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Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Filed under: Rock Almanac Spinner.com : On This Date in 2006: John Hall, guitarist and songwriter for '70s band Orleans ('Dance With Me,' 'Still the One'), is elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives from the state of New York. The Almanac Advises for November 7: "If you are... Read more
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
While the music world celebrates Barack Obama’s win, the Democratic domination in Tuesday’s election has led to the demise of Washington D.C.’s most powerful band. The Second Amendments, comprised of five members of the House of Representatives, learned that three of their five members would not return to Congress following the election. Nevada keyboardist/Republican Jon [...]
Gawker (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
You think this election was all fun and games and hope and first black presidents and gay marriage banning? No! No, it was not! There were real things at stake that Americans didn't even think about,...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Exclusive: Rocker complains after seeing McCain use song on CNN
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 16/10/2008
Republican congressional candidate Kieran Lalor of Peekskill has raised just under half a million dollars in his underdog bid to unseat freshman Democratic Rep. John Hall of Dover, according to a new campaign finance report filed with the Federal Election Commission. But the $490,115 Lalor raised through Sept. 30 is less than a quarter of the [...]
Whiskey Fire (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
by Ripley Jackson Browne wouldn't have them. Van Halen wouldn't have them. John Hall & Orleans wouldn't have them. Heart wouldn't have them. But... (damn it, Ripley - don't you cry!)... there are people who believe. They BELIEVE!! Two of...
News Hounds (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
As soon as I read that Sarah Palin was once nicknamed "Barracuda" I remarked that the McCain camp would probably use the Heart tune, and in keeping with their obvious disregard for other people's property rights, use it without permission. Also included in the segment briefly addressing the issue on FOX and Friends this morning 9/5/08 (you gotta watch this one) was a brief look at Mr. Sarah Palin,...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
John McCain has already gotten in trouble for unauthorized use of songs and other intellectual property of John Mellencamp , Frank Valli , ABBA, John Hall of Orleans, Chuck Berry, Mike Myers , and Jackson Browne . Now, it's Van Halen 's turn to be ripped off by McCain. They say : Van Halen management tells us the band had no idea McCain was planning on using "Right Now" during his big entrance in...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Earlier in the convention, I mentioned "Still the One," a terrific song they always play for Ted Kennedy. A reader informs me, "'Still the One' was written by the lead guitarist of the group Orleans, John Hall. This is the same John Hall who sits in the House of Representatives as a Democrat from New York's 19th district." I'll be dipped.
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
I’ve been contributing since April at WNEW.com, the website of New York’s legendary album-rock radio station. (Yeah, I can hardly believe it myself.) One of my regular features is Rock 101, designed to shed light on famous events and personalities in rock history that are well-known to geezers such as I, but perhaps not so [...]
WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Congressman John Hall is in Denver as part of the New York delegation. But he's also the co-founder of the band Orleans . Which means he knows a thing or two about standing on a stage in a giant stadium. We get his advice for Barack Obama, who will address thousands of supporters at Denver's stadium on Thursday night.
rochesterturning.com (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Three days ago, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report changed a few of their House race ratings. Included among these was the move of New York’s 19th congressional district, which is based around the lower Hudson River Valley, was moved from “Likely Democratic” to “Solid Democratic.” The district voted for Bush by a nine-point margin in [...]
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
You know how John McCain has been running all of those ads complaining that Barack Obama is "popular" and "inspiring" and "adored by millions of people around the world"? Well, it turns out that one of the benefits of having...
PREA Prez (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
Some of you got it. I picked Jackson Browne for my Old School clip this week because he got his lawyers to stop John McCain from illegally using his song, Running on Empty. McCain violated Browne’s property rights. But it turns out that McCain is a serial property rights law breaker. Back in February, it was John [...]
the albany project - Front Page (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
