tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post4854041792122486267..comments2024-01-27T20:58:12.878-05:00Comments on Boogie Woogie Flu: Let Us Now Praise Famous WomenTed Barronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975741901400619750noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-16838242616439621182008-11-27T07:50:00.000-05:002008-11-27T07:50:00.000-05:00I know I am quite late but I fell in love with Jea...I know I am quite late but I fell in love with Jean Shepard's tune. Her voice reminds me of Kay Starr a bit, her energy of Wanda Jackson.<BR/>Thanks for sharing it!Ravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755037926990352029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-6398188443537043382008-08-30T15:54:00.000-04:002008-08-30T15:54:00.000-04:00Well it took a bit of finding but you can get the ...Well it took a bit of finding but you can get the 'Ola Belle Reed & Family' CD here apparently<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.rounderarchive.com/?id=album.php&catalog_id=6794" REL="nofollow">Rounder Records</A>The DoorKeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901879297324581741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-49374021874935832422008-08-28T16:59:00.000-04:002008-08-28T16:59:00.000-04:00Great post, Laura. I agree -- more women should b...Great post, Laura. I agree -- more women should be in the Hall of Fame!<BR/><BR/>A bunch of musicians honor Ola Belle Reed each August in Lansing, North Carolina at the <A HREF="http://www.olabellefest.com/" REL="nofollow">Ola Belle Reed Homecoming Festival</A>. <BR/><BR/>Come join us next year!D Stricklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701313444665575349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-58170041276921394422008-08-24T13:35:00.000-04:002008-08-24T13:35:00.000-04:00Nice read! I completely agree with your view,that ...Nice read! I completely agree with your view,that women musicians from the past and present aren't being paid the same honor that they should. I insist you post more of that music you like, and still, that reply of "Write you own damn book" has it's value. Then do it! <BR/>You can write well enough, and who's to say you can't write it as well as any other (male) music writer or reviewer? Radio does that to women too, as well as books,films,you name it. <BR/>They all are playing a role-an almost down play the role of women in music,which is kind of sad.<BR/>Just watch Sister Rosetta Tharpe on youtube,and you'll see a woman play a guitar like any man could and better still! She works that guitar like she owns it! <BR/>Jimi Hendrix wishes he could play like that.<BR/>There's a history of put-downs of women rock artists too.Even Rolling Stone magazine wrote bad things about Janis Joplin,while she was still alive,and it really hurt her,and those words followed her around. She was pretty out-spoken,and maybe that's what men can't handle. I don't know what it is,that makes men feel that women are the less of a rocker than they are. I think people like Joan Jett and Chrissie Hynde(The Pretenders) are really great singers,and songwriters,and inspriational. I love the riot grrls,too. But they all don't get enough press.Still I think blogging about them is important, and reminding us that.<BR/>Just keep at it,keep blogging,and reminding people that women can rock the house.(we do anyways right?)The men can have the man-space of the garage,but we own the house,man!!!! We feed the kids,we teach the kids,we make the food,etc. Not to sound like the 1840's here,but we women do really own the house! Just remember that next time,someone says you don't,you really do! And when there's a divorce,we own the house as well. Ha ha!garage 66 & mojo repair shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803837369546460004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-3632593824305274552008-08-12T13:51:00.000-04:002008-08-12T13:51:00.000-04:00Check out the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame at ...Check out the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame at www.wvmusichalloffame.com.<BR/>They're a pretty new organization, but they're doing a great job recognizing the musical contributions made by women in the Mountain State.