Connie Francis has passed away at the age of 87.

Here from the archives is an extraordinary interview with Connie and broadcaster Brian Thomas from 1985.  (Recorded at CHUM-FM in Toronto)

Connie talks about her big break (on American Bandstand) and the incredible personal battles she dealt with in her life.  A true survivor.

 

Connie Francis has passed away at the age of 87.
Here from the archives is an extraordinary interview with Connie and broadcaster Brian Thomas from 1985.&nbsp; (Recorded at CHUM-FM in Toronto)
Connie talks about her big break (on American Bandstand) and the incredible personal battles she dealt with in her life.&nbsp; A true survivor.
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Famous Lost Words” unearths the greatest interviews of all time. Hosted by songwriter and legendary MuchMusic Veejay Christopher Ward and longtime CHUM radio producer (and archivist) Tom Jokic, “Famous Lost Words” is a weekly podcast on the iHeartRadio Canada app. It’s a deep dive into the extensive iHeartRadio archives – featuring classic interviews that haven’t been heard since they first aired.

Famous Lost Words&rdquo; unearths the greatest interviews of all time. Hosted by songwriter and legendary MuchMusic Veejay Christopher Ward and longtime CHUM radio producer (and archivist) Tom Jokic, &ldquo;Famous Lost Words&rdquo; is a weekly podcast on the iHeartRadio Canada app. It&rsquo;s a deep dive into the extensive iHeartRadio archives &ndash; featuring classic interviews that haven&rsquo;t been heard since they first aired.

Famous Lost Words

Famous Lost Words” unearths the greatest interviews of all time. Hosted by songwriter and legendary MuchMusic Veejay Christopher Ward and longtime CHUM radio producer (and archivist) Tom Jokic, “Famous Lost Words” is a weekly podcast on the iHeartRadio Canada app. It’s a deep dive into the extensive 1050 CHUM and CHUM-FM archives – featuring classic interviews that haven’t been heard since they first aired.

Famous Lost Words&rdquo; unearths the greatest interviews of all time. Hosted by songwriter and legendary MuchMusic Veejay Christopher Ward and longtime CHUM radio producer (and archivist) Tom Jokic, &ldquo;Famous Lost Words&rdquo; is a weekly podcast on the iHeartRadio Canada app. It&rsquo;s a deep dive into the extensive 1050 CHUM and CHUM-FM archives &ndash; featuring classic interviews that haven&rsquo;t been heard since they first aired.

Connie Francis (1937-2025)

 This week, much to Christopher’s chagrin, we do a deep dive into Yacht Rock!  We’ll hear from Toto, Steely Dan, Doobie Bros, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Boz Scaggs, Seals & Crofts, Little River Band, Orleans and… Earth, Wind & Fire?  (That last one leads to a spirited disagreement between Tom & Christopher)

          Among the highlights of this episode:

-        Michael McDonald explains the evolution of the Doobie Brothers’ sound

-        Christopher Cross talks about his debut album, which contained several Yacht Rock classics.

-        Steve Porcaro explains how a group of session players and friends morphed into Toto

-        Kenny Loggins remembers working with Stevie Nicks on “Whenever I Call You Friend”

-        Al Stewart deconstructs the story behind his biggest hit, “Year Of The Cat”

-        Boz Scaggs breaks down “Lido Shuffle” and “Lowdown”

-        We also hear from the most reluctant group in the Yacht Rock pantheon, Steely Dan, including a bonus cut from the Dan’s only foray into advertising jingles. (We assure you it’s a weird one!)

-        Plus, interview clips from Little River Band, Orleans, Marc Jordan, Seals & Crofts and more.  It’s an episode chock full of artists who are Yachty by nature!

 

  Famous Lost Words, hosted by Christopher Ward and Tom Jokic, is heard in more than 100 countries worldwide and on radio stations across Canada, including Newstalk 1010 Toronto, CJAD 800 Montreal, 580 CFRA Ottawa, AM 800 CKLW Windsor, 610 CKTB St Catharines, CFAX Victoria, AM1150 Kelowna and 91x in Belleville.  It is in the Top 20% of worldwide podcasts based on the number of listeners in the first week.

