Best Canadian Musician Radio Podcasts (2024)

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Edmund Pilling , founding member and lead singer of the band Fludd 45:18

1d ago45:18

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Edmund Pilling , singer, songwriter, award winning musician, composer and the founding member and lead singer of the band Fludd is Dan Hare’s guest. In this chat Edmund talks about: being a part of Cat Stevens' band and touring in Europe; why he went to Birmingham, England as a teenager; the origins of Fludd and the members including Greg (Goddo) G…

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Frank Marino, Canadian icon and guitar virtuoso, singer and leader of the band Mahogany Rush. 1:21:35

9d ago1:21:35

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Frank Marino, Canadian icon and guitar virtuoso, singer and leader of the band Mahogany Rush. In this fascinating for musicians and fans alike, Frank talks about: his feelings on being compared to Jimi Hendrix; opening for Aerosmith and Ted Nugent; guitar playing; building pedals and amps; and so much more. Find out about Mahogany Rush @ mahoganyru…

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All 80s Rock & Talk Podcast featuring a TEASER with Lynyrd Skynyrd's Rickey Medlocke 2:44

9d ago2:44

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FULL INTERVIEW COMING SOON... In this teaser Long time Skynyrd guitar player Rickey Medlocke talks about where he was on October 20th, 1997 when the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane took a fatal crash in Mississippi. Rickey was in the band at the beginning in the early 70's and left band before 1977- he re-joined them in 1996 and has been in Skynyrd since.…

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Cliff Edwards, musician, composer, former lead male vocalist of the Juno award-winning group The Bells 57:53

16d ago57:53

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In this chat with Dan Hare, Cliff reveals: how the Five Bells got started and why the eventually became The Bells; who wrote their Juno award-winning hit Stay Awhile; their US exposure performing in well known venues, state fairs and on the biggest US TV show of the day such as The Tonight Show; why he left The Bells; details of his solo career; wh…

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Rick Mason, former drummer for The Mynah Birds 46:19

23d ago46:19

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Rick Mason, composer, musician and drummer of the iconic band The Mynah Birds. In this chat with Dan Hare, Rick reveals: how Rick James recruited him into The Mynah Birds; the interchange of musicians between the bands of the day including Lighthouse, Steppenwolf and The Mynah Birds; his close relationship with Rick James: why the band’s record was…

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Brian Miessner, songwriter and lead singer/bassist for North America's first Beatles cover band, Liverpool 1:01:10

30d ago1:01:10

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Brian Miessner, songwriter and lead singer/bassist for North America’s first Beatles cover band, Liverpool, as well as the late ‘’70s, early ‘80s band Aerial in this revealing chat with Dan Hare, Brian talks about: his early musical experiences in Saskatchewan and his move to Toronto; the tremendous success of Liverpool and their U.S. exposure; why…

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Ron Sakamoto, legendary and multi-award-winning music promoter 1:01:04

1M ago1:01:04

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Ron Sakamoto is a multi-award-winning music promoter who has represented the biggest names in music including Roy Orbison, the Beach Boys, Kiss, Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, Bryan Adams and many, many others. In 2023 he received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement award at the Junos and, after 17 years of consecutive wins for Canadian Country Music…

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All 80s Rock & Talk feat. Journey drummer Deen Castronovo 27:08

1M ago27:08

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Interview Announcement: Drummer Deen Castronovo sits to discuss his great career and music journey! everything from Bad English, first meeting Neil Schon and Jonathan Cane, his band Revolution Saints and getting a second chance with JOURNEY... Castronovo, known for his exceptional drumming skills and versatile style, has capti…

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All 80s Rock & Talk TEASER with Journey Drummer Deen Castronovo 3:53

1M ago3:53

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FULL interview coming soon! Here is a teaser of my Interview with Journey drummer Deen Castronovo! In the Interview we talk Bad English, Revolution Saints and getting a second chance with Journey....... More to comeBy Shane Christopher Neal, Michael Hanson & Bobby R. Rock

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(Jon Mikl) THOR, Canadian and U.S. bodybuilding champion, songwriter, singer, musician. 56:12

