Jodi and I just had one of our favorites on the show this morning. I’d say I called and got Paul out of bed but it was after eight thirty and Paul has two little Brandts in the family now and we all know who wakes up the house and how early, when you’re raising little ones.
It was so much fun because we got to chat about the Paul Brandt I met so many years ago, before the world was introduced to the man. Back then we had a jingle writing contest on 950 CFAC. We invited listeners to write a jingle and the winner got two tickets to see Patti Loveless to play at the Silver Dollar Action Centre. Paul won the tickets and the evening of the show he tried to pass on a demo cassette to Patti but her security stepped in and put a quick ...
No doubt we all knew it was coming but I will always remember April 26, 2013. George Jones passed away at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee after being hospitalized with fever and Irregular blood pressure. Here is the first press release we received...
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George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.
Over the past 20 years, Jones has frequently been referred to as the greatest living country singer.[2][3] Country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." Waylon Jennings, in his song "It's Alright" ...
Over the years, I have probably met more celebrities and public figures than anybody you know. I’ve interviewed Prime Ministers, golfed with a Premier, congratulated Mayors and introduced nearly every major Classic Country entertainer who has visited Calgary, and some, several times.
My experiences have included, flying International, in the cockpit of the amazing 747’s (before 9-11) and flying in the Tudor training jets with the Canadian Snowbirds over the Rockies, west of Red Deer. I’ve had the privilege of covering the Calgary Stampede on radio, every year since 1969, and particularly enjoyed meeting the athletes and broadcasting the Rangeland Derby for 42 consecutive years. During those many years, I have worked with all the most respected broadcasters and am left with cherished memories of them all.
How many more highlights can one guy have in his career? Well when a group of our Astral family staff visited, Bookers ...