Got together with a bass player and drummer and did a couple of quick recordings together one day at Capilano College in North Vancouver, B.C. Featuring Artie Devlin (vocals), Chris Gratham and Ken Barbour (rhythm guitars), Keith Bennett (harmonica), Jen (drums), Bernie (bass) and myself (guitar).

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Moonglow by The Leisure Kings

A song about a man from the wrong side of the tracks who finds he can never escape the road he was born to walk - but finally learns to embrace it. 

I got the idea for this song when driving along the US border in British Columbia, Canada. The very last street in Canada next to the border is Zero Avenue. It just came to me that would be a brilliant song title and the lyrics took off from there. My song writing partner John Roles played me a two chord intro one night that he had been saving for something else and that was the beginning of the musical inspiration for the song.

Zero Avenue

This was a demo of this song sung by Vancouver singer Brian Holden in the 1980's.

Al Hovden

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