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Bill Samsel is a talented artist. He is a vocalist, songwriter, recording artist and a published author. He has traveled the country and has performed and been interviewed on radio and television shows.
"My influences range wide.” He says. “From Elvis, Holly, Jerry Lee, Sam Cooke, to the Beatles, Traffic, the brothers Gibb, to Donovan, Cat Stevens, Gordon Lightfoot. Then there's Morrison, Jagger and Bowie and then Cash, Yoakam and Willie and then Bob Marley, the Itals and Gregory Isaacs to B. B. King, John Lee Hooker . . . If I think about it, I could go on and on.”
“I've written songs that could be classified as Blues, Rock, Pop, Reggae, Jazz, Folk, Country, etc. I love all kinds of different music. I even listen to Beethoven, Ravi Shankar and R. Carlos Nakai.”
Over the years I went from mimicking other artists...that's what a lot of people do...they mimic other artists...I went from that, to experimenting and it took a long time but I eventually found my own voice, my own unique sound, so that I don't sound like anyone else. Elvis had his own sound. The same with Donovan and Yoakam and Winwood. You can't mistake them when you hear them. Sam Cooke had his own sound and nobody else sounded like him. When you hear Sam Cooke...you know right off that it's Sam Cooke! That's what a real vocalist has to do."
"Another thing that makes an artist is the ability to write songs that are potential HITS. Not just one or two but many. I've always felt that the greatest hit songs were simple and short, three or four minutes in length, something simple and short and "catchy". The "hook" is extremely important. It's the hook that catches in people's minds so that they go about their business whistling or humming the tune. It sticks in their mind. That's the whole point of it. That's what makes it a hit. I've written a few hundred tunes in my time with these thoughts in mind. This is how I've always done it and will continue to do so."
STUFF BILL SAMSEL LIKES
Interests: Not having my rights or freedom, my liberty or privacy, my property or person subjugated by Big Brother or the Corporate elites!
Sports: the Washington Turncoats! They're in the American Traitors League.
Music: I listen to ALL Kinds of muse. I go through phases. I dont listen to radio or keep up at all with what's new or who's who or what's what today. My listening goes through rock, blues,jazz,reggae, country, I LOVE the following artists.... Beatles, Doors, Stones, Bowie, Traffic, Hendrix, Bee Gees, Donovan, Bob Marley, the Itals, Glen Miller, Moody Blues, Sam Cooke, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, DWIGHT YOAKAM, Ravi Shankar, Jerry Lee Lewis, B. B. King, the Four Tops, Canned Heat, Beethoven, Cat Stevens, Sons of the Pioneers, Frank Zappa, R. Carlos Nakai, James Brown, Buddy Holly, Gordon Lightfoot, etc.
Movies: Favorite Movies are...FORBIDDEN PLANET! TOMBSTONE, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Life of Brian, Dances with Wolves,
TV: Doctor Who, Honeymooners, M.A.S.H. Fawlty Towers, I, Claudius, Monty Pythons Flying Circus, Mr. Bean, Star Trek,
Books: Today's New Atlantis (I wrote it), All of Ralph Cotton's westerns, Louis L'Amour, And The Truth Shall Set You Free by David Icke, The Late, Great USA by Jerome Corsi,
Heroes/Idols: Wm. A. Samsel, Donovan, Thomas Jefferson, RON PAUL, Alex Jones, |
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"The RENEGADE CD is now available! It's more than a collection of cool new songs...it is a message in a bottle, a wake up call for anyone out there who can still think. Bill says THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE and even points out where it can be found. Great music, great vocals, intense message, great pick!"
- Spinner Thompson, Music Review
Here's what some people have to say about Bill's music...
* Great selection of songs. Great voice. Love the music!
* Love the groove and your singing, right on!
* The band is so tight! I love the cool sound and your voice.
* You are one of the greatest talents I have heard in a long time.
* You are my kind of singer. You are fabulous!
Out of St. Louis, comes singer-songwriter Bill Samsel with “Renegade”, his debut CD on the Brimstone Records label. BILL SAMSEL is a super-talented vocalist, songwriter, published author and recording artist. His music spans all genres from rock n' roll to blues, jazz, country and reggae. The music is getting airplay in three states, UROK Radio, Republic Broadcasting Network and world-wide on internet radio.
Samsel's vocal style is somewhat reminiscent of Donovan, (remember him?) but Samsel plays around with timing and sylables in a way that makes his vocal style rather unique. Young and old alike are drawn to Bill's music because it is unique, it grabs their attention and they can relate to it. His lyrics are powerful, meaningful, and relevant. Renegade is a showcase of Samsel's diversity as a songwriter, uniqueness as a vocalist, and is certainly one man's blow against the empire.
“I can't stand by and do nothing and watch America betrayed by a government that no longer serves the people.” Says singer/songwriter Bill Samsel. “What I do is music and I think music can be a weapon to use against the powers that be. Rock and roll has always been about rebellion in the face of ‘the establishment.'”
Bill Samsel, an artist with a lot to say . . . distinctive, unique, a great songwriter, an exceptional vocalist and a captivating performer. The CD is “Renegade” and it is available at www.brimstonerecords.com and http://cdbaby.com/home. This reviewer is impressed with what I've heard and I want to hear more from Bill Samsel.
- Louis Perello, Musical Review. |
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Location:
Bridgeton MO, USA
Bill Samsel Website
wtsamsel@charter.net
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