1M ago56:12

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(Jon Mikl) THOR is a former Canadian and U.S. bodybuilding champion, and a songwriter, singer, and musician. In this fascinating chat with Dan Hare, Thor (as he is known professionally) shares much about his varied career including: how he combined bodybuilding, his love of superheroes and music to create his wild, glam rock persona and stage show;…

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Dean Hajas, musician, composer, engineer, producer, multi-instrmentalist, 1:25:44

2M ago1:25:44

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Dean Hajas is a musician, composer, engineer, producer, multi-instrmentalist, and much more. In this jam-packed chat with Dan Hare, Dean shares tales from his diverse experiences in creating music, producing and engineering and much more. He also talks about forging his own path and provides an in-depth look into the legalities of the music biz and…

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All 80s Rock & Talk Podcast TEASER with Authors Paul Brannigan and Darren Paltrowitz (Van Halen) 8:59

2M ago8:59

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Coming on March 3-4 to Classic 1220 I will feature parts of two interviews I did on Van Halen. Back in 2021 I chatted with author Paul Brannigan about his book UNCHAINED: The Eddie Van Halen Story and most recently with author Darren Paltrowitz on his book about David Lee Roth- How David Lee Roth Changed the World. Here is a brief snippet from each…

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Scott Merritt, singer, songwriter, composer, guitar player, and producer 1:03:30

2M ago1:03:30

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Scott Merritt is a singer, songwriter, composer, guitar player, and producer with many accomplishments who has worked throughout North America since 1980. In this chat with Dan Hare, Scott talks about: songwriting; self producing his first album; working with a record label and when, and why, all that changed; making recordings for himself and othe…

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All 80s Rock & Talk feat. Author of "How David Lee Roth Changed the World" Darren Paltrowitz 43:00

2M ago43:00

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Darren spends his life as a private investigator so no surprise he dug deep into the world of David Lee Roth! He has put out a great book "DLR- How David Lee Roth Changed the World" . We have a great conversation about David and Darren shares all the connections he made along the way with past members of David's bands and in his inner circle. We ta…

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Eddie Bullen, multi award-winning pianist, producer, composer, arranger 52:12

2M ago52:12

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Eddie Bullen is a pianist, composer, arranger, and producer and recipient of an abundance of awards (including a Juno) and recognition (including a Grammy nomination) for his outstanding talents. To date Eddie has produced over 200 albums. In this fascinating chat with Dan Hare, Eddie talks about: his musical background in Grenada; coming to Canada…

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Jaimie Vernon, musician, author, and president/founder of Bullseye Records 1:14:18

2M ago1:14:18

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Jaimie Vernon - musician, author, president of Bullseye Records, and creator of The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia series. In this jam-packed chat with Dan Hare Jaimie delves into Canada’s music scene and talks about: the his rollercoaster ride in many areas of music; the journey of Bullseye Records; his life as a musician then and now; his unique…

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Keith Sharp, founder of Music Express Magazine 54:54

3M ago54:54

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Keith Sharp is the founder of the iconic Canadian music magazine Music Express and author of the book “Music Express: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Canada's Music Magazine”. In this return chat with Dan Hare Keith talks about: his connections to the late Myles Goodwin and Gordon Lightfoot; the challenges for ‘retro’ bands in today’s musical land…

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Coral Andrews radio broadcaster, journalist and author of "The Back Door" 1:00:39

3M ago1:00:39

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Coral Andrews radio broadcaster, journalist and author of the book “The Back Door” returns for another an unique chat with Dan Hare. Coral shares: more tales for her time at The Back Door Bar, Kitchener. Ontario’s underground subculture of the 1970s to the 1990s including how she got her DJ name of “Squeaky Subversive”; the variety of radio shows s…

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All 80s Rock & Talk featuring and interview with Record Producer Tom Werman (Motley Crue, Poison, Cheap Trick) 33:33

3M ago33:33

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Producer Tom Werman has a brand new book out called : TURN IT UP- My Time Making Hit Records in the Glory Days of Rock Music Tom has produced Motley Crue, Poison, Twisted Sister, Jeff Beck, Ted Nugent, Cheap Truck and many others. This interview was done by Zoom and talks about his life producing these great rock bands of the golden era of ROCK! th…

