stephen Fearing.
She was nominated for two 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA’s) and has also won 6 Canadian Maple Blues Awards – 4 for Female Vocalist of the Year in 2009, 2008, 2006 and 2003; Bassist of the Year in 2006 and she shared Songwriter of the Year with Rick Fines for their 2006 release, Nothing Halfway.
Suzie also won 1st place in the Blues Category of the 2009 Unisong International Songwriting Contest for her cowrite Sometimes I Think I Can Fly. She has been featured nationally on CBC Radio on Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café, and has performed across Canada and the US, and for Canadian Peacekeepers in Bosnia and the Persian Gulf. She performs powerfully as a solo act or with her tasteful side players, as a duo and band with Rick Fines, and is also a member of the groups the Marigolds (with Gwen Swick and Caitlin Hanford of Quartette) and Betty & the Bobs. 
Suzie’s CD’s..
If you enjoy songwriting as an art form, you will want to tune into The Frankie and Johnny Music Hour on Monday, February 22nd, at 8:00 pm est, www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnny because Frankie and Wendy will be going to Texas to visit with two singer-songwriters, Joel Melton and Michael Fracasso.
Both artists make Austin, TX their home and in this city where world-renowned music festivals abound and where a thriving community exist to support those musicians, these two songwriters stand out as true originals! You’d be hard-pressed to meet two songwriters who are any more genuine or talented for crafting a story that will take you on a melodic and imaginative journey through a song.
And these songwriting talents could stand alone, but they don’t stop there!
JOEL MELTON – Having learned to play guitar from his father, Joel Melton began his career in music very early. Playing parties, small gatherings and wherever music could potentially enhance life, you’d find Joel with his guitar entertaining the crowd. Joel credits the Blue Door and owner/promoter Greg Johnson in Oklahoma City for nurturing his unique craft of songwriting. It was here where Joel met and performed with other great Americana/Roots musicians like Jimmy Webb, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kevin Welch and of course, Michael Fracasso. As a result of these influences and a desire to focus on songwriting, he moved to Austin, TX in 2004. Since then, Joel’s music has been selected for use by Bravo Network on one of their shows titled “Tale Lights” and also on the PBS station KCNT at a special Fort Hood dedication by returning Marines from Iraq. Joel is a master at entertaining and story-telling; performing comes as natural to him as breathing and though he could be content with his own success, Joel enjoys listening and encouraging other songwriters. Whenever requested, he willingly and unselfishly gives of his time and creative talents, whether it’s through collaboration, sharing resources or just simply through generous and always kindly guidance and mentoring. Joel has filmed and screened two documentary films “The Journey” and a movie about Texas songwriters “There’s Something in the Water”. One of his inspirations for this film grew out of befriending fellow songwriter, actor and composer Alton Watson. It was from this friendship that Joel and Alton created and host the annual “There’s Something in the Water” songwriting festival held in Regency, Tx each spring. This festival has been dubbed by folks as far as California and Michigan as, ‘The longest half-day festival around!’ and if you’re a fan of homegrown music in a non-pretentious, warm and comfortable atmosphere, then this festival is not to be missed!
MICHAEL FRACASSO – Born to Italian immigrants in the town of Mingo-Junction, Ohio, Michael’s father worked the steel mills and his parents grew vegetable gardens and made their own wine to compliment authentic, home-cooked Italian meals. Along with listening to music on the AM radio shows, Michael would sometimes travel with his family to the Country Music Jamboree held in W. Virginia and it was here where Michael saw his first concert, country legend Kitty Wells. As a young adult, Michael too would work the mills in the summer before going away for college in Ohio and Washington state and later, his travels brought him to Greenwich Village, NY where he learned the art of songwriting. In 1990 Michael moved to Austin, Texas “with everything that would fit in the back of my Volkswagen Rabbit, which was mostly my guitars”. Fracasso is a badass folkie with a sweet Italian tenor and has been compared to legendary singers Roy Orbison and Gene Pitney. Michael truly is a “songwriter’s songwriter” and is well respected and admired as such. He was voted best new artist upon his arrival in Austin by Third Coast Music Magazine. Michael Fracasso has recorded and toured with artists such as Charlie Sexton, Lucinda Williams and Patty Griffin and recently, Michael has songs on “Ribbons of Highway: Tribute to Woody Guthrie”. His seventh CD, Red Dog Blues(May 2007) was number one on the Americana Charts in Europe and throughout his songwriting career, he has toured extensively in the US and Europe. In addition, Michael combines his love for singing/performing with that of cooking! He is available for house concerts where he will cook up a wonderful gourmet Italian meal for you and your guests and after dinner, wow them with his amazing songs/performance! Wherever Michael is performing, if you can get to one of his shows, you need to GET THERE!!.. and be ready to escape into pure musical magic by one of the true masters of his craft!
