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Cliff Dawe is a Traditional Country Music artist that resides in Winnipeg, Canada. He presently had been sidelined by cancer and all the therapy that goes with it, however, he has successfully brought it to remission and is now out of the danger zone!
At the point of having discovered his cancer in 2004, Cliff was performing as a solo act! Cliff whose band responsibilities was Lead vocalist, rhythm guitar player and leader of Little Big Band ( Canadian Country Version ) along with his counterpart Anna Perreault played bar, lounge, cabaret, fair and rodeo venues throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario Canada.

They started their band in August of 1988 and there were changes throughout the years as stated above but, Cliff continued on with his music until the discovery of his ill health.
Cliff misses his music a great deal and would like to get back into the swing of things!

Cliff is an independent artist who came close to being signed with Warner Brothers ( Canada ) and was offered a deal by Comstock Record's executive Frank Fara of Scottsdale, Arizona whereby a mutual agreement couldn't be reached so the relationship didn't materialize.
The same thing happened with Joey Welz of Caprice Records in Philadelphia

Cliff has come close to reaching his goal and has seen the promised land which makes him more determined than ever to hang one on the wall and get invited to dinner!
A feat that is even more difficult these days for Independent Traditional Country Singers especially on Main Stream radio, however Cliff says if he didn't succeed with Traditional Country Music he really wouldn't want to bother with it!
For Cliff it is about the music, the art and a way of communicating and preserving a Lifestyle!

During 1990 - 1991 Cliff received extensive airplay in Europe and Canada with help from Anya Wilson's RDR Complimations promotion company out of Toronto.
This time he is handling the job himself and learning a whole new trade in the process!

Cliff said,"" I need to pray, need a little luck, need a few friends so I can eat tomorrow and play today""! This time around it is time to enjoy the music , to just be myself and not be so concerned with the steeple chase!

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Cliff Dawe	12/27/2006 7:12:44 PM I would like to welcome all who come to my sight to check out and listen to my music and find the news of what we are up to! If you wish ro talk to me you can send a message to cwdawe@hotmail.com and I will get back to you! Your friend, Cliff Dawe and Little Big Band
Cliff Dawe	12/27/2006 7:10:08 PM I would like to welcome all who come to my sight to check out and listen to my music and the news of what we are up to! If you wish ro talk to me you can send a message to cwdawe@hotmail and I will get back to you!
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The Thought of Losing You Added to Playlist - http://www.artistlaunch.com/radiofreecountryroad

Published on 12/23/2006

By Paul Carosi

Friday 12/22/2006

E-Mail Message from a Fan at FreeWorldRadio.com
From: Paul Carosi
Email: radiofreetunes@yahoo.com

Message:
Cliff,

Welcome to Artistlaunch.com

I've added your song The Thought of Losing You to the playlist of internet radio station Radio Free Country at http://www.artistlaunch.com/radiofreecountryroad.

Radio Free Country is one of the 25 Radiofreetunes.com stations hosted by Artistlaunch.com that receive 300,000 plays per month from music fans in over 78 countries.

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E-Mail to CLiff Dawe From Jerry Robert Puffer ""The Puffman Show"" KSEN Radio - Shelby Montana

Published on 12/14/2006

By Jerry Robert Puffer

From: Robert Puffer

don't worry Cliff, you're still a star on the Puffman show on Saturday
mornings. 10,000 red hot watts covering northcentral Montana and
southern Canada and a whole lot of cows in between. best, puff in
montana (finally getting back to normal (?)

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Cliff Dawe & Little Big Band On Live Disc-Jockey Radio Show

Published on 11/15/2006

By Patty, Kilgore, Cliff

Cliff Dawe of Little Big Band Says:
You cam hear some of my new songs on Indie Boom.Com on DJ Patty's Show!

Enjoy Live DJ's Rockin It Up!!! On this brand new Internet Radio Station!
We have DJs presenting shows featuring Rock Jazz, Blues, Country and... well... just anything that is cool.

Our plan is to go live by the week of November 20th. Stay tuned and check back often. We may be up before then!
-Kilgore

Listen NOW to the test stream!
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: Interview with Cliff Dawe & Little Big Band ( Canadian Country Version )

Published on 11/3/2006

By AUTHOR: Artistopia

Q. At what age did you realize you wanted to become a music artist and why?

ANSWER HERE: I guess I was about five or six years old, when I told my dad when I grow up I want to be a singer! He didn’t approve, but he played accordion himself and our radio in the home was on all day every day! I just loved the Country Music flowing out of it and those singers were exciting and I wanted to be just like them!

Q. Most music artists have that special someone or thing that influenced their decision to do music. Did anyone or something in your life play a major role in influencing you to go into the music business?

ANSWER HERE: Yes, as I said my father played accordion and we had relatives and friends that used to come over to our house and jam: Guitar, mandolin, banjo, stand up bass and sometimes even drums and organ or piano! But I had a first cousin Herb Myers who played guitar and he’d sing with his sister and girlfriend, it sounded like majic and he was my absolute heroe, he played at dances and I tried to copy him in every way I could! One other person I played with in Yvonne & The plainsmen’s band, Ollie Pike had such a powerful Texas Country voice and sang from the heart he made a huge, huge impression on me! Sometimes I hear him coming out of me, so I know he influenced me in a powerful way!

