EPISODE · May 19, 2025 · 56 MIN
Lee Aaron, Metal Queen
from Toronto Legends · host Andrew Applebaum
Canada’s Metal Queen Lee Aaron talks about her childhood interactions with Burton Cummings, the genesis of her Lee Aaron pseudonym (Aaron Spelling?!?!), getting assistance on her first album from Triumph’s Rik Emmett, playing the Gasworks and Canada’s Wonderland, a racquetball injury leading to super producer Bob Ezrin parachuting in to finish her album, touring with Bon Jovi, playing with Heart and meeting her idols Ann & Nancy Wilson, her enshrinement on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and her ongoing love for Brampton (where she is enshrined on their Arts Walk of Fame!) Lee Aaron will be playing Thurs May 22nd at Mississauga’s Classic Bowl as part of Ed Sousa’s 8th Annual McBowl concert series supporting Ronald McDonald House charities...full details on a week full of shows at https://www.classicbowl.com/concerts/mcbowl/ For everything Lee Aaron, please visit https://www.leeaaron.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Canada’s Metal Queen Lee Aaron talks about her childhood interactions with Burton Cummings, the genesis of her Lee Aaron pseudonym (Aaron Spelling?!?!), getting assistance on her first album from Triumph’s Rik Emmett, playing the Gasworks and Canada’s Wonderland, a racquetball injury leading to super producer Bob Ezrin parachuting in to finish her album, touring with Bon Jovi, playing with Heart and meeting her idols Ann & Nancy Wilson, her enshrinement on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and her ongoing love for Brampton (where she is enshrined on their Arts Walk of Fame!) Lee Aaron will be playing Thurs May 22nd at Mississauga’s Classic Bowl as part of Ed Sousa’s 8th Annual McBowl concert series supporting Ronald McDonald House charities...full details on a week full of shows at https://www.classicbowl.com/concerts/mcbowl/ For everything Lee Aaron, please visit https://www.leeaaron.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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