#bobdylan

There are more facets to Cidney Bullens than there are to the Hope Diamond… and they’re all fascinating!  The two-time Grammy nominee, who sang with Elton John and Bob Dylan, tells how and why he chose to tour with Elton and pass on Dylan. What a choice for a young rocker from Massachusetts to have to make. How he met Sir Elton, and how a momentary encounter led to the gig and friendship of a lifetime, and how youth, and addiction cost him said gig two plus years later. The friendship has endured all these decades. Sobering up in his early 20s, having already had extraordinary success, and then singing with Rod Stewart, long-time pal, Bonnie Raitt, and Don Everly, to name but a few, singing lead on three songs on the 8x platinum-selling Grease soundtrack, earning his first Grammy nod, and his second for Survivor off his first solo album, Desire Wire. He left the biz for a decade to raise a family, then returned with more solo work and formed The Reugees with Wendy Waldman and Deborah Holland. Soon after, Cindy became Cidny. That’s a story… woven throughout his whole story. 

Cid told the story in his one-man show, Somewhere Between: Not An Ordinary Life, and in his sensational memoir, Transelectric. Cid’s currently resurrecting Somewhere Between and will be touring with it, starting this summer. Has it ever been more relevant and important? 

Cid told us of always feeling male and how that translated to being a sister, daughter, wife, mother, grandfather, and husband. This is not a simple story, and a far more complex life, made more so by parental tragedy. Cid did not always live with grace, but lessons were learned, and the man who sat before us is wiser, stronger, and… softer. 

A friend for the last many years, I’ve had the good fortune to bear witness to Cid’s many talents, as an actor in the brilliant new musical, The Civility of Albert Cashier, where Cid portrayed a true-life character whose life in some ways mirrored his own, in concert with The Refugees, and I was honored to be asked to blurb his memoir, Transelectric. Cid is a treasured friend with a story that screams to be heard, especially today. 

For all things Cid… his show dates, signed copies of his book, and all of his music, visit  www.cidnybullens.com - what a life! 

Cidny Bullens Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

Wed, June 10, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streamed Live on my FB, YouTube & LinkedIn

2x GRAMMY Nominee CIDNY BULLENS - NOT An Ordinary Life

Today LIVE! Two-time Grammy nominee Cidny Bullens is a good friend and a multi-talented performer, of whom I have borne witness, live, as a singer/songwriter and as an actor. Cid has performed with Bob Dylan, toured and recorded with Sir Elton John, sang three lead vocals on the iconic Grease movie soundtrack, and has had a string of acclaimed solo rock/Americana albums from 1978 to the present. He is also part of the long-time trio, The Refugees, with Wendy Waldman and Deborah Holland. In 2016, Cidny wrote his award-winning one-person show Somewhere Between: Not an Ordinary Life, which he performs nationally. Cid's memoir, TransElectric: My Life as a Cosmic Rock Star (with a foreword by Sir Elton John), was released in 2023 by Chicago Review Press to rave reviews and praise from me. Cid continues to write and tour both solo and with The Refugees, appear at book signings, and is bringing back his solo show Somewhere Between, in the fall. I have yet to see it, can't wait, but did see Cidney in the stellar premiere production of The Civility of Albert Cashier, in the title role. Magnificent! 

More than any of that, Cid is a treasured friend, with a story that screams to be heard, especially today. We'll be talking about transitions never before discussed on this show. It's about time. 

Cidny Bullens Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

Wed, June 10, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streaming Live on my FB, YouTube & LinkedIn

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Bob showing his sexynees.

Not turning his back to the audience.

Not being shy

or authistic.

I was looking for a Danish good bye song by a teacher at "Glamsdalens Efterskole" a scool for kids who live there a year. Did not find it. Found this one instead🍀