Johnnie and Joe, 'Over The Mountain'

Johnnie Louise Richardson was born in Alabama. Joe Rivers in South Carolina.

I was born in the South Bronx, Washington Avenue to be exact. In 1957 Johnnie and Joe lived in the South Bronx too. So when they got booked on one of the ground breaking 'Rock 'n Roll' shows at the Paramount Theatre the race began. The race for us kids to round up enough 'deposit bottles' to return to the store to get the 2cent return one got for returning the glass bottles of that era. Tickets were $2 and you needed twenty cents to get there, ten cents each way on the 3d Avenue EL.

 Johnnie and Joe

Notice I said 'Rock 'n Roll' because that was what it was, pure. Today anything with a guitar and loud qualifies.

We hustled down to the Paramount, sister theater of the theater of the same name in Brooklyn. It was 43d Street and Broadway. We waited about an hour outside cause all seats were first come first serve.

That was 56 years ago, and I have never to this day been more excited about seeing any performance.
I searched for clips from something from them in that time, but it seems nothing exists.

So here's a look at them 45 years later, just as great, and brings me back to a simpler life in Da Bronx.

VIDEO~Enjoy!!   ~~     "Over The Mountain" by Johnnie and Joe

Johnnie, past away in 1988 in NYC.


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Working With 'Her Hotness' Clara Lofaro, StreetcredMusic, the documentary film!

Here's 'Her Hotness'....some of the work she has done for me and StreetcredMusic, and the Doc film::

Clara Lofaro

This is the first time 'Hurricane' was performed in public. June 2012, Canal Room, NYC.

Clar & her great tune 'Hurricane'  LISTEN!

Clara Lofaro, Canal Room, NYC, Summer 2012. For StreetcredMusic

Here is a 'live' version of  'Born To Love You', April 2013. The monster video was released May 2013.~~~~~we may use a bit of this for the film:

'Born To Live You' live!

....here's a video of CLo~~about us!!

First day of filming::

filming at Caffe Vivaldi!! second day of filming~April 2012.

We're coming back to Da Apple soon......Can't wait!!!

'LIKE' her FB page~~Clara on Facebook

Here's the monster video   ~'Born To Love You'

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Lawra, New CD~Origine~~(Laura Falcinelli)

 This wonderful new CD, 'Origine', from Lawra has me hooked!
...I have been a fan of hers for about six months, ever since I checked out her music online. 
Her style, her range, her smoothness with word....and then I found out more.

 Lawra

For instance her philosophy ~ "Dancing and singing with:: The heart in Italy, the head in Europe and the mind in Africa."

Lawra has taken some African rhythms and melodic lines, and injected them with some of her creativity, and fused them with some Rock, Funk, and in her classy style, just lifted them to a totally new sound full of love for the genre.

Lawra:: "I always had a deep attraction toward rhythm and African music. Since I was a kid, I looked for it around the world feeling it in my soul like an older sister and a seducing goddess."

'Afrikan Eyes'.."what are you going to do alone, are you really gonna find a home-OH-Africa."

...Tells of Lawra's yearning to find the genesis of the music. ~~the mind in Africa~~


From the CD::   'Silver'

Lawra

The opening tune, 'Welcome To My Country'...Lawra let's it all fly. She takes us to the beat, the 'heavy bottom' of the Afro music that makes you just want to move and think happy thoughts of LOVE!

'Ding Dong Song' ...here Lawra brings that beat and 'heavy bottom' into the 21st Century, to a somewhat Rap vocal, and complicates it to a funk!!!

....and yes there is a Booty song..."Afro Booty'...and it does what it is suppose to...just jamm, and get everybody on the floor, spreading LOVE!

Lawra::
But singing...
For years, it has been my hiding place. Sometimes, I was looking for a private and inaccessible space where I could be with myself. I found it in that intimate world where music takes you and knows how to keep you company. Other times I was afraid, but music always wins and takes you back home. This is my way to celebrate music and say thank you. 

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This CD is fast becoming one of my favorites. As is this wonderful songstress. The musicians and the production of this CD are top shelf. I love it, you will too, get it here: 'Origine'

 Origine/Lawra

 Here is Lawra's youtube page:::: grab some LOVE!!  Lawra's music


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Support Each Other, Indie Artists, New York City.

...you see Yuli, had a show this week. I invited all the songstresses I know to stop and see her.
It was with a band, her trio, Kiss Slash Crooked Smile one of the four fronts that Yuli wages her Love and Music war on.

KSCS: Asi Spector, guitar...Yuli Beeri...Stefano Baldasseroni, percussion.

The show was fanatical...but that's not what this is about.
It's about what the other songstresses said about her and the band, and the fact that they had never seen her perform before.

Here were the four comments that came back to me from the women who I respect for their work, their talent and as friends.

1.Holy Shit, Pete!!! She is sooo goood!!      2.Thanks Pete Carma, this girl is a fu#^*ing STAR!

3.She knocked me out!         4.Just when I though I had seen all the best musicians in NYC, you bring me this chick, Yuli!!! Wonderful!

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My point here is that there are dozens of great Indie Artists in NYC that dozens of other Indie Artists have never seen. I try to get you guys out to support each other. When I tout  someone, I'm doing it because they are wonderful, and in most cases unique. Remember I am totally non profit, I get no reward except the comments I listed above. I also realize that there are 'circles' of artists out there who travel in the same 'circles' all the time, and I try to get some of you to cross over....
It's all about support!

