On this episode of the Essence of Cool, we chat with singer, songwriter, podcaster, blogger, and author, Christopher Ward.
Chris has written songs for Diana Ross, Hilary Duff, Wynonna Judd, The Backstreet Boys, and many others. But his best-known song is the worldwide #1 hit for Alannah Myles, “Black Velvet”, which garnered him the 1990 Juno award for Songwriter of the Year.
In 1984, after a stint in the Second City Touring Company, he helped launch MuchMusic as Canada’s very first VJ and wrote a book about it called Is This Live. He has contributed numerous songs to tv soundtracks, such as Instant Star, and he can be seen in all 3 Austin Powers movies as a member of Austin’s band, Ming Tea.
On this show he makes a case for why Leonard Cohen and Sade are the essence of cool.
