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About Me

I am a singer/songwriter who took forever to start performing in front of people. I started by doing a few open mics and joined with a couple of girls to form "Lyric Cinema" which lasted a couple of years until everybody went their separate ways to pursue other goals. My husband and I formed a duo and still played the odd gig. By this time I had been bitten by the performance bug and wanted to continue but the thoughts of starting from scratch with different people wasn't so appealling. I picked up a bass player and two former members of "Lyric Cinema" and formed "The Rusty Pickups" a couple years ago, after a request to play at the Peace-A-Chord festival. The intention was only to play the festival but about a week after, I was asked if the band would play a gig. I reluctantly accepted because we had a songlist of only six tunes. Before we knew it, we had an entire show put together. We don't play as much as we used to because we all have other jobs and are pretty scattered at the moment. But we will be returning real soon.

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Member Since: 11/2/2005
Band Website: www.purevolume.com/therustypickups"purevolume.com/therustypickups
Band Members: Jim Bellows - lead guitar Jeff Power - bass Alex Pierson -drums I am Debbie Bellows, singer, songwriter & rhythm guitar player for the band. I write when it strikes me. I wish it came easier than it does, but "Wadda ya gonna do?". I love the boys and thank each of them for their energy, patience and advice. It's all about the energy and when it works . . . . . it works!
Influences: Sarah Harmer, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Robin Ford, Eric Clapton, Smashing Pumpkins, Jefferson Airplane, John Prine & Stewie.
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Record Label: Nadda!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Saturday, November 04th

The Rusty Pickups @ The Rose & Thistle
Posted by The Rusty Pickups on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:56:00 PST

Check out this event: The Rusty Pickups

Hosted By: JimmyWhen: Friday Oct 06, 2006 at 11:00 PMWhere: The SpurWater StreetSt. John's, A1C2B1CADescription: Jimmy Click Here To View Event...
Posted by The Rusty Pickups on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:19:00 PST

Check out this event: Battle For the Hill 2

Hosted By: Ace PromotionsWhen: Saturday Feb 25, 2006 at 12:00 AMWhere: My Rec RoomClarenville, CADescription:Ace Promotions Click Here To View Event...
Posted by The Rusty Pickups on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:20:00 PST

About my recordings

All recordings on my page were done by our friend Geoff Panting with the exception of "My Grand Ole Opry". Many thanks to Geoff for setting us up with a litle demo. ...
Posted by The Rusty Pickups on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:14:00 PST

There once was a gal from Nantucket

. . . then she moved to Chicago 'cause she liked the wind in her hair. Thought it was going to be somethin' bad didn't ya? I'm just really bored this evening . . . not in the mood to play . . ...
Posted by The Rusty Pickups on Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:51:00 PST

My Grand Ole Opry

Just for clarity, "My Grand Ole Opry" was recorded with the original members of "Lyric Cinema" with April Crocker on bass, Alaina Chapman on low harmonies, Jim Bellows on 12 string and myself on lead ...
Posted by The Rusty Pickups on Tue, 15 Nov 2005 02:34:00 PST

Dogs and smokes!

So . . . as I sit here trying to type, add friends, make comments and so on . . . my dog is sitting on the floor whining at me. maybe she's singin . . . I dunno. But if I thought it would shut her up!...
Posted by The Rusty Pickups on Sun, 13 Nov 2005 06:57:00 PST

Enjoy!

Don't forget to click on our photobucket address to view more pics! It is located where a website address should be. :)...
Posted by The Rusty Pickups on Sat, 12 Nov 2005 02:03:00 PST

Check out this event: Birthday Party for Peedar

Hosted By: Peedar / A Boy Named TragedyWhen: Saturday Nov 19, 2005 at 11:00 PMWhere: The RepublicDuckworth StreetSt. John's, CADescription: Peedar / A Boy Named Tragedy Click Here To View Event...
Posted by The Rusty Pickups on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:35:00 PST