Here’s another feature I wrote and voiced (for CBC Radio 2) about the song “The Maker” and how Daniel Lanois got the lyrics from the Liffey River in Dublin, Ireland.

This feature I wrote and voiced (for CBC Radio 2) was on the song “American Woman” by The Guess Who and their rejection of American culture.

This feature I wrote, voiced and produced (for CBC Radio 2) was on the song “Last Song” and about Larry Evoy of Edward Bear, who was in love with a go-go girl in Yorkville, Toronto.

This feature I wrote and voiced (for CBC Radio 2) was on the song Life Is A Highway and how Tom Cochrane felt after his missions in East Africa with World Vision.  It was produced by Reuben Maan.

How could I forget.  I pitched a Christmas show called “O Soulful Night” to Radio 2 with my friend Jeanette Cabral, the music programmer there.  It got approved (!) and aired December 24th night on 94.1 in Toronto.

This feature (for CBC Radio 2) was on the song Taking Care of Business and the relationship between Randy Bachman and his younger brother Gary.

I had a good time putting this feature together.  I spoke to King Lou of the Dream Warriors for a long time about how he grew up in Toronto and his life as a musician.

CBC’s getting ready to do its Hip Hop Summit… my girls Garvia Bailey and Sarah Liss are heavily involved in the project and working very very hard to make sure it’s a great experience. Radio 2 is using its regular “O Canada” feature to um… feature some Canadian hip hop greats like Maestro Fresh Wes. Here’s that piece, which I wrote, voiced and produced.

Have a listen!

Going back into Canadian music history has me learning things…for example I had no idea about the highly political artists living in downtown Toronto…how they were experimenting (musically) with artists who immigrated from all over the world.

That tiny fact made it in to this feature I wrote, voiced and produced here – remember the song Rise Up???