It was like a window opened and I was exposed to an entirely new world. And the way it allows me to travel to a different place and a different era. I was hooked from day one. Asa kid I had little money of course, but what I had I spent on records.
Through some friends I began working at a radio station in my spare time. When they started a magazine I wrote my first reviews. It took a few years to realize this was my true calling.
A little over 25 years ago I finally made the big step and began working as a full-time freelance journalist and I never looked back. What does your own record collection look like and what is the most precious item in your collection? My husband is a hoarder!
Over the years I managed to assemble a great high end system. Sound is important to me. Music to me is an adventure. Not a week goes by without discovering a new great artists — from the present or the past. And if I like the album, I want to have it. I went to library school for a few years, long ago. So it helps me to keep things organized. That, and an original copy of the infamous The Shaggs LP — one of about a hundred known to exist.
How did the first Passion For Vinyl book came to be? I approached Robert with the idea — to interview and write about people in the music business about their Passion For Vinyl.
But once we got started, we ran into so many great stories, the brochure got bigger and bigger, and before we knew it we had a list of over 40 international names, people from all sides of the music industry. Several other Detroit artists became nationally known without the help of Motown. One such artists was Aretha Franklin. However, with the constant name and lineup changes the group became known as simply P-Funk which is short for Parliament-Funkadelic.
George Clinton and his band Parliament-Funkadelic is often cited as being a direct influence on the future Detroit Techno scene that emerged in the early s Detroit has a long and rich history associated with rock and roll.
This discography though is mainly about the smaller labels that struggled to survive, went bust or was taken over by the big boys. Labels: 0 - Detroit's Musical Roots. No comments:. Newer Post Older Post Home. This day in history: January 12, The Steve Hoffman Music Forums officially launched with this thread.
Thank you for 20 years of music, discussion, and great memories! Join our " Thank You! Location: A dystopian nightmare. Her first album is incredible and her second one is damn fine too.
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