612 - Canadian Music Special!

Our Season 6 finale is a celebration of Canadian music as we speak to some of Canada’s greatest performers about their cities and experiences. -        Randy Bachman on the Winnipeg concert that changed his life. -        Blue Rodeo on how a trip to New York made them better musicians and prepared them to conquer the Toronto scene and the Canadian charts. - Nelly Furtado on how her diverse upbringing influenced her music- Chantal Kreviazuk talks about her Indigenous heritage and the hometown concert that affected her deeply-        Legendary MuchWest host Terry David Mulligan recalls the incredible concert performance that announced the arrival of Bryan Adams-        Mike Campbell from Much’s “Mike & Mike’s Excellent Adventure” talks about giving The Tragically Hip one of their early big breaks.- Barenaked Ladies explain why they got a bottle of champagne from the guys in Rush- kd lang, from a very early career interview, talks about bucking the trends in country music- a very young-sounding Justin Bieber talks about his career aspirations- The Parachute Club wave the flag for progressive causes and diversity- Paul Anka talks about being the first Canadian teen idol- Colin James remembers performing with Stevie Ray Vaughan- We’ll hear classic interview clips from Streetheart, Maestro Fresh Wes, April Wine, Triumph, Loverboy, Teenage Head, Toronto, The Rankins, Powder Blues Band, Strange Advance, Northern Pikes, Burton Cummings, Anne Murray, Nickelback, Michael Buble, and so many others.  Plus, Tom talks to Christopher about “Black Velvet” being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame! It’s our final epic-sode of the season! This episode is a special celebration of Canadian music and the musical history of this country. We want to acknowledge that this show represents the music of Canadian artists that have had Top 40 mainstream success – which is just a small part of our overall history and culture.  That being said, we will try to cover as many types of music from as many different regions as we can.   Famous Lost Words, hosted by Christopher Ward and Tom Jokic, is heard in more than 70 countries worldwide and on radio stations across Canada, including Newstalk 1010 Toronto, CJAD 800 Montreal, 580 CFRA Ottawa, AM 800 CKLW Windsor, Newstalk 1290 London, 610 CKTB St Catharines, CFAX Victoria, AM1150 Kelowna and 91x in Belleville.  Check out Christopher Ward’s new album “Same River Twice” – out now!