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December 2005 |
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- Added 9 songs fromThe Notorious Johnny's CD - The Notorious Johnny's. Check them out on the Music page.
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November 2005 |
- My Books section is up. Check it out! This is just the beginning as this section will grow.
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- Artwork #54 "Monk" has been added to Bee's Gallery.
Painted on 05-01-05.
- Artwork #57 "Exodus" has been added Bee's Gallery.
- Artwork #64 "Winter at Shepperds's Pointe" has been added Bee's Gallery. Painted on 07-23-05
- Artwork #65 "16th Street Drawbridge" has been added Bee's Gallery. Painted on 05-16-05
- Artwork #66"Takashi's Wind Gods" has been added Bee's Gallery.
- Artwork #67 "Untitled" has been added Bee's Gallery.
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October 2005 |
- Pictures from Johnny's Opening Night at the Symmetry Gallery, June 11, 2005 are available for viewing
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- Wednesday, October 26th Detroit Blues Society Presents The Howling Diablo's wsg/Travelin' Blues Clutch Cargo's I-Lounge. Pontiac, MI.
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- Bee's art can be seen at The padded cell 519 South Washington Royal Oak, MI. 248-336-6633.
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- Monday, October 3rd-5th Recording The Detroit Band Harmonie Park Studio's, Detroit, MI.
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September 2005 |
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- Max Weinberg's Book has been re-released "Conversations with Rock and Roll's Great Drummers", with Johnny Bee on the cover. Written by Max Weinberg and Robert Santelli. Featuring Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, Dino Darnelli, and many others.
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- Sunday September 18th An Artist Afternoon featuring Mark Arminski, John Badanjek, Bryan Cunningham, Mina Friday. Memphis Smoke, Royal Oak, MI.
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- Tuesday-Thursday September 13th-15th Recording The Detroit Band Harmonie Park Recording Studio's. Detroit, MI.
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- Sunday, September 11th Katrina Hurricane Benefit Royal Oak Music Theater, The Howling Diablo's, Shipwreaked Union ,The Reefer Men. Royal Oak, MI.
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- Johnny's partying with the Stones. Go to my Scrapbook to see a picture of me and Ron Wood.
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- Johnny's backstage with Sammy Hager. Check out a picture in my Scrapbook.
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August 2005 |
- Bee was at the DTE Energy to see the Doors perform. Backstage pictures include Bee with The Doors members Ray Manzarek and Ty Dennis. Also a picture of Bee with Carmine Appice.
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- Artwork #55 "Hungarian Morning Rain" has been added to Bee's Gallery.
Painted on 05-02-05.
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- Johnny will be performing with Mark Pazman Super Session at the Windsor Blues Festival on July 16th in Windsor Ontario.
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 Niagara and the
Colonel in front of Bee's painting "I Dreamed That Niagara Was My
Girl-Friend". More at Dirty Detroit . |
- Added 3 songs off the new Stammering Flames - Sister Mojo promo CD. Check them out on the Music page. Remember you can listen to these songs in their entirety.
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- Added 5 songs the Broken Toys Sessions - Crackhead Pizza - The Basement Tapes. Check them out on the Music page.
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 Johnny played drums with the Don Rader Tribute at The Motor-City Music
Conference. The Don Rader tribute included Jimmy
Bones from Kid Rock's band and Scott Campbell on vocals.
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A new CD released titled Motor City Rockin produced by Ron Cooke Johnny's former bass player with the legendary Detroit Band. Other musicians on the CD include Wayne Kramer of The MC5 and Johnny
Thunders of The New York Dolls. The CD is the missing chapter of the soon to be released book Noise, Grit and the revolution by author David Carson.
 The track's include unreleased material by Johnny, Fred Sonic Smith of the MC5, and Ron Cooke. The untold story of the birth of the original Sonics Rendezvous Band. Also included are performances by the city of Detroit's most influential rock musicians setting the stage for what would become known as the most high energy music of it's kind. This CD is a prelude to Johnny's and Ron's current project titled Detroit 2. To purchase this CD visit The Detroit Artists Workshop Group website.
- Check out a review of this CD at I-94Bar.com .
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- "The Painting's And Drawing's Of Johnny Bee Badanjek"
 Symmetry
Gallery, LTD.
1433 Rochester Rd.
Troy Mi.48083
248-585-0996
Deb Eliassen, Director
The show starts on June 9th and goes to July 5th with an opening night reception on Saturday June 11th.
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- Steve Badalament of Innovation Drums is building a drum set for Bee and Bee will paint the kit with art from one of his very own paintings. Innovation Drums is considered the "Rolls Royce" of drums.
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- Bee's playing drums on the new Howling Diablo CD - Car Wash. It's release is May 7th. Read about it here.
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- Five new pictures added to Bee's Musician Friend's Scrapbook. (look within the first row of pictures)
- Iggy and the Stooges - August 25, 2003
- Billy - Dave - Bee
- Chris Layton from Double Trouble
- Savoy Brown at the "Bag"
- Broken Toys open for Motley Crew
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- Bee will be at the Detroit Music Awards, April 20th at the State Theatre (Flyer). Bee will be performing with Don Was. They will do a tribute to Don Rader,
one of the first rock-a-billy singer's to have a hit record in Michigan in
the late fifties early sixties.
In case you already don't know,
Don Was is currently producing the new Rolling Stones record.
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- Rockets double cd release of both Back Talk and Rocket Roll by Wounded Bird Records, Elektra Entertainment Group.
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- Johnny just learned that the Detroit Band featuring Mitch Ryder is on the COVER YOU: A TRIBUTE TO THE ROLLING STONES album. Added this to the Discography area.
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- My Memorabilia section is up. Check it out! This is just the beginning as this section will grow.
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- Johnny contributes to the "Sesame Workshop Education Video: Talking with Children about Life Threatening Conditions". Read about it here. Bee wrote a song for his grandkids called "Amanda's Song". Sam Callie wants to use it on the Tears Of Love cd. We will let you know when it is released.
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- Bee's been writing songs with a new band, The Stammering Flames, supplying "Garagerock" for Little Steven Van Zandt and his New York underground garage radio show.
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- Just got done doing some tracks recording with the Howling Diablos. Titled Car Wash. Coming out in April 2005, label - Alive Records. See more at the Howling Diablos website.
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- 5 new paintings by Johnny in his Gallery. Look for Art #42-46.
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