Join the Unstoppable Frankie Picasso and guest ‘co- host’ Wendy Allyn this Monday, February 15th at 8:00 pm eastern for The Frankie and Johnny Music Hour , www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnny when our guest will be the soulsville man himself, Mr. Danny Brooks. 
From the time he was 7 years old, Canadian born Danny Middlebrook knew he was going to be a musician and not just any musician. He was going to be famous like his mother’s favorite singer Hank Williams and Dj’s with colourful names like Howlin “Wolf Man” Jack would be announcing his name. The only problem was HOW could this 7 year old boy make that happen. Coming from a devout Christian home, Danny was made to read the Bible and memorize scripture every day. He remembered a verse that said ” As a man thinketh, so he is”, and he knew it would come to pass. This would become an important principle in Danny’s life for years to come.
When Danny was in Grade 3, he saw 3 kids play Guitar at his school and this changed his life. To support his growing passion, his mother bought him a $9.00 ukuele which Danny picked up so fast that by that Christmas, his parent exchanged that for had a new guitar and he was off to the races as they say.
Danny’s older brother Greg helped define his taste for blues, funk, gospel and soul music with records he drove to Buffalo to buy, r & b, soul music that couldn’t be bought in Toronto back then. When Danny heard the sounds of Taj Mahal, Solomon Burke, Joe Tex, and Bobby Blue Bland, he knew he was going to play the blues, unfortunately he would have to pay his dues first, and that opportunity came soon enough.
At the tender age of 15, Danny’s father gave him a choice. Either give up his budding fascination with the devil’s music, or get out of the house.
Danny chose to run off with the devil and it was a long time before he stopped running. He soaked up all the inspiration he could by watching touring American blues legends like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker play a theater in his native Toronto, then hit the road to play — and live — his own blues.
Danny’s voice is a raspy gravelly growl and the perfect instrument for delivering the messages he writes within his songs. Once when he had the privilege and 
honor to perform with Brownie McGhee, Danny says that as Brownie was walking off stage he said , ’son fo’ a white boy, you sho’ nuff gotta suntan on the inside’.
Hard living and the music industry took its toll on his soul. Here was a good man with a heart of gold that was living some really BAD lifestyle choices. Burned out on speed, coke, acid, marijauna, and hard booze, by the mid-’80s, Danny took stock of his life, and he knew he wasn’t going to last long in this world. With the love and support of a good woman, he checked into rehab, and reemerged a changed man.
These days, his music is still as rockin’ and soulful as ever, ( Danny has written well over 500 songs), he now uses his potent voice and songwriting chops in the service of contemporary gospel. His records, including It’s a Southern Thing, Soulsville: Souled Out ’n Sanctified, Rock This House and No Easy Way Out, are testament to the healing power of faith and rock ’n’ roll, as is his recently published book, Miracle for Breakfast .
No Easy Way Out, that was engineered and produced by legendary Capricorn producer Johnny Sandlin, and backed by the most renowned musicians in Muscle Shoals, David Hood on bass, Spooner Oldham and Kevin McKendrie on keyboards, Scott Boyer, James Pennebaker, and Kelvin Holly on a multitude of guitars, Bill Stewart and Roger Hawkins on drums, and Bonnie Bramlett.
Dannys Albums include:
![Danny Brooks - No Easy Way Out [Audio CD]](http://base0.googlehosted.com/base_media?q=http://www.inandout.at/images/c10/d/a/dannybrooks.jpg&size=20&dhm=30a1af7&hl=en "Danny Brooks - No Easy Way Out [Audio CD]")
![Danny Brooks - It's a Southern Thing [Audio CD]](http://base1.googlehosted.com/base_media?q=http://www.hbdirect.com/coverm/82/629482.jpg&size=20&dhm=c0f07cb9&hl=en "Danny Brooks - It's a Southern Thing [Audio CD]")
![Danny Brooks - Soulsville Rock This House [Audio CD]](http://base1.googlehosted.com/base_media?q=http://www.inandout.at/images/c10/d/b/dbrooks3.jpg&size=20&dhm=db5d3aba&hl=en "Danny Brooks - Soulsville Rock This House [Audio CD]")
![Danny Brooks - Soulsville: Souled Out 'N Sanctified [Audio CD]](http://base1.googlehosted.com/base_media?q=http://www.inandout.at/images/c10/d/b/dbrooks.jpg&size=20&dhm=d9093463&hl=en "Danny Brooks - Soulsville: Souled Out 'N Sanctified [Audio CD]")
![Danny Brooks - After the Storm [Audio CD]](http://base0.googlehosted.com/base_media?q=http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drg900/g985/g98595bwrwh.jpg&size=20&dhm=9cf1e09f&hl=en "Danny Brooks - After the Storm [Audio CD]")
If you would like to learn more about Danny I highly recommend his autobiography Miracles for Breakfast- How Faith Helped Me Heal My Addictions 
Join the Unstoppable Frankie Picasso and my ‘guest’ co host Wendy Allyn, this Monday, February 8th for another Frankie and Johnny Radio show, at 8:00 pm est, www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnny.. Johnny “I am at Toastmasters” Collin will be returning in a few months after he finishes his self improvement courses..:)
Tonight we have an incredible line up of artists to introduce to you so hang on to your hats because we will be travelling from Atlantic Canada to meet Chris Gill, over to the Oklahoma, home of the Cherokee Indians to meet Monica Taylor and then slip through the Texas Pan handle down into Austin, Texas to catch up with The Real Bill Lewis.