&nbsp;This week, much to Christopher&rsquo;s chagrin, we do a deep dive into Yacht Rock!&nbsp; We&rsquo;ll hear from Toto, Steely Dan, Doobie Bros, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Boz Scaggs, Seals &amp; Crofts, Little River Band, Orleans and&hellip; Earth, Wind &amp; Fire?&nbsp; (That last one leads to a spirited disagreement between Tom &amp; Christopher)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Among the highlights of this episode:
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael McDonald explains the evolution of the Doobie Brothers&rsquo; sound
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Christopher Cross talks about his debut album, which contained several Yacht Rock classics.
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Steve Porcaro explains how a group of session players and friends morphed into Toto
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kenny Loggins remembers working with Stevie Nicks on &ldquo;Whenever I Call You Friend&rdquo;
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Al Stewart deconstructs the story behind his biggest hit, &ldquo;Year Of The Cat&rdquo;
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Boz Scaggs breaks down &ldquo;Lido Shuffle&rdquo; and &ldquo;Lowdown&rdquo;
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We also hear from the most reluctant group in the Yacht Rock pantheon, Steely Dan, including a bonus cut from the Dan&rsquo;s only foray into advertising jingles. (We assure you it&rsquo;s a weird one!)
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plus, interview clips from Little River Band, Orleans, Marc Jordan, Seals &amp; Crofts and more.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s an episode chock full of artists who are Yachty by nature!
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Famous Lost Words, hosted by Christopher Ward and Tom Jokic, is heard in more than 100 countries worldwide and on radio stations across Canada, including Newstalk 1010 Toronto, CJAD 800 Montreal, 580 CFRA Ottawa, AM 800 CKLW Windsor, 610 CKTB St Catharines, CFAX Victoria, AM1150 Kelowna and 91x in Belleville.&nbsp; It is in the Top 20% of worldwide podcasts based on the number of listeners in the first week.

1105 - Yacht Rock w Steely Dan, Toto, Kenny Loggins and... Earth, Wind & Fire??

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First up, Christopher and Tom talk about artists who have come back when many people had bet against them – from Tina Turner to The Rolling Stones to Miley Cyrus to The Chicks.

          In light of the recent Oasis reunion, we have some incredible clips of both Liam and Noel Gallagher from almost 25 years ago, years before their split and decades before their reunion.  It’s a great, and often very funny, collection of comments and insight from the brothers.

          Plus, we talk to our good friend Bill Welychka, whose interviews with Liam and Noel are what we’re highlighting this week.  And Bill has some great insights into the brothers.

          Speaking of brothers, The Kinks were fueled by the Davies brothers, Ray and Dave – and they, like the Gallaghers, created incredible music while also feuding bitterly with each other.  This chat is from 1979, as the Kinks were promoting the Low Budget, which was somewhat of comeback for them.  And Christopher is going to love what he has to say about songwriting.

          Then we feature a brief couple of clips with a woman who had two very different hits in the ‘70s.  Yvonne Elliman was featured on the Jesus Christ Superstar album in the early ‘70s and then on the Saturday Night Fever album a few years later.  The story of Yvonne’s big break is a great one… and she tells it well.  We’ll also hear how she walked away from a deal that could have meant millions of dollars in the long run – and how she dealt with that.

          And we wrap up the show with Cool Song Facts… in which we find out what huge Stones song got the thumbs down by Mick and Keith… thank god they were outvoted.

  Famous Lost Words, hosted by Christopher Ward and Tom Jokic, is heard in more than 100 countries worldwide and on radio stations across Canada, including Newstalk 1010 Toronto, CJAD 800 Montreal, 580 CFRA Ottawa, AM 800 CKLW Windsor, 610 CKTB St Catharines, CFAX Victoria and 91x in Belleville.  It is in the Top 20% of worldwide podcasts based on the number of listeners in the first week.

