Mitchell Field of Hellfield

Liner Notes: Revealing Chats With Canada's Retro Music Makers

Mitchell Field, drummer, keyboardist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and founder of the late '70s band Hellfield, is this week's guest on Liner Notes. Mitchell talks with host Dan Hare about: starting his career as a drummer for John Lee Hooker; touring with Little River Band and Triumph; why the plug was pulled on their U.S radio play and cross-country tour; the nuts and bolts of songwriting and recording; why every woking musician needs to know the business part of music; losing friends and fellow musicians to addictions; the rigors of touring; the major event that left him homeless; his musical impersonations of Frank Sinatra, James Brown and others; hanging with rockers before they were famous, and much more.