Kim Berley was a teenager when he 1st connected with Mel Shaw who was one of the 1st music promoters in Calgary Alberta. It was Mel who put together the Stampeders, who had many global hits including "Sweet City Woman" which charted number one in Canada & reached number eight on the Bill board charts in the USA. He managed them through their most successful years & kept them in the recording studios until they finally hit gold.
Mel recently passed away, & in this episode, Kim & I pay tribute to his life & legacy.

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In part two of my chat with Bob Segarini, we discussed everything from the signing of his band "All the young dudes, to his work on TV, radio & more.
There isn't much in the world of arts & entertainment that Bob hasn't been a part of over the years, & he has a lot to say about it.

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Bob Segarini is a long time veteran of the entertainment business. Inspired to become a singer/songwriter as a young boy growing up in a sleepy little farm town called Stockton in California, his dreams would start to materialize early. He wrote his first song in class while school was in session at his middle school & it wasn't long before luck introduced him to artists like Fabian & Tuesday Weld. As a young man, he moved to Canada where his musical & acting careers took off. In this part one of our interview, we talked about his early years up to his forming a band called "All the young dudes" that was signed by a major label almost immediately & that featured Ritchie & David Henman (founders of April Wine) & Brian Greenway (who later joined April Wine & is still Myles Goodwyn's right hand man). Bob Segarini has been there & done that & in this show, we begin to see how & why he's had a successful career.

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In part one of this episode I discussed with Ritchie the early days and formation of April Wine. In part two we talked about his career after April Wine & how the "Dudes" was formed.

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This is the Christmas special episode that I recorded for the 2020 Christmas season with the hope of giving people something to smile about during the height of the first wave of the Covid 19 pandemic.
In this episode I had several of my previous guests give their Seasons Greetings followed by a Christmas song of their personal choosing.

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Ritchie Henman is an original founding member of the iconic Canadian band April Wine.
He was the original drummer for the band that he & his brother David Henman along with cousin Jim Henman formed after recruiting Myles Goodwyn into the fold.
In this part one of our interview, Ritchie recalls how April Wine was formed & how the three Henman boys ended up leaving the band. In part two we discuss Ritchie's career post April Wine.

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Adrianna Stekar is a 16 year old student at H.B. Beal school for the arts in London, Ontario.
She recently illustrated a new children's book authored by Shannon-Lee Kelly, "Six feet apart".
In this short episode, we discussed her passion for art & how she became a published illustrator while still a high school student.
$1 from every copy of Six Feet Apart is supporting a project of Good Neighbors Canada.
Your contribution will help women and girls in a small village in Cameroon access toilet supplies and handwashing facilities so that they can participate in community, church and school as active, equal citizens.
https://yourhousespc.com

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Domenic Troiano was one of the most seminal guitarists in the world. When he was a mere 17 years old, he was recognized as the best guitarist in Toronto & the top guitarists in the world would soon be flocking to see him play with acts like the Mandala. His brother Frank took inspiration from the pandemic to tell his story in book form & with the help of his co-author, Mark Doble they have recently released "Domenic Troiano His life & music" .
In this episode, I spoke with both Frank Troiano & Mark Doble about Domenic & the new book that tells his story.
www.domenictroiano.ca

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Earl Johnson is primarily known as the lead guitarist with the iconic Canadian rock band, Moxy. He has come along way in his evolution as a musician since those days, & he is back with a brand new band. The Black Cadillac is a crossover between rock, r&b & the blues.
In this short episode, we discuss how this new band came to be, & their brand new music.
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This is part two of my latest conversation with iconic Canadian guitarist (April Wine) (the Dudes) (Brave & Crazy) (Henman Rose) David Henman.
In this episode, David continues telling me about his time with a band that could have been huge if it wasn't for meddling management & poor executive decisions from the record company.
And we discuss where we are in the world of music these days.

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