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From My Archives: 2010 Sit Down 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 hits with Daytime, Night Time…
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Catching Up With Dick Cooper of The Cooper Brothers
Ottawa’s Cooper Brothers have been playing their brand of country rock for over 50 years. Their first single, From Day to Day, was released in 1973. By the late 1970’s they were staples on Canadian radio with hits like The Dream Never Dies, I’ll Know Her When I See her, Show Some Emotion and Rock…
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From My Archives – A Sit Down Rob Parissi of Wild Cherry
Wild Cherry formed back in 1970 – but 1976 was the year they broke through with the autobiographical song Play That Funky Music. The song reached #1 on Billboard’s RB and Pop chart and #2 in Canada. They might be labelled by some as a “one hit wonder,” but what a song and what a…
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Peter Foldy’s Summer Sunday Afternoon
Enjoying a lazy summer day (or evening) with your trust transistor radio by your side is a key element in the mythology of growing up with Top 40 radio back in the day. Peter Foldy (Bondi Junction, Roxanne) taps into that nostalgia with his new single, Sunday Afternoon. Peter recently joined me on Oldies Without…
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Discovering David Ackles: A Musical Journey
Until recently, I had never heard of American singer/songwriter David Ackles. That said, I now find myself often streaming his music. His self titled debut album was released in 1968. It was followed by Subway to the Country in 1970. In 1972, David Ackles’s third album, American Gothic, received positive reviews from North American and…
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