BUT FIRST.. meet Wendy Allyn.. 
Wendy is a singer/songwriter that I met through the F & J show with Kevan Christine and co. I can’t exactley remember how we came to correspond but correspond we did. I found Wendy to be fascile of mind and an extraordinarily talented writer. During the process we have developed a growing respect for one another and this is how she came to be the next co host of the show.
Wendy is California born, Oklahoma grown, and her songs combine the stable and sturdy traits of a prairie farmer with a breezy west coast attitude.
I already told you she is a great writer so it should comes as no surprise that Wendy’ is an amazing storyteller and her medium is songwriting. She runs the gamut of writing about the human experience, everything from family ties thru social social issues, and like the great folks singers before her, Wendy is able to bring her characters to life. She draws these lyrical pictures through succint composite sketches of characters are as memorable as her hummable melodies. She takes universal experiences, describes them with clarity and originality, and creates songs that rise above the common denominator of those experiences.
Wendy is currently in the process of recording her second album, to be released Spring 2010. This album titled “Windmills & Daffodils” is a culmination of life experiences from and about Oklahoma, a place she calls home no matter where music and life takes her.
In 2009, Wendy quit her fulltime job and began redirecting her energy and creative talent in order to focus fulltime on songwriting/performing, building community with other musicians and connecting to the spirit inside that “thinks with melodies and writes with conscience and truth”. Her goal is simple: to be true to herself and to connect with like-minded individuals where together through music, we can hopefully make this world just a little sweeter.
Chris Gill
A native of Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Chris Gill started performing and writing music at a young age. His music career started as a drummer, then lead singer, in bands that performed throughout Newfoundland. He nurtured a solo career with the release of numerous singles throughout the years, and his debut CD, Tell Me How which was released in 2003, received an ECMA nomination for Country Album of the Year. Chris has resided in Truro, Nova Scotia for nearly 20 years.
MONICA TAYLOR
She’s the red dirt girl from Oklohoma, blue grass lady and Cherokee maiden. She’s played with The bluegrass and folk band The Wayfarying Strangers that she played and sang with, played Jimmy Lafave’s Musicians Reunion Jam one night…The Red_Dirt Rangers, Tom Skinner, Greg Jacobs, Randy Pease, The Medicine Show… and of course, Jimmy LaFave. Cedar Hammock with Brett, Kurt Neilson, and Karen Knust play and sing with Don Morris (guitar, bass, songwriter), Jared Tyler (guitar, dobro, mandolin,songwriter) and Nancy Kamm (fiddle)
and Today she plays solo. She also is part of the Cherokee Maidens, Robin Macy, Monica Taylor and Jennifer Petterson. They make up this tight harmony trio in the McKinney Sisters style who sang with The Texas Playboys and The Andrew Sisters
THE REAL BILL LEWIS
The Real Bill Lewis is a singer, songwriter, guitar player, pianist, playwright, novelist, and musician’s musician. You can find him jamming with the stellar hill country musicians who show up for his regular gig under the trees in Luckenbach, Texas, leading the danceable antics of the Stoneyridge Playboys (along with Will Owen Gage, Chris Adams, and Doug Davis), or touring the vicinity with his solo troubadour act.Whether he is crooning songs from his folk opera about addictions both legal and illegal or stunning the audience by accommodating most any request they can throw to the stage, his voice, phrasing, and musical originality is always unmistakably Bill Lewis. The Real Bill Lewis’ past and current gigs include The Blue Door (Oklahoma City), Alice’s Restaurant (opening for Arlo Guthrie), Hondo’s on Main (Fredericksburg), Silver Creek (Fredericksburg), Luckenbach, Poor David’s Pub (Dallas), Oma’s Secret Garten at Gruene, Billy Bob’s Texas, Lajitas Resort, and Riposa Wine Bar (Spring Branch) . Bill has opened for or shared the bill with Billy Joe Shaver, Asleep at the Wheel, Arlo Guthrie, Hank Williams, Jr., Bruce Robison, Michael Martin Murphy, John Anderson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ernest Tubb, Joe Ely, Leon Rausch, The Glaser Brothers, Faron Young, Sammi Smith, Tracy Nelson, and Grandpa Jones, to name a few
WELCOME BACK Music Lovers!! Happy 2010 to you all.
