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Meet the 2026 Rock Hall Inductees
Congratulations to this year’s Class of 2026 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As it is every year, it’s an eclectic group that represents diverse musical styles and personalities: How does the Rock Hall consider an artist for induction? The criteria for induction is simple: an artist becomes… Listen ⇢
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Throwback Thursday – Onnie McIntrye of the Average White Band
The Average White Band played their last concert in December 2024, but their legacy lives on. The band broke through in 1975 with four hits, beginning with Pick Up the Pieces (#1 illboard, #4 Canada). They followed that with Cut the Cake, If I Ever Lose This Heaven, and (the… Listen ⇢
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Wayback Wednesday: Captain Canada Kelly Jay
Remembering the time Kelly Jay was a guest on Oldies Without Borders. He passed in 2019 at the age of 77. In his obit, Canadian music journalist Nicholas Jennings wrote this about Kelly Jay: “During the early 1970s, no musician wore his Canadian nationality more proudly on his sleeve than… Listen ⇢
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Celebrating 50 Years of Triumph with Gil Moore
Get ready to rock Canadian style as Triumph is getting ready for their 50th Anniversary tour with special guests April Wine. Back in high school, I was a fan of Triumph. To prove it, I have a couple of out of focus Instamatic pictures and my ticket stubs from Hamilton… Listen ⇢
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A Sitdown with April Wine’s Brian Greenway
After 57 years, April Wine are still rocking. As a Canadian teenager in the 1970’s, April Wine music is embedded in my memories of my high school and post-secondary days. The band was everywhere; on the radio, blaring out of car stereos, and in my own album collection. There have… Listen ⇢
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Gary Lewis Returns for a Second Sitdown
Pop Music Quiz Time! Who was Cashbox Magazine’s Male Vocalist of the Year in 1965: Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, or Gary Lewis? (Hint: It wasn’t The King or The Chairman of the Board) It was, in fact, Gary Lewis. 1965 was the breakthrough year for Gary Lewis and the Playboys.… Listen ⇢
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Sitdown 2.0 with Two Folk Legends
Their first album, Together, topped the folk charts in 2023, so why not return to the studio for an encore? Together Again is the second album from Tom Paxton (Wasn’t That a Party) and John McCutcheon (Christmas in the Trenches). The album echoes many of the themes from their first… Listen ⇢
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My Sitdown with Tim Corwin of The Ohio Express
The Ohio Express is indeed from the Buckeye State. They formed in Mansfield, Ohio in the mid 1960’s. Original group members included Joey Levine (lead vocals), Doug Grassel and Dale Powers (guitars), Jim Pflayer (keyboards), Dean Krastan (bass), and, my guest, Tim Corwin (drums). Their first hit was a remake… Listen ⇢
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From My Archives: 2010 Sitdown with Canadian Singer Keith Hampshire
This week, I remember the time Keith Hampshire was my guest on Oldies Without Borders for a Sit Down. His unmistakable singing voice was Canadian AM radio gold in the early 1970’s with The First Cut is the Deepest reaching #1 in Canada. Hampshire had two more Top 5 Canadian… Listen ⇢
About the “Vinyl Professor”
Peter Maurin is host of Oldies Without Borders on several online and community radio stations in Ontario.