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Dan Hare - acclaimed entertainer, musician, tribute artist 56:21

3M ago56:21

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Dan Hare, acclaimed entertainer and musician, moves from hosting this podcast to becoming our special guest. In this chat with Dusty Discs Radio’s Program Director Lori Dean, Dan spills the goods on the songs and recording of his new, retro-rock album ‘I Love This Life’. He talks about: the overall flavour of the album and why he chose these 10 son…

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All 80s Rock & Talk Podcast feat. YEAR 1981 23:47

3M ago23:47

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Significant albums of 1981 included Tattoo You- The Rolling Stones Face Value- Phil Collins For Those About to Rock- AC/DC Escape- Journey Moving Pictures- Rush ...... and so many others ! Bobby R. Rock and SCN discuss 1981 (despite both being very young LOL) and some of the songs and albums of the year Dynasty, Three's Company and Dukes of Hazzard…

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Guest Glimpses with Ty Reveen, Brad Roberts, B.J. Cook, Ross Rheaume & David Smith of Roman Grey 43:29

3M ago43:29

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This is the 25th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: TY REVEEN - son of the famous mentalists/hypnotist Reveen and creator of iconic rock stage show visual effect…

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Guest Glimpses with Stu Jeffries, Mike Kozak & Marco Bradac, Connie Kaldor, Gary Fjellgaard 40:50

4M ago40:50

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from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: STU JEFFRIES - Radio and TV broadcaster best known as the host of CBC TV’s Good Rockin’ Tonight. In this short bit Stu tells host Dan Hare how he got the host job at Good Rockin’ Tonigh…

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Guest Glimpses with Ray Materick, Randy Hiebert, Mike Fraser, John Webster 40:28

4M ago40:28

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This is the 23rd episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: RAY MATERICK - Canadian icon, singer-songwriter, and guitar player best known for his song "Linda Put the Cof…

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Guest Glimpses with Cathy Young, John Einarson, Jim Vallance, Jane Siberry 42:03

4M ago42:03

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This is the 22nd episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: CATHY YOUNG - singer/songwriter, guitar player, producer, and voice over artist who won the 1974 Juno award f…

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All 80s Rock & Talk Podcast feat. an Interview with Jack Blades of Night Ranger 33:27

4M ago33:27

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Happy Holidays! Wrapping up 2023 on the All 80s Rock & Talk Podcast a featured interview with Night Rangers JACK BLADES. The band just released "40 Yers and a Night with Contemporary Youth Orchestra". We talk about the new album, about 40 years of Night Ranger and some of the fond memories along the way. Night Ranger never did have a #1 Hit ---Sist…

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Eddie Schwartz, iconic songwriter and Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee 1:06:31

4M ago1:06:31

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Eddie Schwartz, is an iconic songwriter, multi award-winner, and Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee who, in addition to his own career, has had songs recorded by Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, Rita Coolidge, and some big hits for Paul Carrack (Don’t Shed A Tear) and Pat Benatar (Hit Me With Your Best Shot). In this fascinating and ja…

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All 80s Rock & Talk Podcast feat. Michael Jackson's albums of the 80s 35:25

4M ago35:25

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The King of Pop put out two ground breaking albums in the 1980's both produced by Quincy Jones . The two albums shaped the 1980's for Pop music- Thriller in 1982 and then Bad in 1987. Bobby, Michael and Shane discuss the Michael Jackson era from the 80s and how it impacted the decade.By Shane Christopher Neal, Michael Hanson & Bobby R. Rock

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Sue Foley, multi award-winning blues guitarist and Canadian icon 57:04

5M ago57:04

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Sue Foley, multi award-winning blues guitarist joins host Dan Hare to chat about: how she discovered the blue; her guitar style, technique and ongoing development; being female in the male dominated world of guitar players and her multi-level project on guitar women; what she’s doing now and much more. Find out all about Sue @suefoley.com…

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All 80's Rock & Talk Podcast feat. Def Leppard albums of the 80's 27:35

