The music industry has a history of not being fair to its artists. Christopher and Tom begin this episode by talking about artists who did not get the credit they deserved. Little known names like Martha Wash, Frank Sampedro and Rory Dodd get a brief, but well-deserved moment in the spotlight.

Also this week… an excellent 2008 interview with Sheryl Crow, in conversation with Marilyn Denis and Roger Ashby. This conversation gets quite deep – as it covers her music, her fight with breast cancer, standing up for her beliefs and her very public breakup. A lot of info in a small amount of time.

Then, we have a follow up chat with Rik Emmet of Triumph… Tom spoke to Rik a few months ago about his song “Hold On” becoming the Music Monday anthem for the Coalition For Music Education. But there are parts of that interview that you didn’t hear, including a very funny tale of the time when something went terribly awry during their stage show in the early days.

And we finish things off with a band that only had a brief moment in the spotlight, but their sound was just epic. We’re talking about Big Country. We feature a 1986 chat with singer Stuart Adamson and drummer Mark Brzezicki from the band.

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.

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.