Rhythms Of A Lifetime: BRIAN CADD’s Journey

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Brian Cadd is an Australian singer-songwriter keyboardist producer and record label founder a staple of Australian entertainment for over 50 years As well as working internationally throughout Europe and the United States he has performed as a member of numerous bands including the Groop Axiom The Bootleg Family Band and in America with the Flying Burrito Brothers before carving out a solo career in 1972 Brian produced fellow Australian acts Robin Jolley Ronnie Burns Broderick Smith Tina Arena and Glenn Shorrock and established his own record label called Bootleg Records He also composed or performed music for several films and TV Many of the songs he s written have been recorded by other acts including the Pointer Sisters Little River Band and John Farnham In 2007 Brian Cadd was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame He was awarded in the Queens Birthday Honours in 2018 for his 50-year service to the music industry as a singer songwriter instrumentalist mentor and producer and his work in production The following year he released his fifteenth solo studio album titled Silver City and Brian has just seen all his dreams come true with the recent release of his first ever country album titled Dream Train Brian Cadd remains one of Australia s greatest treasures a true Statesman of song writing and recording He joins us this week to share his thoughts on his musical journey and to express his gratitude to his global audience for your unwavering loyalty If you 39 d like to know more about Brian Cadd head to his website https briancadd com If you 39 d like to request a guest – someone who made music in the 60s 70s or 80s feel free to send me a message through my website https www abreathoffreshair com au I hope you enjoy hearing Brian Cadd 39 s story as much as I did Click here to visit this podcast episode