Saying ‘okey-dokey’/singalonga Smokey/Coming out of chokey Ian Dury When British New Wavers Ian Dury and the Blockheads were scaling the charts in 1979 with Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3), the rock group Smokie bumped into Dury at an airport and thanked him for including their obscure band on his list. Dury responded with good […]
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Field Notes on a Songwriter’s Centennial — Part I
Published by September 20th, 2009 in music. 0 Commentshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-sigman/field-notes-from-a-songwr_b_278777.html
Michael Sigman celebrates his father Carl Sigman’s centennial
Published by July 28th, 2009 in Carl Sigman, Examiner.com and music. 3 Comments– – – Former L.A. Weekly publisher Michael Sigman is celebrating his father Carl Sigman’s centennial by refocusing attention on the late Songwriter’s Hall of Fame inductee’s valuable song catalog. Carl Sigman, who died in 2000, would have been 100 on Sept. 24. He wrote over 800 songs contributing the lyrics, music or both. These […]
– – – “Oh, he RSVPs ‘yes’ for everything, just in case he decides to go.” — Movie star’s aide, explaining why said star didn’t honor his promise to attend a dinner party. Most “creatives” — what entertainment-industry suits call musicians, writers, actors and other artists (sometimes they’re called “talent,” but sexist moguls also use […]
‘Civilization’ and its Disc Contents
Published by June 22nd, 2009 in Carl Sigman, Huffington Post and music. 0 Comments– – – The best Father’s Day tribute I can think of is to reflect not too seriously on one of my dad’s not-too-serious songs. When he got home from World War II — where he was awarded a Bronze Star I only discovered after his death in 2000 — my father, Carl Sigman, picked […]