From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V6 #49 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Sunday, June 24 2001 Volume 06 : Number 049 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Contacting Basia [Lipman_Larry ] Fwd: Dee Anthony Pt 1 [Lipman_Larry ] Fwd: Dee Anthony, Pt II [Lipman_Larry ] Re: Where is Basia now? [VOKALYZER@aol.com] Re: USA Roll Call,Arizona? [TOM9221673@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 08:10:27 -0500 From: Lipman_Larry Subject: Contacting Basia Folks...this is a very sensitive area...she really is entitled to her privacy and freedom from harassment, so I can't say I'm in favor of contacting her outside of established channels. If you are aware of where she lives, and you choose to proceed, I would strongly suggest sending her a letter or placing a card in her mailbox which acknowledges you represent a group of ML fans and asking if there is a number where you might be able to call her, or a public place where you might be able to meet her briefly for a quick chat to update the fans. Under no circumstances should you share her address, or any phone number, with anyone. In the note, you should take extreme care to acknowledge (to her) your respect for her right to privacy and indicate you will not pursue this any further than she is comfortable with...AND...you need to keep that promise. If she still has an agent/publicist, be prepared for to be redirected to those individuals. Yes, she's been out of action for almost 7 years, but there are some very weird folks out there who stalk, obsess, and in general can't draw the line. It can be very scary. Having worked in the entertainment industry all my life, I have the perspective of both sides. Finally, someone might try to run down Dee Anthony for an update. As far as I know, he was her last manager. We spoke several years ago and at that time, he indicated she was exploring doing some tracks in Nashville. I wanted to grab her and Peter for a session with students when I used to work at the University, but it never came to pass. (Got to chat with Peter a bit however - awesome fellow!) LL +++++++++++++++++++++++ Larry Lipman, Executive Director SPARS: The Society of Professional Audio Recording Services 364 Clove Drive Memphis, TN 38117-4009 (800) 771-7727 (901) 821-9111 - FAX: (901) 682-9177 Email: spars@spars.com Web: www.spars.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 08:14:13 -0500 From: Lipman_Larry Subject: Fwd: Dee Anthony Pt 1 Found this in my archives... >Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 07:41:50 -0600 >To: basia@smoe.org >Subject: Dee Anthony Pt 1 > >Hello Fellow Basians: >Tom asked about Dee Anthony March 9 and I've been trying to post this ever >since. >For some reason, the original simply would not go. I've split it into two >posts >in the hope that it might make it onto the list. Enjoy! > LL > >Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 18:39:37 -0600 >From: "tom, kelly & jordan" >Subject: dense > >Larry, >Can you tell us a little more about Basia's Legendary Manager Dee Antony? >It is written that he is legendary, but I am dense, and have never heard of >him. Can you expand on this? >Thanks, Tom > >My pleasure! >My last contact with Dee was probably November 1996. I believe he would >now be about 74. >I do not know whether he is still managing Basia, or whether he has retired. >He sent a very nice note: > > "Thank you for thinking about us. Maybe we can > do something in the future. Here is the story you > requested. Have a nice day. > Dee" > >And...here is the story he enclosed that ran in the Nashville Banner >August 1, 1996: > >Music City: Veteran Manager To Try Hand In The Heart Of Country >Jay Orr: Nashville Banner Thursday, August 1, 1996 > > During the recent boom years, Nashville has had its share of > big-name rock and pop operators coming here to live and work. > > Al Kooper, Steve Winwood, Felix Cavaliere, Peter Frampton, Adrian > Belew, Michael McDonald, Donna Summer and Bob Gaudio of the Four Seasons > leap to mind as new arrivals who've joined the stellar guest list of > local music glitterati. > > In recent months, another mover-and-shaker from the rock era has > made regular visits from his home in Southport, Conn., testing the waters > and making plans to bring his managerial experience to bear in Music City > by opening an office here. > > Though less well-known to the general public, Dee Anthony ranks > as a legend in rock's inner circle, one of the guys who, during a 45-year > career, has made things happen for clients as famous and diverse as Tony > Bennett, Humble Pie, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Ten Years After, the J. > Geils Band, Peter Frampton, Joe Cocker, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and the > late, New York-based cabaret star Peter Allen. > > His thick Bronx accent gives away his origins, but Anthony's > droopy gaze and broad smile are as friendly as a Southern shopkeeper's. > >Making Legends > Now 70, he first visited Nashville, Anthony recalls, in the '50's > with Bennett, who would perform Hank Williams' Cold Cold Heart on the > Grand Ole Opry. > > After 13 years as a manager for the cool crooner, Anthony made a > trip to London at the dawn of the British rock era and it changed his > professional direction. > > "I liked what I heard. I liked what I saw. I thought, that's for > me," he recalls. "I started bring over (Winwood's) Spencer Davis Band, > Traffic, Savoy, Brown, Ten Years After, Joe Cocker, Emerson Lake and > Palmer, Humble Pie and Peter Frampton." > > "I brought what I thought was a new type of music into > American. The English bands were very influenced by the blues and the > country sound- the Southern sound." > > Soon, he was into management with the rock acts. > >Remembering Woodstock > I had Alvin Lee and Ten Years After and Joe Cocker at Woodstock > in 1969. I was there for more than three days. You don't know that this > is history being made. You reflect back after the years go by and say, > 'Dammit, was I there?'" > > "I sat in the wings with Joan Baez, who was pregnant at the time, > and when Joe Cocker was on stage, she was singing the harmonies." > > "Probably one of the greatest thrills I remember was being 30 > yards away from Jimi Hendrix when he did the Star Spangled Banner that > morning. It's so embedded in my mind that I'll never forget it." > > By his count, Anthony has been associated with 108 platinum > albums "and there's a story with every one." If he witnessed > indiscretions, excesses, and outrageous hijinks among his charges-some of > whom, like Cocker, were famous for their shenanigans-the good manager > keeps those stories off the record or to himself. The accounts he'll > share are mostly genteel memories of career milestones. > For Cocker, for instance, he arranged a crucial Ed Sullivan Show > appearance-as well as early dates at the Filmore East in New York-which > helped move the singer beyond the FM/underground audience that first > embraced him. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 08:14:51 -0500 From: Lipman_Larry Subject: Fwd: Dee Anthony, Pt II >Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 07:40:33 -0600 >To: basia@smoe.org >Subject: Dee Anthony, Pt II > >Part Two of the continuing saga.... > > "Joe came out and he was quite unusual," Anthony says of the > Sullivan show, where Cocker sang Feelin' Alright. "His knees were this > way, his hands were that way." > > "He damn near tore the house down. I remember one of the agents > saying, 'I think the guy sings good, but tell him he's got to get rid of > all that spastic stuff.' > > "I said, 'It's easier to get rid of you.' Before I go to my > artist and tell him to change what he does...that's like me telling Tony > Bennett to get his nose fixed. It don't work." > > In the early stages of their careers, Anthony counseled his acts > to believe in themselves and their abilities. > "I hoped that I brought them the courage of their own > convictions, and to go beyond what they think their expectations are. I > don't care who was on-the Faces, Johnny Winter-I knew when Humble Pie > went on, they were going to kick...The same thing with Geils and > ELP." His managerial experience, Anthony believes, has taught him > certain universal truths about performance and artistry that can > translate to the country field. > > "We knew the importance of the stage show, pacing, lighting, as > opposed to just doing a song and that's it. We wanted to take the > audience on a path, in a direction, so they follow you through your whole > repertoire. We had rock bands doing that. We knew what the word > 'encore' meant, 'reprise.' That made them a better band." > > His management strengths, Anthony says, emphasize the > philosophical, the psychological, and the career-oriented aspects of > management. > > "I remember, we were doing a show with Ten Years After, and > (bassist) Leo Lyons and (guitarist) Alvin Lee were arguing about what > song they were going to put in the number three spot. They were getting > more obstinate, and I thought they were going to hit each other. I said, > 'Hold it fellas. We'll put this song in the two spot tonight, and > tomorrow we'll put it in the three spot.' We've got a whole career to > get it right. That's what we did with Tony, we experimented. All of a > sudden, the act comes to life." > >Finding New Talent > First among his clients with local ties is aspiring > singer-songwriter Rick Rose, who comes from a rural area of Ontario, > Canada, and still lives near Niagara Falls, where he works bars and > nightspots in the area. > > At the recommendation of Bobby Braddock, Sony/ATV Tree has signed > Rose to a songwriting deal. He leans to the rock side of country-with > similarities to John Mellencamp or Bryan Adams-and he hopes to have a > record deal one day, says Anthony. > > "He's part of the change I feel coming here. Country's coming > with more of an edge. That's what I hear, that's what I see." > > Rose has been working on his writing skills with Tree writers > R.C. Bannon, Conley White, and Patsy Bruce. The veteran tinsmiths are > helping "country-fy" some of Rose's creative efforts. > > He's got a song, The Greatest Train Ride, it's about him and his > dad taking this ride from Buffalo to Yonkers," says Anthony. "It don't > ring. You gotta be going from Memphis to Nashville. There are little > subtleties, working with people down here." > > Anthony also has been doing some consulting with local pop/rock > group One World, an all-star band that includes keyboardist Mark Harris > (BeBe Winans), bassist Tommy Sims (sideman to Bruce Springsteen, producer > for Michael McDonald and co-writer of Eric Clapton's current hit Change > The World) and guitarist/vocalist Chris Rodriguez (sideman to Shania > Twain, Amy Grant and many others) and drummer Danny Needham. > > "They are committed, and I told them, 'If you want to go in as a > group, and you want to make this thing work, you've got to know you're > committed to this group. You guys hold your hands and all for one and one > for all' That's a question as a manager that I want to know." > > In addition to Rose, Anthony's BTB Management Group's clients > include international pop star Basia, whom he hopes to bring to Nashville > to record some tracks with producer Keith Thomas, writer-producer and > emerging pop star Trey Lorenz and Tower of Power founder and horn man > Greg Adams, who records for jazz label GRP. > > His daughter, Michelle Anthony, former attorney for Prince, Guns > 'N Roses, and Pearl Jam, among others, is now executive vice president of > Sony Music Entertainment International. > > Anthony likes the "creative juices" in Nashville, he says, > comparing the current scene to Paris in the 30's or to New York's > hit-cranking Brill Building in the '50's, btu he realizes that the city's > creative community has its own unique character. > > "You don't just walk in here and become a club member," Anthony > observes. "You've got to make a conscious effort to contribute to the > music industry and help artists down here expand and diversify their careers." ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 10:45:39 EDT From: VOKALYZER@aol.com Subject: Re: Where is Basia now? Edward, you're trying to get my man Andy put under the jail! But on the other hand, Andy, with a nice telephoto lens... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 14:43:38 EDT From: TOM9221673@aol.com Subject: Re: USA Roll Call,Arizona? Tom Tucson,Arizona ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V6 #49 **************************