John is an award-winning author, music historian and recipient of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence. He has collaborated on books with artists such as Randy Bachman, Steppenwolf’s John Kay and The Byrds Chris Hillman to name a few, and has researched and written a total of 19 music biographies and many articles about the Canadian music scene. In this fascinating chat with host Dan Hare, John talks about: how his love for music history propelled his career; his days as a playing musician; friendships with Randy Bachman, Neil Young, Ian and Sylvia and others; why Burton Cummings threatened to sue him; what Bruce Palmer of Buffalo Springfield insisted on having before agreeing to be interviewed; the importance of musician Lenny Breau; what he’s working on now, and much, MUCH, more. Find out about John @ johneinarson.ca