5M ago27:35

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Glass Tiger drummer Michael Hanson says that Def Leppard owned the 80's, and well I do agree in the rock space they did (altho Michael Jackson and Phil Collins I believe owned charts) - Today Michael and Bobby R. Rock and I discuss Def Leppard of the 80's. From "On Through the Night" to "High N Dry" to "Pyromania" and "Hysteria" the band evolved fr…

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David Rashed, songwriter and keyboardist for Haywire 47:33

5M ago47:33

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David Rashed is one of the original members of the Haywire as well as their keyboardist and a songwriter. In this chat with Dan Hare David talks about: the unique criteria they looked for in band members when forming Haywire in PEI back in 1981; winning tour battle of the band contests; touring in Japan and recording in Norway; not landing Bruce Al…

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Robert Lawson, author and expert on The Guess Who RETURNS 1:05:21

5M ago1:05:21

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Robert Lawson, insider and expert on The Guess Who and author of ‘Wheatfield Empire’, the definitive comprehensive history on The Guess Who, returns for a second chat with Dan Hare. In this riveting conversation Dan and Robert wade through facts, rumours, insights, contradictions, complications, questionable conduct, and and an “unsavoury character…

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All 80s Rock & Talk Podcast feat. Aerosmith albums of the 80s 23:18

5M ago23:18

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Aerosmith is one possibly the greatest Rock Bands of all time! The bad boys from Boston have released 15 Studio Albums, 6 Live Albums, 16 Compilations and two EPS. The band broke in the 70s selling over 150 Million Albums worldwide! Some say that "ROCKS" in 1976 was the bands biggest album....but the radio charts only became friendly to the Bad Boy…

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Liona Boyd, Officer of the Order of Canada, Five Time Juno winner, world-wide performer 43:52

5M ago43:52

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Liona Boyd, “The First Lady of The Guitar”, is a five time Juno Award winner, recipient of several Lifetime Achievement awards and an Officer of the Order of Canada. She has recorded 29 albums, many of which are Gold and Platinum, and has performed around world with her solo classical guitar and in orchestral concerts. In this raw and revealing cha…

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Earl Johnson, guitar player and songwriter for Moxy 1:00:14

6M ago1:00:14

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Earl Johnson, co-founder, guitar player and songwriter for Moxy, founder of the band TRIBZ. In this raw and revealing chat with host Dan Hare Earl shares: experiences from the early days of Moxy, including why he was kicked out of the recording session for the bands first album; internal band pressures and record company problems; the beautiful son…

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Errol Starr Francis, Juno award-winning singer/songwriter for the hit song 'Angel' 1:22:51

6M ago1:22:51

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Errol Starr Francis is a Juno award-winning singer/songwriter, sound engineer, producer, SOCAN songwriter of the year recipient, multi award-winner for TV and radio production, founder of Spa Music Stream and Peace Troubador. Errol may be best know for his 1989 hit song ‘Angel’, and in this chat with host Dan Hare, he talks about this and other hit…

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Guest Glimpses with Lenny Solomon, Keith Brown, Frank Troiano & Mark Doble, Bob Buckley 41:24

6M ago41:24

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This is the 21st episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: LENNY SOLOMON - Jazz, pop, violinist, composer and studio musician who may be best known as the co-founder of…

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Sylvia Tyson, music legend and Order of Canada recipient 44:03

6M ago44:03

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Sylvia Tyson is a legend in the Canadian music scene. She is a singer, songwriter, novelist, Order of Canada recipient, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee and seven time Juno nominee. She was part of the duo Ian and Sylvia ('Four Strong Winds') with her then husband Ian Tyson but has also had a successful…

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RayMan Ramsay, Promo Man and author, Part 2 1:11:02

7M ago1:11:02

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RayMan Ramsay worked for decades as a promo man for top record companies such as Quality Records, RCA, and is a BCCMA Hall of Fame inductee. In part 2 of this chat with Dan Hare, RayMan shares tales from his second book Promo Monkey: Monkey See, Monkey Two: Personas and Prima Donnas including: experiences with artists such as Sammy Davis Jr., Charl…

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All 80s Rock & Talk feat. Year 1986 (featured interview George Lynch Dokken/Lynch Mob) 53:44