First up, Christopher and Tom talk about artists who have come back when many people had bet against them &ndash; from Tina Turner to The Rolling Stones to Miley Cyrus to The Chicks.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In light of the recent Oasis reunion, we have some incredible clips of both Liam and Noel Gallagher from almost 25 years ago, years before their split and decades before their reunion.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a great, and often very funny, collection of comments and insight from the brothers.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plus, we talk to our good friend Bill Welychka, whose interviews with Liam and Noel are what we&rsquo;re highlighting this week.&nbsp; And Bill has some great insights into the brothers.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Speaking of brothers, The Kinks were fueled by the Davies brothers, Ray and Dave &ndash; and they, like the Gallaghers, created incredible music while also feuding bitterly with each other. &nbsp;This chat is from 1979, as the Kinks were promoting the Low Budget, which was somewhat of comeback for them.&nbsp; And Christopher is going to love what he has to say about songwriting.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then we feature a brief couple of clips with a woman who had two very different hits in the &lsquo;70s.&nbsp; Yvonne Elliman was featured on the Jesus Christ Superstar album in the early &lsquo;70s and then on the Saturday Night Fever album a few years later.&nbsp; The story of Yvonne&rsquo;s big break is a great one&hellip; and she tells it well.&nbsp; We&rsquo;ll also hear how she walked away from a deal that could have meant millions of dollars in the long run &ndash; and how she dealt with that.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And we wrap up the show with Cool Song Facts&hellip; in which we find out what huge Stones song got the thumbs down by Mick and Keith&hellip; thank god they were outvoted.
&nbsp;&nbsp;Famous Lost Words, hosted by Christopher Ward and Tom Jokic, is heard in more than 100 countries worldwide and on radio stations across Canada, including Newstalk 1010 Toronto, CJAD 800 Montreal, 580 CFRA Ottawa, AM 800 CKLW Windsor, 610 CKTB St Catharines, CFAX Victoria and 91x in Belleville.&nbsp; It is in the Top 20% of worldwide podcasts based on the number of listeners in the first week.

1104 - Oasis, The Kinks, Yvonne Elliman, Cool Song Facts!

          Did you know that the original name of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was “Starlight” or “Dark Side Of The Moon” by Pink Floyd was going to be called “Eclipse”.  Christopher and Tom start the show with a chat about the original titles of great albums – from the very good… to the very dumb.

          With the recent announcement of the new Rush tour with a new drummer, we thought we’d present a really great collection of clips from the Famous Lost Words archives.  They are mostly with Geddy Lee and Neil Peart in the early ‘80s talking about the first nine Rush albums.  Plus, we have a bonus clip of Christopher in conversation with Geddy in 1987 – today’s show is a must for any Rush fan.

And we’ll close out the show with a tribute to KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley.  After Ace’s passing, Tom reached out to Brent Jensen of the podcast No Sleep Til Sudbury, who was as much of an Ace Frehley fan as Tom is.  We’ll talk about Ace’s enormous influence on other rock stars and fans – and we’ll listen to three clips of Ace from the archives.  This segment was a real labour of love for Brent and Tom – a couple of devoted KISS fans going way back. 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Did you know that the original name of Michael Jackson&rsquo;s &ldquo;Thriller&rdquo; was &ldquo;Starlight&rdquo; or &ldquo;Dark Side Of The Moon&rdquo; by Pink Floyd was going to be called &ldquo;Eclipse&rdquo;.&nbsp; Christopher and Tom start the show with a chat about the original titles of great albums &ndash; from the very good&hellip; to the very dumb.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With the recent announcement of the new Rush tour with a new drummer, we thought we&rsquo;d present a really great collection of clips from the Famous Lost Words archives.&nbsp; They are mostly with Geddy Lee and Neil Peart in the early &lsquo;80s talking about the first nine Rush albums.&nbsp; Plus, we have a bonus clip of Christopher in conversation with Geddy in 1987 &ndash; today&rsquo;s show is a must for any Rush fan.
And we&rsquo;ll close out the show with a tribute to KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley.&nbsp; After Ace&rsquo;s passing, Tom reached out to Brent Jensen of the podcast No Sleep Til Sudbury, who was as much of an Ace Frehley fan as Tom is.&nbsp; We&rsquo;ll talk about Ace&rsquo;s enormous influence on other rock stars and fans &ndash; and we&rsquo;ll listen to three clips of Ace from the archives.&nbsp; This segment was a real labour of love for Brent and Tom &ndash; a couple of devoted KISS fans going way back.&nbsp;

Connie Francis (1937-2025)

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