Rock n Roll Graffiti

Rock n Roll Graffiti is an occasional column spotlighting engaging music personalities. The column stresses not only rock 'n' roll, but blues, jazz, country and folk. Stories feature a nostalgic look at Michigan's stars, local musicians and beloved rock legends, all from a personal, Upper Peninsula perspective. Music memories are recalled with an entertaining presentation of facts, a dash of opinion, and a bit of humor, all meant to bring a smile or nod of acknowledgment from the reader.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Music brightened depression era

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WPA Stringed Band members By STEVE SEYMOUR A little known chapter in Delta County history tells how a group of young people softened the har...
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Thursday, November 22, 2007

U. P. rockabilly star left mark

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Al Barkle By STEVE SEYMOUR Although he moved to California with the occupation of mason, the Upper Peninsula's Al Barkle built a soli...
Thursday, November 15, 2007

Band revives French Church tune

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The Cyril Lords By STEVE SEYMOUR When Detroit garage rockers the Cyril Lords recorded a tune called "Slapneck 1943" in a bowling a...
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Thursday, November 08, 2007

U. P.'s Joey Gee met radio goal

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Joey Gee, then By STEVE SEYMOUR Joe Giannunzio was determined to get on the radio, one way or another. In the period following the Beatles i...
Thursday, November 01, 2007

Music columns evolve into book

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Steve's shameless self- promotion By STEVE SEYMOUR An old adage claims everyone has a book in them. When I started writing a weekly colu...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007

ZZ Top, Lewis tribute rule

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ZZ Top By STEVE SEYMOUR In the end, it was all about the blues. The classic American musical style brought people together for fun when ZZ T...
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Thursday, October 18, 2007

'Garage' bands span the decades

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Little Steven Van Zandt By STEVE SEYMOUR During the mid 60s, the garage wasn't just where you parked your car, it was where your rock ba...
Thursday, October 11, 2007

Spector's best work behind him

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Phil Spector By STEVE SEYMOUR What should we think of Phil Spector? A legendary music producer, Spector has brought joy to millions of rock ...
Thursday, October 04, 2007

'Beaker Street' swayed listeners

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Black Oak Arkansas By STEVE SEYMOUR The crowded AM radio spectrum offered plenty of choices to the curious listener in the era before FM cam...
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Thursday, September 27, 2007

LRB's 2007 line-up still satisfies

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Wayne Nelson of LRB By STEVE SEYMOUR Playing impeccable versions of a dozen hit songs from the group's heyday, the 2007 version of the L...
Thursday, September 20, 2007

Protest songs had local impact

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Country Joe By STEVE SEYMOUR When protests against the Vietnam War grew into a national moratorium in the fall of 1969, the young people of ...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Nugent's career earns attention

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Ted Nugent By STEVE SEYMOUR The first time Ted Nugent caught my attention was the summer of 1968 when his band, the Amboy Dukes, issued thei...
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