Genya Ravan - From the Lollipop Lounge to CBGB's and Sirius Radio
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- NMDJ Presents Fly On The Wall
- Published
- Tue 22 Jun 2021
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- https://anchor.fm/nmdjpresentsflyonthewall/episodes/Genya-Ravan---From-the-Lollipop-Lounge-to-CBGBs-and-Sirius-Radio-e1cikif
Genya Ravan's career started in 1962 in a Brooklyn club called The Lollipop Lounge, which is also the title of her autobiography.
On a dare, she jumped up to sing, which she states were the first time she had heard her voice. She was asked to join the band The Escorts, which featured Richard Perry as one of the members.
In 1963, she formed Goldie and The Gingerbreads after meeting drummer Ginger Bianco in a Greenwich Village bar.
After seeing the band at a party for the Rolling Stones, Atlantic Records Chairman Ahmet Ertegun signed them to Atlantic subsidiary Atco Records.
Goldie and The Gingerbreads were the first all-girl rock band in history to be signed to a major label.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nmdjpresentsflyonthewall/message
On a dare, she jumped up to sing, which she states were the first time she had heard her voice. She was asked to join the band The Escorts, which featured Richard Perry as one of the members.
In 1963, she formed Goldie and The Gingerbreads after meeting drummer Ginger Bianco in a Greenwich Village bar.
After seeing the band at a party for the Rolling Stones, Atlantic Records Chairman Ahmet Ertegun signed them to Atlantic subsidiary Atco Records.
Goldie and The Gingerbreads were the first all-girl rock band in history to be signed to a major label.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nmdjpresentsflyonthewall/message
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