Mick DuRussel

catching up with kc

By at August 21, 2009 | 12:35 pm | 3 Comments

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  Catching up with KC of KC and the Sunshine Band by Mick DuRussel Thirty six years ago, a band was formed in Florida that would help change the face of music in the late 1970's. Harry Casey and Richard Finch called their group KC and the Sunshine Band and together they racked up a string of disco hits that still have people shaking their booties! Hits like

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a chat with joey molland

By at August 9, 2009 | 10:47 am | 7 Comments

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  A Chat with Joey Molland from Badfinger by Mick DuRussel of The Showbiz Wizard It's been written that John Lennon wanted to call the band "Glass Onion", but no one liked the name. It was later that Lennon used the name for one of his songs on the White Album. Instead, The Iveys chose another Beatles-inspired name: "Badfinger." This was a reference to "Badfinger

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talking with kim simmonds

By at July 20, 2009 | 12:53 pm | 0 Comment

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Talking with Kim Simmonds from Savoy Brown by Mick DuRussel of The Showbiz Wizard   Last weekend was the eleventh edition of the Riverhead Blues Festival in Riverhead, New York. Over 30 bands performed, Saturday July 18th and Sunday July 19th. Among the artists headlining was  legendary British blues band Savoy Bown featuring one of the world's greatest

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talented but bizarre life

By at June 30, 2009 | 9:53 am | 1 Comments

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Spot on Long Island would like to introduce Mick Du Russel he is an entertainment writer who will be blogging for our site.   Mick, will make his real debut in August but due to the untimely and sad passing of Michael Jackson we wanted to put up his thoughts on our sit An End to A Talented but Bizarre Life  by Mick Du Ressel   My 17 year old daughter,

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