Here are some others to check out::::
Jean Fight/Erin Pellnat

                              

Erin Pellnat

'On' The Band

'On'...Naaran Barzilay and Adam Halfi

So get out of your 'circle' expand, SUPPORT!

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'The Girl On Pete's Blog', Part ll, Greta Panettieri

In the last couple of weeks, once when I was in New York City, and just twice this last week, three of the wonderful women I write about on this blog have been identified as 'the girl on Pete's blog'.

The best one was when I walked in to a club with Clara Lofaro, and the bartender said Hi Pete, and she looked at CLo and said "you look familiar, are you that girl on Pete's blog".

I should be happy about that but I'm not. Sure it's great that more and more people are reading the blog, but I want them to support these wonderful artists, and to do that they need their names!

So this will be a series of pieces to make sure the names get our there. Everyone wants me to do a Top Ten Sexiest Vocalists, like I did with pianos and guitars, no way I'm doing that!!

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So, here's Part ll...Greta Panettieri

Call her Greta!

Greta has a GREAT sense of humor, and a story I tell~ happened last year. I was in  jazz club in Chicago and an elderly woman came up to me and said "you are the young man who has that blog. That skinny girl, the brunet, with the dimples, she can sing!"

Well yes she can and she has dimples....her name:: Greta Panettieri! got it Greta!
Listen to: Greta: a clip from the Doc film

Greta lives now in Rome, Italy and has two great projects that will be released any day now.
'Greta Sings Mina' and then an all new album with Greta's Bakery

Greta will be back in NYC this summer to finish a doc film we are doing called 'StreetcredMusic'

Greta has a new page on Facebook, you could 'like'...and enjoy~Greta on FB

My personal comment on Greta: The greatest compliment a singer can get is when the band applauds you after a tune...I've seen that several times with her, now remember, GRETA!

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The Girl on Pete's Blog, Part I, MaryC

In the last couple of weeks, once when I was in New York City, and just twice this last week, three of the wonderful women I write about on this blog have been identified as 'the girl on Pete's blog'.

The best one was when I walked in to a club with Clara Lofaro, and the bartender said Hi Pete, and she looked at CLo and said "you look familiar, are you that girl on Pete's blog".

I should be happy about that but I'm not. Sure it's great that more and more people are reading the blog, but I want them to support these wonderful artists, and to do that they need their names!

So this will be a series of pieces to make sure the names get our there. Everyone wants me to do a Top Ten Sexiest Vocalists, like I did with pianos and guitars, no way I'm doing that!!

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So here we go, I'll start with, MaryC

  MaryC

Really, the best way to remember her is to go and see her live! You will never forget her name, (MaryC) her music or her voice, that can rattle the walls of any building in the city, or be as smooth and sassy and audacious as an accomplished R&B songstress.

Here's a review of her (MaryC) smash CD I did a while back....'Right On Time'

Got it MARYC....this is her...YouTube page, enjoy!

Got it MaryC!

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Greta Panettieri, (takes us on a tour!!) A Historic Theatre In Sicily.

 Greta Panettieri, the Diva sent me some video from one of her gigs. A site in  Agrigento, Sicily.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here is a photo she took and sent along, I know you will understand the history attached to this city, after you see this::

 Agrigento, Sicily

You know of 'The Diva's' amazing vocal talents, but it looks like she could be a
cinematographer if she chose to!!
Ah haha.
Here's part 1~~

http://db.tt/OYjEFeWE

 In Part Due, I get to meet the 'Nu Joy Band' doing their sound check!! Enjoy!!

 http://db.tt/s68UmTyp

Gretatze, thank you soooooo much for taking time for me and my readers....

BTW, Greta has two new projects coming~~A 'Tribute to Mina' album followed by a new album from Greta's Bakery follow them!!


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She Said~She Said. Aziza Mustafa Zadeh & Cezara Lucia Vladescu

You make the call on this one. Two of the worlds greatest pianist. Not to mention the differences in their life style. I love watching both of them for soooo many different but wonderful reasons.

I picked Aziza as my #1 sexiest pianist a year ago.
Here, have some fun with them....

  Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

She is brilliant, amazingly gifted musically, and the subtlety of her performances mesmerize me. Why?  ...because she presents her unearthly talent so simply.
Most of the 'experts' have tagged her the Princess of Jazz, which is a an injustice. To put a jazz only label on her...no way, her music transcends all genre. 

Enjoy her video:: Aziza's music!

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Cezara Lucia Vladescu....Hmmmmmm? I said of her she makes Gaga look like a Girl Scout, that got some really positive comments. She defines herself as 'The missing link' between Classic and Jazz.
That's fine with me, but she can 'Rock' too! I love watching her but not because of her subtlety, it's her boldness and bursting self esteem and confidence in her compositions and the way she let's you know....she's the boss...."it's not over till she says it is".

  Cezara Lucia Vladescu

Enjoy her GR8 Video; "Song For Dodo"

Get her CD here::Songs for Dodo

When you watch these videos, check out some of their others, they are so diverse one video does not do them justice..

to see other pieces I have written on them type their names in the 'search' box....Enjoy~~

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