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Miss Donna Simone

Blues,Funk,R&B,Soul,Rock,Folk Fretless Bassist

About Me

I'm loving life. Music is my passion and artistic expression. Been a bassist for over 40 years. Played a lot of styles with a lot of people - blues,bluegrass,rock.R&B and country. I am a Transsexual woman - now legally female. I'm listed in the book "Baltimore Sounds" as "Pete" Plamondon. More on that in my blogs. Now that that's outta the way ---- My main bass is a Warwick Corvette Fretless and have a Fender Fretless P/J (frets didn't last 36 hours before I pulled them - damn you Ginger!!) and a Fender MB4. I'm a diehard user of Ampeg SVT amps (since 1970). I'm a versatile and experienced player and a quick study. I'm definately old school - NO active electronics or effects - nothing that requires batteries 'cept my tuner. Originally from Georgetown - Washington, D.C. Played with various bands there and moved to Baltimore in '67. Played thru the "Bluesette","Majestic Artist Prod." and "Starleigh" with bands such as the "Uncertain Things", "Rize", "Joshua" (see www.myspace.com/joshua1968), then "Renaud and the Junction", "Jesse", "Southbound", various bluegrass bands, "Jaded Sister", "Rainbow Rouge" and "Hurricane and the Blues Tornado". Opened for numerous national acts at shows produced by "Tree Frog Productions" during the glory days of Painters Mill Music Fair. Opened for Ruth Copeland, the James Cotton Blues Band, Savoy Brown, Grin, Atomic Rooster, Redbone, Seatrain and others. Left Baltimore for a few years and played worship services in chuches and coffeehouses in North Carolina- had to find myself spiritually and learn to face my little "personal issue". I have recentlee met my soulmate, Ginger from Nova Scotia, Canada. She's a fretless bassist as well(my 1 friend) and my inspiration to go fretless..we hope to arrange and compose for 2 basses and will be making beautiful music together.... I AM INTERESTED IN MEETING/JAMMING WITH OTHER SERIOUS LOCAL MUSICIANS. - Currently with "da TBONE MOJO" and "JOSHUA" but still LOOKING FOR other serious GIGS, PROJECTS and SESSION WORK with MUSICALLY MATURE ARTISTS. ... You never know where I'll be playing/who I'll be sittin in with on weekends....- for more about me check out my other myspace profile at: http://www.myspace.com/joshua1968 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------
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Member Since: 8/18/2006
Band Website: youtube.com/user/missdonnasimone
Band Members: "da TBONE MOJO" --- Guitar/Vocals - TBone Bradley, Bass/Vocals - Donna Simone Plamondon, Drums - Dave Cook ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------"JOSHUA" --- Guitar/Vocals - Sandy Racher, - Guitar/Vocals - Ricky Ford, - Bass/Vocals - Donna Plamondon, - Drums - Jerry Seigel------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------Myspace Layouts

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Influences: Still thinks LITTLE FEAT is the greatest rock/jam band that ever lived... LOVE listening to ALL kinds of music EXCEPT Rap/Hiphop/heavy metal/screamers. Would have to say Jack Cassidy...Paul Samwell/Smith...Tim Bogart...Cliff Barton...Chas Chandler...Ronnie Wood...Nathan East... Listening to old school R&B, soul, blues, funk, bluegrass, Americana and smooth jazz bassists to many to mention over the past 40 years. I learn something from most everything I hear. I would like to give a special thanks to my soulmate,Ginger Blaire, for introducing me to the beauty of going fretless.
Sounds Like: you tell me.. - I HOPE I sound like me.
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My Blog

Congressional Hearing - Audio - Transgender Rights

The Senate House Education and Labor Committee's Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Held a hearing on discrimination against transgender employees. Congressman Robert Andrews (D-NJ...
Posted by Miss Donna Simone on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:20:00 PST

FINALLY - Recognition by the American Medical Association

The American Medical Association has joined the European Community,Canada and even Cuba and Iran in recognizing that G.I.D. IS a TRUE MEDICAL CONDITION that merits Medical Treatment.   AMERI...
Posted by Miss Donna Simone on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:19:00 PST

Music Has Saved My Life (a work in progress)

       Although my birth certificate states that I was born a male, I have known since my earliest memories, at four or five years old that something was wrong, that I wa...
Posted by Miss Donna Simone on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:00:00 PST

Thanksgiving

..> ..> Subject: Body: To me, Thanksgiving Day is one of the most important days of the year. It's all about concentrating and celebrating all that is going right in our lives. It costs us NOT...
Posted by Miss Donna Simone on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:47:00 PST

I Have Been Blessed

I would like to thank everyone for the love,kindness,support and respect I have been shown by the music community (musicians,club owners and patrons) here in the Baltimore/Washington area. Y...
Posted by Miss Donna Simone on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:52:00 PST

my letter to legislature re: same sex marriage

 As both a Christian and a registered voter I urge you to consider all of potential ramifications of any proposed marriage amendment to our Constitution. If passed it would then require legi...
Posted by Miss Donna Simone on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:48:00 PST