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-49686159471472845602008-08-05T00:30:00.000-04:002008-08-05T00:30:00.000-04:00Great post, Laura -- thanks. And if I may add: I...Great post, Laura -- thanks. And if I may add: It's a scandal that Rosetta Tharpe isn't in the rock and roll hall of fame. As early as 1941 she was recording distorted fuzz electric guitar solos that ripped. As a lead guitarist, she's something of a cross between Chuck Berry and Hubert Sumlin, often 10 to 15 years before the fact. Berry's most famous licks are variations on some of hers. A huge influence vocally too, not just on the soul tradition of Aretha and her daughters and sons, but on Elvis as well, as well as pioneering use of semi-improvising dual-lead-vocals with Marie Knight, that groups like the Band got to 3rd hand after learning the approach from soul groups. <BR/><BR/>Gender discrimination in the music history books makes me embarrassed for the gatekeepers! <BR/><BR/>Thanks again, and keep on keepin' on.<BR/><BR/>(Our mutual friend JSG sent me here. Gotta put the Boogie Woogie Flu on my rounds!)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000424514491809383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-81624870402707619952008-08-04T18:51:00.000-04:002008-08-04T18:51:00.000-04:00Some great calls here Laura. And a few artists tha...Some great calls here Laura. And a few artists that I am not, to date, familiar with...but that I'm sure from the company that they keep here I will love.<BR/><BR/>With some of them crossing over into blues territory, how about another great blues woman in Lucille Bogan? Much undersung, in you will pardon the pun.<BR/><BR/>An enjoyable read, and a topic that you <I>definitely</I> should write that book about! I'm a big champion of female artists, but it couldn't hurt the 'cause' to have a name like yours behind it! ;o)<BR/><BR/>Divinyl. x<BR/>(Ceci N'est Pas un Blog)Divinylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714248849968506687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-5033266649894822882008-08-04T14:10:00.000-04:002008-08-04T14:10:00.000-04:00I'm no country expert, but my own experience as a ...I'm no country expert, but my own experience as a folk blogger is that there are plenty of great female artists straddling the line between country and folk, from Rosalie Sorrels to Kim Richey, and Gillian Welch to Lucinda Williams, from <A HREF="http://coverlaydown.blogspot.com/2008/08/goodbye-bill-monroe-hello-blondie.html" REL="nofollow">the new school of old-timey neo-bluegrass</A> to...well, you, Laura. <BR/><BR/>But with that side of the country world so prominent on crossover radio, the difference between that hyrbidfolk and the undersung core of "true country" women gets hidden far too easily. Thanks for keeping these women in the limelight, and for continuing to keep the countryworld vibrant and welcoming for all, regardless of gender. <BR/><BR/>- Boyhowdy, Cover Lay DownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-50852693395877475352008-08-04T09:21:00.000-04:002008-08-04T09:21:00.000-04:00I love Ola Belle Reed ! It's a shame her music has...I love Ola Belle Reed ! It's a shame her music hasn't been reissued on cd. I'm interested in yodel, and there some female stars who yodel, like Patsy Montana or Carolina Cotton, and many more...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-10429644636352113962008-08-03T22:36:00.000-04:002008-08-03T22:36:00.000-04:00Ms. Cantrell,Great selections! I'm really excited...Ms. Cantrell,<BR/><BR/>Great selections! I'm really excited to see a blog post from you here, as I love your work as a performer and DJ. <BR/><BR/>One more name to consider: <A HREF="http://www.settingthewoodsonfire.com/2008/07/sassy-country-gal.html" REL="nofollow">Charline Arthur</A>.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401395043889488168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-7912285854049387662008-08-03T07:35:00.000-04:002008-08-03T07:35:00.000-04:00Wow - I never heard Ola Belle Reed before - thank ...Wow - I never heard Ola Belle Reed before - thank you for that.The DoorKeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901879297324581741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-37951092698089315082008-08-02T15:02:00.000-04:002008-08-02T15:02:00.000-04:00What a fun read! Thank you.It's the same ol proble...What a fun read! Thank you.<BR/>It's the same ol problem at the Rock and roll hall of fame too.<BR/><BR/>James Baldwin<BR/>Spokane WA<BR/><BR/>My personal fan site:<BR/>LetHerIn dot orgTarBabyJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017430297258421327noreply@blogger.com