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Ali and BJ talk about the early days in the music industry with David Foster and Ronnie Hawkins and Skylark.
About the Guest:
BJ Cook is a trailblazer in the British Columbia music scene, having performed as both showgirl and nightclub singer throughout the sixties, opening for Johnny Cash and Della Reese, before joining forces with the legendary Ronnie Hawkins. While in Edmonton she teamed up with David Foster, before moving back to Vancouver and forming Skylark.
BJ is a force and has had a brilliant career in the music industry covering several decades. From being part of the Hawks and Skylark. Cook herself co-wrote with established LA songwriters Michael McDonald, Brenda Russell, David Foster, Bill Champlin and Donovan.
Though the early days of the music industry may have been male dominated, she didn’t let that stand in her way. Never felt discrimination, says BJ. When you sit in a dressing room with a bunch of guys, working dives, and listen to them talk about their lives for years, instead of being off-ended or insulted by the stuff that goes on in the ‘locker room,’ it gave me a sense of power. I never let the fact that I was a woman get in my way. Not ever.
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