Liner Notes: Revealing Chats With Canada's Retro Music Makers

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 Allen as their manager; why the band broke up and ho...

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” as they look at the controversy surrounding the...

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 chat with Dan Hare, Liona talks about: the love of cl...

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 song he wrote for his late wife; what he discovered d...

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 hits songs from the ‘80s plus much more about his mul...

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 the Juno award-winning folk-pop music group Myles...

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 career as a solo artist and as a member of the gr...

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 Donna s including: experiences with artists such as Sammy Davis Jr., Charlie Pride, The Stampeders, The Tragically Hip and...

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 artists around such as Bryan Adams, Whitney Hou...

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 he got shots of famous celebrities including Tom C...

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 song he's recorded that was written by his fri...

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, Triumph. In this clip Gil talks drumming, the ath...

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 selling band Chalk Circle. In this bit Chris talks...

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 prolific solo artist. In this bit Barry talks about t...

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 teen that shaped his life; his connections to...

Geoff Eyre is a drummer/singer best know for his time with The Hometown Band. In this chat with Dan Hare, Geoff talks about: The Edmonton based band he was in as a teenager which opened for The Who, Cream, The McCoys and others; the experience of working with Valdy, Straight Lines and The Headpins; his uncredited work on Terry Jack's biggest hit; playing on The Moody Blues single ‘Your Wildest Dre...

This is the 17th 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: CRAIG MCCAW - founding member of The Poppy Family who chats with Dan about meeting and working with Terry and Susan Jacks, and how his sitar playing made its w...

This is the 16th 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: ROY FORBES (BIM) - is one of Canada’s best known songwriters and performing artists. He is also a producer, film composer, songwriting mentor, radio host and p...

This is the 15th 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: MYLES GOODWYN - lead singer, songwriter, guitar player of April Wine, discusses his 2016 autobiography; recording and working on hit albums; producing for Apri...

This is the 14th 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: PAUL HOFFERT arranger and keyboard player for Lighthouse, talks about the unusual way he met Skip Prokop, the uniqueness of Lighthouse and more. CHRIS HOOPER,...

Singer/songwriter Kim Stockwood chats with Dan Hare about her stellar career including: her musical influences growing up in Newfoundland; the synchronistic events that brought her to Toronto and launch her career; writing songs with Randy Bachman; the business of music then and now and so much more. Find out about Kim @ kimstockwood.com

Bassist, songwriter, recording artist Johnny Sinclair is a founding member of The Pursuit of Happiness and the co-founder of Universal Honey and Tucker Lane. In this chat with Dan Hare, Johnny shares: his move from Saskatoon to Toronto in the early 1980s; the beginning and end of The Pursuit of Happiness; writing songs with Leslie Stanwyck and their personal and professional relationship; how Univ...

Dave Chesney, known as “The Ches”, is a former radio executive, record company promoter and music business veteran. In this fascinating chat with Dan Hare, Dave talks about: the profound affect of meeting Johnny Cash; his job at CBS records and working with acts such as Cheap Trick, Boston, Eddie Money and others; thoughts on country stars versus rock stars; stories about George Jones, Loretta Lyn...

Harry Hess is a songwriter/producer who has earned 14 top 40 hits worldwide, and the founder and lead singer for the band Harem Scarem. In this fascinating chat with host Dan Hare, Harry discusses: how and why the band was formed; their success in Japan; how being Canadian forced them to work harder; why they briefly changed the band name to Rubber; the complexities of songwriting; what could happ...

The extraordinary Juno award-winning Sass Jordan is Dan Hare’s guest on Liner Notes. In this revealing and raw chat Sass talks about: her absolute focus on music; her disastrous interview of KISS; how Kevin Costner was responsible for her duet with Joe Cocker; touring with Joe Cocker; almost singing lead for Van Halen; her love of life and so much more. Find out about Sass on her website sassjorda...