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On the January 20, 2024 edition of The Richard Crouse we spend some time with Rik Emmett. He is a solo artist, a guitarist, a poet, a song writer, a teacher, a Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and is probably best known as the co-singer and guitar player of Triumph, the gold and nine platinum selling rock trio who lit up radios in the 70s and 80s.\n\nRik Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career, and released records in a variety of styles, including rock, blues, jazz, classical, bluegrass, and flamenco. He\u2019s he won the Canadian Smooth Jazz Award for Guitarist of the Year and now has written a book called \u201cLay It On the Line: A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict and Triumph,\u201d available now wherever you buy fine books.\n\nIn this conversation we talk about the memoir, objective perspective of a career when you\u2019re inside it, his favorite guitar players and much more.\n\nThen, we\u2019ll get to know Alan Frew, the Scottish-Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, and author, and notably lead singer of the Canadian rock band Glass Tiger. Today we\u2019ll talk about his up-coming 80\u2019s>90\u2019s<<REWIND! Shows that will feature performances of classic hit songs that have left an indelible mark on the music industry to this very day. Concert goers can expect to hear Frew perform hit songs by Simple Minds, Tears for Fears, Midnight Oil, REM, INXS, Tragically Hip, Pearl Jam, and Robert Palmer to name a few.