7M ago53:44

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Week Ending September 27, 1986 Huey Lewis and the News had the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 with Stuck With You. Glass Tiger had the #5 chart position with Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone which made it all the way to #2 and peaked at #1 in Canada. Michael Hanson talks about the hit song and the 1986 album Thin Red Line, and Bobby R Rock gives his…

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RayMan Ramsay, Promo Man and author, Part 1 1:14:56

7M ago1:14:56

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RayMan Ramsay worked for decades as a promo man for top record companies such as Quality Records, RCA, and BMG. He is the author and subject of the book “Promo Monkey: My Life As A Bellhop in the Waldorf Hysteria” and in part 1 of a 2 part interview, RayMan talks about: getting his start in the music business; his connections to some of the biggest…

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Peter Foldy, multi-faceted musician, filmmaker, photographer 51:17

7M ago51:17

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Peter Foldy, is a musician, songwriter, photographer, screenwriter, film director, producer, and much more who exploded onto the Canadian music scene in 1973 with his first single ‘Bondi Junction’ which hit #1 in Canada and earned him Juno nominations. In this return visit with Dan Hare, Peter discusses filmmaking and why he prefers directing; how …

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All 80s Rock & Talk feat. One Hit Wonders of the 80s (feat interview Much Music's Bill Welychka) 1:01:54

7M ago1:01:54

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Episode #12 features an interview with Much Music's Bill Welychka ! Bill and I chatted about his early days as a MUCH VJ, his brand new book titled A HAPPY HAS-BEEN- Exciting Times and Lessons Learned by one of Canada's Foremost Entertainment Journalists. We talk about the documentary 299 Queen Street West tour that starts in Toronto on September 2…

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Kim Berly of The Stampeders RETURNS! 54:13

7M ago54:13

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Kim Berly is the Juno award-winner, SOCAN lifetime achievement recipient, drummer, singer and songwriter for the Canadian classic rock band The Stampeders. In this return visit with Dan Hare Kim shares: insights into his band mates and the ongoing success of their live performances; the impetus for his 'Chat & Song' Facebook series; details on the …

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Guest Glimpses with Gil Moore, Graham Shaw, Tom Lavin, Bob Klanac & Nick Panaseiko 40:28

8M ago40:28

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This is the 20th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: GIL MOORE - drummer/singer and co-founder of the award-winning and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee band,…

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All 80s Rock & Talk feat. Madonna (featured interview author of EVH book Paul Brannigan) 1:03:34

8M ago1:03:34

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Madonna ruled MTV and Much Music in the mid 80's! Her first 3 albums were smash hits including her self titled album in 1983 the Like a Virgin and Like a Prayer. On todays episode (thanks to Michael Hanson) we dive deep umm into Madonna! talk about her music, her image, her image as a leader and role model. Madonna holds the record for most #1 albu…

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Guest Glimpses with Chris Tait, Jean Marc, Andy Curran, Geoffrey Kelly 40:16

8M ago40:16

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This is the 19th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: CHRIS TAIT - singer-songwriter and producer, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the gold record …

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Guest Glimpses with Barry Muir, Brad Merritt, Drew Arnott, Paul Andrew Smith 40:23

8M ago40:23

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This is the 18th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: BARRY MUIR - bass player for The Payolas, Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, The Blue Shadows and a pro…

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Frank Mills, 3 time Juno award-winner, 2 time SOCAN classic award-recipient 1:21:27

8M ago1:21:27

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Frank Mills is an iconic Canadian musician, three time Juno award-winner, two time SOCAN classic award-recipient, keyboardist, composer & arranger of 20 gold/platinum albums, producer, writer, and noted TV host/performer. In this fascinating chat with Dan Hare Frank shares many highlights from his 81 years including: the traumas he experienced as a…

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All 80's Rock & Talk feat. Duran Duran (feature Interview Riki Rachtman of MTV) 1:00:30

8M ago1:00:30

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Duran Duran owned the 1980s! they were all over MTV! Their debut album came out in 1981 with the hit songs GIRLS ON FILM and PLANET EARTH. They were the innovators of music video and by 1984 they achieved levels of fame similar to Beatlemania. The bands second album RIO spawned the Hits RIO and HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF and the third album Seven and the…

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