🎙️ ROOTS, RIFFS & THE MAN WHO BET THE HOUSE 🎸

Step into the studio haze, vinyl crackle and highway roar of late-’60s/early-’70s rock - where one Canadian producer mortgaged his home to launch a band, and a major label answered the call. Jack Richardson did more than produce hits; he rewrote the rules of the game. In this immersive two‐host episode, we trace Richardson’s journey from ad-agency jingle writer to legendary architect of acts like The Guess Who, and beyond. When he mortgaged his house to bankroll their breakout album and engineered their world-smashing hit “These Eyes,” he wasn’t just making music, he was staking everything on belief, grit and vision.

With the support of RCA Records (aka RCA Victor), Richardson and his band broke Canadian ceilings and stormed American charts. From “American Woman” to “Night Moves,” the records became anthems of working-class swagger and cross-border ambition. RCA provided the muscle, but it was Richardson’s ear, his bold choices and his refusal to compromise that shaped the sound.

Meanwhile, in Canada, Richardson helped build the infrastructure for a national music industry, founding Nimbus 9, mentoring future stars, pushing for CanCon rules, and teaching the next generation of producers.

Our two hosts sound off on:

• The heart-stopping gamble of mortgaging your home to record a band
• What RCA’s global reach meant for a prairie rock group in Winnipeg
• The countless studio innovations, risks and behind-the-scenes fights Richardson fought for authenticity
• The legacy he left: awards renamed in his honour, producers he mentored, and a Canadian music industry he helped give an identity

This isn’t just nostalgia. It’s a time machine. Expect deep storytelling, candid host banter, vinyl-needle moments, and a love letter to artists and the man who fought for them.

Tune your headphones, hit play, and join our two hosts as they unpack the sound, the stakes and the culture that Jack Richardson helped shape.

Featuring:

Jack Richardson · The Guess Who · five decades of rock legacy · RCA Records · Canadian music revolution.

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