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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., Charlie Pride, The Stampeders, The Tragically Hip and many others; the unique promotion he staged for Crash Test Dummies; the challenges and rewards of his job; which band proved to be “a bit of a train wreck”, and much more. Check out RayMan on Facebook @Monkey House: The Written Word.

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 Houston and many others; why the band Kiss “lights up a room when they leave it”; which superstar left him star struck, and much more. Check out RayMan on Facebook @Monkey House: The Written Word.

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 sassjordan.com

Brad Roberts is the singer/songwriter and guitarist for the iconic Crash Test Dummies. In his chat with Dan Hare Brad talks about: how his degrees in English Literature and Philosophy influence his songwriting; why he thought his baritone voice wasn’t suited for “pop” songs; having a #2 hit on the U.S. Billboard charts; being shunned by the Canadian music industry and embraced by the U.S. scene; his current song writings and the upcoming Crash Test Dummies tours, and much more. Find out about Brad and the band @crashtestdummies.com

Ray Materick is a Canadian icon, singer-songwriter, and guitar player best known for writing and performing the 1975 song "Linda Put the Coffee On", a major hit single in both Canada and the U.S. In this chat with Dan Hare, Ray talks about: growing up as the son of a preacher and musician; becoming part of the Toronto music scene; Bruce Cockburn’s solo on ‘Linda’; why he took a break from performing and what he did instead; how he is at his peak as a songwriter and human, and much more. Find out about Ray on his website @ http://raymondmaterick.com/

Radio and TV broadcaster Stu Jeffries is best known as the host of CBC TV’s Good Rockin’ Tonight and is currently the morning show host at Boom 97.3 in Toronto. In this fascinating chat with host Dan Hare, Stu talks about: his early days in radio; how he got the Good Rockin’ Tonight job; interviewing some of the biggest international and Canadian musicians; the Brian May “incident”; the two musicians who were mean at interviews; his take on the future of commercial radio and so much more. You can check out Stu @ Boom 97.3

Winnipeg born Randy Hiebert is a guitarist, bass player, recording engineer and producer who currently plays with, and engineers/produces for, The Bellamy Brothers. In this chat with host Dan Hare, Randy talks about: learning music on his grandfather’s electric organ; playing guitar in his parents country band; his stints with Harlequin and Idle Eyes; how he ended up playing with the Charlie Daniels Band in a concert in Japan; joining The Bellamy Brothers and his own solo work; living on the Bellamy ranch in Florida; the one thing he would change, and much more. You can follow Randy on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/randmanmusic, subscribe to his YouTube channel @ https://www.youtube.com/@randyhiebert683, and check out the Bellamy Brothers @ https://bellamybrothers.com

With an unprecedented four Juno awards for songwriter of the year, Jim Vallance is one of Canada’s pre-eminent songwriters and the creative force behind top tracks for artists like Bryan Adams (‘Cuts Like A Knife’, ‘Summer of ’69’), Aerosmith (‘Deuces Are Wild’, ‘Rag Doll’), Glass Tiger (‘Don’t Forget Me )When I’m Gone’, ‘Someday’) and Prism (‘Spaceship Superstar’). In this chat with Dan Hare Jim talks about: joining Prism and why he left; the connection and friendship that opened many doors; meeting Bryan Adams; how Heart ended up recording his song ‘What About Love’, and why they almost didn’t; the songwriting process; the Broadway musical he co-wrote with Bryan and so much more. Find all about about Jim @ jimvallance.com

Jann Arden is a multi-platinum, award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and author who has released 15 albums with 19 top ten singles. She has received 8 JUNO Awards, 10 SOCAN Awards and has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. With Jann what you see is what you get, and her compelling chat with host Dan Hare is real, raw and relevant. Jann shares: the unusual series of events that led to a record deal; why a critic consider her “too normal”; how the huge success of her album ‘Living Under June’ brought about a 3 year international tour, appearances on major US talk shows and the end of the relationship with her management team; her definition of success, thoughts on fame and the music biz; why she feels each of her songs is individual and much, much more. Find out about Jann, her music, books and self-title TV show @ www.jannarden.com

Jean-Marc is the founder and singer/songwriter for the group The Box which formed in Montreal back in 1981. In this chat with Dan Hare Jean-Marc talks about: the influence of French music on the band; why he likes to write songs while driving; his accident during a video shoot; the organization that commissioned the song ‘Closer Together; the stupid mistake made by the record label did that caused their fourth album to fail in the states; why he calls himself “the luckiest dog in the world”, and much more. Find out about Jean-Marc and the band @ www.theboxband.com

Singer/songwriter, producer, author, Grammy winner and Five time Juno winner Dan Hill has known he would have a career in music since the time he was 3 years old. In this in depth chat Dan shares: how he felt at age 19 when icons Harry Belafonte and Jose Feliciano wanted to record his songs; the impact of Bruce Cockburn and American jazz on his songwriting; the stories behind his famous songs including his world-wide hit Sometimes When We Touch; why he began working with a young Celine Dion; names of some of the many superstars who have covered his songs; why Gordon Lightfoot offered use of his jet; how he was ripped off for millions of dollars, and MUCH more. Find out all about Dan @ danhill.com

Many know Erica Ehm as one of the original MuchMusic VJs but she is also a person of many talents. Erica is an interviewer, author, award-winning songwriter, sought-after speaker, entrepreneur and a trailblazer in content marketing and social media. In this chat with Dan Hare she reveals: becoming a DJ in Montreal clubs while still a teenager; the highs and lows of her time at MuchMusic; her approach to interviewing some of the biggest musical talent of the 1980s; the influence of MuchMusic influence on the Canadian music scene; why she quit, and returned to, her job at Much and the valuable lesson learned from that experience; her philosophy of life; what’s on her bucket list and so much more. Find out about Erica on her website EricaEhm.com and listen to her insightful and rich podcast ‘Reinvention of the VJs’ on her website or any major podcasting platform.

In this third episode, Clayton begins his placement at the Feldspar Academy, putting his ideas into action and using the interactive whiteboard to best effect.

We also hear from Harry (Redknapp) and Sven (Goran Eriksson) in the first of an occasional feature, as the two veteran managers reminisce about transfer deadline day!

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