I am so excited to be able to kick off the 2010 Season with a dear friend and extraordinary veteran musician, Mr. Michael Pickett as our first guest of the year.
On Monday, January 11th, at 8:00 pm, please join the Unstoppable Frankie Picasso and Johnny ” I have a Buddy Rich Band” Collin, for the Frankie & Johnny Radio Show at www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnny.
Toronto , Mississippi. Whenever I read this on Michael Pickett’s website, it always gives me a chuckle because B.Pulford who whoever he might be, was one accurate SOB. He goes on to describe Michael’s music as a ‘ unique fusion of sensibilities, driven by his thumping delta guitar rhythms, muscular harmonica and gravel and chains voice which is, at once, traditional and relevant”. YES YES YES …Hell YES!!!.
Furthermore, Pulford states that, “Never content to merely be a musical archivist, Pickett effectively deconstructs and reconstructs those seminal blues, born on the delta, to serve his own singular purpose; writing songs that are authentic both in substance and performance.” I heartily concur!
Through 30 years of musical innovation, reinvention and growth, Michael has emerged as a preminent solo artist whose music drips with authenticity. Michael has created a genre of music that goes beyond the blues, and I am not sure it requires a name except as humans we like to ‘profile’ and place people and things into compartments. Can you say AMAZING GRACE!
It’s funny the moments that alter ones life and for Michael Pickett it was a harmonica given to him by his grandmother and a television performance by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee that hooked him on music for life. To say he was inspired would be an understatement. They have fueled these past 30 years with the kind of love, passion and single minded focus that took us to the moon and back.
Michael and his National Steel Duolian
Blessed with an uncanny musical sponge for a brain, I am convinced that Michael Pickett could play a toothpick and give it soul and groove.
In the 70s, 80s, and 90s Michael established himself as a musically ground-breaking, electrifying singer/songwriter/harmonica player, leading seminal bands Whiskey Howl, Wooden Teeth, and the Michael Pickett Band. Musically profound, they pushed the envelope for Blues and funky Roots music.
Professionally he has been recognized by his peers with a
Canadian Music award for Blues Album of the year with his Conversation with the Blues CD, 
Maple Blues Award for Best Harmonica Player of the Year award and Blues with a Feeling Award
Jazz Report Award- Best Album of the year for Blues Money Cd. 
Real Blues Awards, Several awards for Best Song, best singer
Michael also garnered another Maple Blues Award and took home the :
Acoustic of the year Award-04
Entertainer of the year
Electric Act of the year with The Michael Pickett Band in 01.
If you don’t know his face, you may recognize his voice from his 7 year run as the voice of Budweiser beer, his harp and voice ARE the THE BUDMAN!!! 
Michael has played with and/or shared the stage with Big Mama Thornton . John Lee Hooker . James Cotton . Jeff Healey . Bo Diddley . Koko Taylor . Downchild Blues Band . John Hammond . Matt “Guitar” Murphy . Doug Kershaw . Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith . Snooky Pryor . Sunnyland Slim . Lazy Lester . Tom Rush . Josh White Jr . Rory Block . Matt Minglewood . T.Graham Brown . Kentucky Headhunters . Hubert Sumlin . Taj Mahal . Muddy Waters . Son Seals . Big Bill Morganfield . Robert Cray . Buddy Guy . Jon Cleary . Tea Party . Anthony Gomes . Gary Nicholson . The Players . Fortunate Sons, Colin Linden, Brian Stoltz, George Porter Jr., Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, The Nighthawks, and more.
House concert for peace, 2008
Tonight Michael will be joined by his wife and long time Manager/Publicist Louise Pickett, to offer an intimate and upclose look at living life married to the Music Business.
A musical veteran, Michael has never worked a day in his life doing anything else.
This is an incredible opportunity for his fans, and those who want to quit their day jobs to make music, to get up close and personal. Call in and speak to Michael and Louise by dialing 646) 378-0358 or join us in the chat room during the show. click on www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnny to listen live or to download the archive version as an MP3 after the show.
In this girls humble opinion, Michael Pickett is a talent who should never be missed LIVE but if you can’t get to Mississippi, Toronto then going to www.michaelpickett.com is the next best thing.
Michael will steal your breath away with raw lyrics and jaw dropping “how does he do that’ playing.
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