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I Grew Up Not Far From Where Motown Was Founded, Maybe 300 Miles From Detroit And I've Always Liked - I Used To Like The Way They Made Records. I Still Do, I Just Haven't Had A Chance To Hear As Much. They Used To Entertain Me.

When I Was Younger, I Had Big Visions Of Changing The World.

Country Artists, I Met A Lot Of Them When I Was Five, Six Years Old. I Had An Uncle Who Was A Country And Western Singer And I Met Lefty Frizzell When I Was Five Or Six Years Old In Those Shows That Would Come Through Toronto From Nashville.

I Saw Ronnie Hawkins Play Near My Hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, And I Saw Him Play There On New Year's Eve And The Following Spring I Booked Myself To Be His Opening Act On Maybe Five Shows, And He Hired Me After The First Night.

When I Used To Play Nightclubs, You Had To Play Top 40 Or Favorite Oldies That Maybe People Could Relate To.