Guest Glimpses with Frank Mills, David Rashed, Earl Johnson, Ray(Man) Ramsay

This is the 28th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are:

FRANK MILLS, Canadian music icon, three time Juno award-winner, two time SOCAN classic award-recipient, keyboardist, composer & arranger of 20 gold/platinum albums, producer, writer, and noted TV host/performer. It this bit Frank talks about: joining The Bells and playing piano on their Juno award-winning hit Stay Awhile; why his solo hit Love Me Love Me Love was actually a fluke; other jobs he had to make ends meet and the piano playing gig that turned things around, and more.

DAVID RASHED, original members of Haywire and the bands keyboardist and a songwriter. In this short clip David shares: winning two battle of the bands contests; why Haywire took their craft seriously; the early days of the band, and more.

EARL JOHNSON, co-founder, exceptional guitar player and songwriter for Moxy and founder of the band TRIBZ. Earl shares stories about: the influence of Led Zeppelin on his career; touring the states with King Biscuit Boy; why he was kicked out of the recording studio session for Moxy’s first album, and more.

RAY(Man) RAMSAY, retired promo man for Quality Records, RCA and other top record companies. Ray shares a bit about: how he went from commercial fisherman to being the top in the business; why PR is all about relationship builiding; designing posters for The Cowsills and Creedence Clearwater Revival; writing his own radio and TV spots, and more.

LISTEN to the full interview with each guest @linernotes.ca