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Send us a text This week James and Jack speak with Canadian Radio Legend Jake Edwards, "Bro Jake". We spoke to Jake about the creation of "The Champ"( a  timely radio skit that would cause 2021 to have Jake locked up if he tried that today), Jake's time as he worked his way across Canada (getting fired and re-hired) and making his lasting mark on Canadian radio. Tune in for a great show!

Send us a text This week James and Jack speak with Paul Kingery of Three Dog Night. Paul lets us in on what it was like to tour with Rick Springfield, pop-sensation Tiffany, and his long stint being a core member of Three Dog Night. Tune in for a great show!

Send us a text This week James and Jack speak with  world renown powerhouse back up singer Shaun Murphy.  Shaun, throughout her long and impressive career has provided vocals and percussion for Bob Seger, Eric Clapton and has worked with Meatloaf, Phil Collins, Glen Frey, Joe Walsh, The Moody Blues, Bruce Hornsby, Little Feat and many more. Tune in for a great show!

Send us a text James and Jack have their final instalment with former National Promotion Director for Capitol Records, Steve Meyer. Steve has even more stories about The Beatles, Elton John, and much more. You can never have enough Steve....

Send us a text James and Jack have their old friend, former National Promotion Director for Capitol Records, Steve Meyer, back for round two. Steve has even more stories about The Beatles, Elton John, Grand Funk Railroad, Juice Newton and much more...

Send us a text James and Jack conclude their discussion with rock guitarist Paul Warren in this special PT 2 segment. Paul talks about working for Rod Stewart, Pacific Gas & Electric,  (almost) with Bob Seger, and bit about Ron Wood , Jeff Beck and others...

Send us a text James and Jack speak with legendary rock guitarist, Paul Warren, whose storied career takes him from Motown to working with a string of bands,  and touring the world with some of the biggest names in rock. Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Richard Marx, and Rod Stewart are just a small sample of the people Paul has had the pleasure to work with over the years. First hand stories of life on the road - and in the studio. 

Send us a text Jack and James speak to CREEM magazine's former editor, Dave DiMartino,  in part two of  a special two part episode. Dave talks about grocery shopping with Rock Stars, sharing a urinal with George Harrison, getting snubbed by Freddie Mercury, and oh ya, exposing KISS to the world for the first time with NO MAKE UP!

Send us a text Jack and James speak to CREEM magazine's former editor, Dave DiMartino,  in part one of  a special two part episode. Dave talks about the early days at CREEM magazine, Jim Morrison exposing himself in Miami and The Clash's Joe Strummer almost breaking Dave's tape recorder. And of course, way, way more...

Send us a text Joel Denver, President and Co-Publisher of All Access Music Group (all access.com) THE information portal for the radio and music business, sits down and speaks with James and Jack about his well storied career in the radio business.  From the very beginning to rubbing shoulders with John Lennon and Freddie Mercury, Joel gives us a brief history of how one excels in the music industry. 

Send us a text Bob Catania, former National Director for RCA and Island records, innovator and co-owner of whatsin-storemusic.com, talks to us about how he went from college radio and the mail room to the big leagues, and having the time of his life working in the music business and creating a new kind of launchpad for new music, whatsin-storemusic.com.

Send us a text This week Jack and I speak with Steve Meyer, former long time National Promotion Director for Capitol Records. Steve has the pleasure of working closely with Bob Seger and his management team as well as four other guys...John,  Paul, George and Ringo - and many, many more. Hearing is believing!

Send us a text This week Jack and James speak with world renown rock photographer Tom Weschler about life on the road as Bob Seger's Tour Manager and more than fifty years of being one of the most prolific rock photographers in the businesss. Tom's Book, "Travelin' Man, ON THE ROAD AND BEHIND THE SCENES with Bob Seger" will soon be turned into a Hollywood movie. Tune in to find out more about Tom.

Send us a text In this episode you'll hear Jack Ashton talk about what an album promotor did back in the 1970's, and how that job has been turned inside out by the internet. 

Send us a text Meet your hosts, James Oatway and Jack Ashton, who are going to take you on a ride through the last several decades,  diving into the Rock'n'Roll scene and mapping out what the music industry looked like back then - and where its going.