by John Hanlon | May 15, 2017 | Personal Favourites, Uncategorized |
During the 70s my music was arranged and produced by my dear friend Michael Harvey. I was not the only one to reap the rewards of his talent: Mike produced the songs of all the APRA Silver Scroll winners between 1973-77 and won two Silver Scrolls himself....
by John Hanlon | May 8, 2017 | Personal Favourites, Uncategorized |
(Yes, I laugh when I see photos of myself in the 1970s, too — so knock yourself out.) In 1976 my record company, PYE, closed its doors. I’d just completed the album USE YOUR EYES, which was picked up by Warners but released with little fanfare since it was a...
by John Hanlon | May 1, 2017 | Personal Favourites, Uncategorized |
I remain eternally grateful for the good fortune that allowed songs like Damn the Dam, Lovely Lady and Higher Trails to climb into the Kiwi charts way back when and even now still played on stations where old songs never die. However, most people — even those who...