I actually started my magic and music career back home in 1970's Montreal, using the stage-name "Shawn Stevens", because I liked Shawn Phillips' mystical image, and the music of Cat Stevens. As a solo act and with only my acoustic Aria, I did colleges, Parks and Recreation events, and coffee-houses in and around my Montreal. Never reaching the musical heights of my drummer father Lou Likey who put me through college with his career, (he made quite a name for himself back then) he bought me my first guitar (the Aria) at Steve's Music Store in downtown Montreal, as well as my second guitar, a lovely nylon-stringed one from Pascal, a hardware store near our home in Cote-des-Neiges!
The songs on this album formed the core of my concerts, along with cover-tunes by Cat Stevens, Dan Hill, Supertramp, Meat Loaf, and others. Enjoy!
