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 on Tuesday, March 22 for the Frankie & Johnny Music Hour , www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnny at 8:00 pm est.as we introduce two bands to you. Shannie and Noah Earle!!
The acoustic duo of Shan Kowert + Annie Acton = ShAnnie!
Shan was born in San Antonio, where his Dad was stationed in the Air Force. Shan is a 5th generation Texan with deep roots in the Texas Hill Country, in Fredericksburg.
Shan comes from a diverse group of ancestors comprised of Cowboys, Indians and German immigrants. Musicians also bloomed on the Kowert family tree, with guitar, fiddle and piano players and one great-grandfather that was a professor of music and played the pipe organ. At age 16, Shan got his first guitar; a Yamaha 12 string. He was influenced by music icons such as Jose Feliciano, Dylan, Lightfoot, Folgelberg and many others.
Annie was born in California, but raised all over the world. Annie’s Dad also served in the Air Force, which took them to Guam, the Phillipines, Germany and all over the U.S. It was always hard to keep friends, but that just made the family closer. Music was a definite bond shared by her family. Annie’s dad was into Rock n’ Roll while her mom was swayin’ to Motown. It’s no wonder her musical influences are very diverse, everything from Patsy Cline to Mel Torme and The Ramones to Allison Krauss.
The two formed their musical duo in 2005 and not much later, released their debut cd Water Over Stones which received a nomination for Vocal Duo at the 2008 Texas Music Awards. "Eclectic Americana Folk" is what some are saying about this duo. Their voices are clean and soothing, and the music is beautifully accompanied by a 12 string acoustic guitar. It's the chemistry of these two people that will not only lure you in, but keep you wanting more. Please stay tuned as their new cd will hopefully be out sometime next year…with all new material and a little different attitude!
Noah Earle was born in Topeka, Kansas, "a good place to dig potatoes." Surrounded by a musical family, he absorbed various strains of influence. His musical involvement began in early childhood when he would listen to the traditional country and country-gospel music that his family would play and sing at their gatherings. Between the ages of about 5 and 18 he underwent classical training for piano, voice and fiddle (his grandpa said "never let anybody call it a violin").
By the age of 10, he had decided that he wanted to write songs, like his uncle and grandfather. Throughout this time, he was also exposed to blues and jazz by his dad and uncle, both of whom performed in a number of bands. From these surroundings Noah has emerged as a formidable solo artist, displaying unmistakable talent through his deft and varied guitar style and an agile, soulful approach to his
singing.
Others have been quick to recognize Earle's talent. In 2006 he won the solo category of the Kansas City Blues Challenge and was a finalist in the International Blues Competition in Memphis. More recently, he was chosen as a New Folk finalist at the renowned Kerrville Folk Festival in 2007.
Earle's first release for MayApple Records, Postcards From Home, found him focusing his songwriting solidly in the Americana vein. His second, This is the Jubilee, slated for release in January of 2010, represents an evolutionary leap toward greater confidence and stylistic originality.
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.
Native American organization The Longest Walk, an 8,200 mile walk that covers nearly half of the United States. Click on the LINK BELOW to join the show
Please join the Unstoppable Frankie Picasso and guest co-host Wendy Allyn on Monday, March 8th at 8:00 pm est for the Frankie & Johnny Music Hour.
Tonight we are pleased to welcome one of Canada's Premier Blues Bands, two time Juno award winners, 'FATHEAD' to the stage and we want you to get in on the ACTION too, when we get up close and personal with band front man, Al Lerman. 
You can do this by either joining us in the CHAT ROOM at www.blogtalkradio.com/frankie–johnny or by calling in to the show at 1 (646) 378-0358
I DOUBLE DARE you to sit through a performance of this band without moving. These boys know how to 'get down' and so they should. They have been doing what they do since 1992, and with practice comes perfection!
They've been called a "Blues Tour de Force", a powerful descriptor and an apt one because FATHEAD literally explodes on stage
It's been a long but steady climb since FATHEAD's debut gig in 1992, and the band has been tearing it up on the North American festival circuit ever since – winning over new fans every time they play – making FATHEAD one of the Canada's top roots acts.
Signed to the world renowned ELECTRO-FI RECORDS' imprint, the band has won two JUNO AWARDS (Canada's "GRAMMY") for "Blues Recording Of The Year".
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 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!
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