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Cher did say sharing a stage with Tina is suicide. James Brown and Tina Turner were the greatest performers. Btw, Tina is regarded as The Queen of Rock. Would you agree or do you think Janis is? |
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I'd say Stevie as Queen of Rock but Stevie isn't global like Tina and Tina started solo earlier than Stevie did. 1975-2017 Fleetwood Mac was a band where each member's talent got to share the stage spotlight so it wasn't Stevie's band in the way that Aerosmith's is Steven Tyler's, Police is Sting's, or Bon Jovi's is JBJ. (My fav members of these bands are Joe Perry, Andy Summers, and David Bryan) 2018 and on FM is Stevie's band. So I can't say Stevie is THE Stevie Queen of Rock started until 1981 because until 1981 Chris, Mick, and John were all kings and a queen. Tina could announce a tour of European, Asian, Australian stadiums and open fields tomorrow and sell loads of tickets. In the US, I'd say arenas. Stevie could do a US arena tour. I'm not sure if she could do full capacity seating chart without a very special guest a.k.a. opening act because when she did shows on the 24 K Tour without The Pretenders they were in smaller cities like St Charles, Highland Park, IL and Minne State Fair. I definitely think she could do MSG and The Forum without any support. But Stevie most likely couldn't do a massive world tour like Tina could. Also, there aren't documentaries or West End/Broadway shows about Stevie's career. Stevie's name wasn't mentioned at the 2021 Rock Hall induction by any of the female inductees. Aretha's was. Wonder why Stevie didn't bring up Aretha at her induction. |
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It’s actually a pretty simple story compared to Stevie. Ike was an R&B singer and guitarist, she joined his band, they got married, he got into drugs and became a monster, the relationship became abusive, she managed to get away, had a few lean years, got with the right producer, and became a megastar. With Stevie, every character, from Fleetwood Mac, which had its own massive history as well as another couple with a doomed relationship, to Tom Petty and The Eagles, are larger than life characters with significant back stories. You’d have to explain Fleetwood Mac’s history, the Fritz/Buckingham Nicks backstory, and even explain her collaborators in her solo career. Even people like Sara Fleetwood play a vital role in the plot development. It’s not a story that lends itself to a traditional musical. Quote:
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Pretenders played for 75 minutes and were on the ticket for the 24 Karat Gold shows. Stevie played for 75 minutes when she opened for Rod in 2011 and 2012. So 24 Karat Gold Tour was close to a double bill. Aretha was first woman to be inducted into the Rock Hall. Stevie isn't about kinship. She's happy to say she opens doors but won't acknowledge the struggles women of color had to endure in music business such as violence, racism, sexual abuse. As Billy sings, she's living in her white bread world...maybe an ivory tower |
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Your thinking that she doesn't have to mention Aretha being the first inductee may just be old school, which is your right. Carole mentioned Aretha because Aretha was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I just think Stevie is blind to the problem of white privilege and doesn't appreciate that women of color in the music business had it much harder than she did. As a Stevie fan, I'm not going to make excuses for her. As an aside, I do think Stevie mentioned in 2014 interviews that she wanted to be an R&B singer. |
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Stevie has her own challenge with persons of color like Eric Clapton does. They both have men of color in their bands but they do nothing to support artists of color or acknowledge they're building their music from sounds created by black musicians. As an example, when Mary J Blige's last album was released Madonna made a post to her fans to go buy MJB's record. Stevie only did that for white artists Vanessa and Harry. At least Mick acknowledged Dreams evolved from I'll Be Around. Stevie also let Lenny Castro go from her band in 2012. And when Lori Nicks left her solo band, she hired Marilyn Martin over Stevvi Alexander, who is black and was touring with her in FM for 2 years right before. Marilyn got the FM gig in 2018 too over Srevvi. If you believe Stephen Davis' bio of Stevie, which I don't, she said she didn't want black drivers. Why would he bring that up though? |
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Clapton has always acknowledged the influence of black musicians, especially Robert Johnson and Freddie King. He made a duet album with B.B. King and had a huge hit with Babyface. He’s had up and coming black artists open for him. He’s lent his talents and name to many black artists over the years. |
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What about Bootylicious? She appears without Destiny's Child in the video. She made money from that yet she wouldn't let Nathan from TikTok sell his clip of Dreams. She's a white Queen. |
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