Q. In terms of the music, which major artist(s) influenced your style and why?

ANSWER HERE: Well first of all I always liked the Traditional Country and Honky Tonk singers the best and some of my first influences that really impressed my ears was Hank Locklin, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty, Don Williams and Ricky Skaggs, George Jones, Vern Gosdin blew me away! These guys were the best at saying in music what I felt in my heart!

Q. With so many independent artists trying to make it, what makes you stand out from the competition?

ANSWER HERE: There’s not too many traditionalists out there anymore putting out new Traditional Country music and everywhere I go folks are telling me we need more died in the wool Country singers and that is what I’m all about. Country Music of late is missing that un-hyped natural quality that comes from the common working man’s touch!
Besides, I don’t believe that you can ever truly compete in any kind of art, da Vinci was da Vinci, nobody can paint exactly like da Vinci, not even the great forgers, it is the same with music everybody’s just that little bit different which will make a song different every time another singer sings it!

Q. Music industry professionals are quick to say that being an artist means to gracefully fit a marketable niche in the industry. If you were offered an opportunity that asked you to be something you are not, would you do it to get your foot in the door?

ANSWER HERE: Well, first off that sounds more like being a con-artist than being an artist! I absolutely would not do something that I am not! What is the point of being inside a box where you’re living someone else’s dream? One cannot do what is not in their heart and fans are never fooled!

Q. Making music is one thing, selling it is another. What types of strategies do you use in promoting your artistic work and getting it heard by the proper professionals?

ANSWER HERE: Well I’ve tried quite a few some have worked and some have not, I sent demo tapes to a producer in Nashville marked the outside of the envelope “Pandora’s Box of Money” and I got called in because he liked the tape but he never told me whether reading the envelope got his curiosity to open it or not! I’ve tried the simple way just writing for approval of submitting demo material! Watched for openings by word of mouth or ads and applied! Sent extravagant press kits!

When the “Boomerang” album came out we sent boomerangs to radio stations in exchange for air play! Being a member of Artistopia and learning the fine points of this business on this website that has connections to industry professionals is another strategy of getting to our destination! Sending our music out to mobile disc-jockeys is another thing we’ve done to get our music heard by the public.

Q. In regards to wheeling and dealing, how important do you feel business knowledge is to making it in an industry filled with much heartache?

ANSWER HERE: Very important, you’ve got to know your business, we are dealing with highly educated executive professionals who at times and more often than not are not that concerned with your well being as much as they are under pressure to come up with a better bottom line and when push comes to shove you can bet their going to look after their job!
It doesn’t hurt to brush up on on some basic business and law knowledge and if one is not sure of exactly what is about to transpire in a business deal do not commit until you can find a professional who understands this business and can coach you through it! I learned the hard way it is better to lose what seems like a good deal than be stuck with a bad deal!

Q. Let's fast forward to 5 years from now. What advice would you offer to struggling independent artists?

ANSWER HERE: I think the best advice for this business is to learn to enjoy the music now, there are no guarantees and if you love what you are doing now there won’t seem to be so much hard times.
At one time I was in so much of a hurry to get to the brass ring I didn’t take the time to enjoy my music, or the people around me. I was always reaching for a higher class club or more airplay, or better pay at each club or a better back-up there is no end to what you can want in this business!

Then one day I didn’t feel too well because I didn’t take proper care of my health, always running and in stress! I went to the doctor and found out I had bladder cancer at that point I was wondering how many tomorrows there would be and I said , “You know I never enjoyed my music not once while I was creating it because I wasn’t where my goals were set to be! ” There were lots of people who enjoyed our music which was my purpose for playing it, but I didn’t enjoy it! My advice, just be who you are and enjoy what you do! The rest will take care of it self, as I have learned to enjoy being an Inde artist these days!

Q. Most successful artists are involved in charitable organizations that stand for a cause that hits close to home. In that regard, once you reach success, what charitable cause(s) would you like to be involved in and why?

ANSWER HERE: In relation to the question above, having had Bladder Cancer I would definitely invest money into Bladder Cancer Research, they are in dire need of more funding! Believe me Bladder Cancer is a Beast it kills and maims so it needs to be defeated!
Well, we thank you for taking the time to interview with us and certainly wish you the best in your music career endeavors. There you have it ladies and gentlemen, an inside look into the mind of an independent artist struggling to bring their hard work to fruition in an industry where perseverance and thick skin means survival. No one said it would be easy.

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Published on 10/29/2006

By Patty inderadiolive.com and C_dawne@hotmail.com

Cliff Dawe & little Big Band can also be heard on Indie Radio Live on Patty the Disc-Jockey's show at indieradiolive.com

Cliff's music can also be heard on Saturday mornings, on Main Stream Radio:

At KSEN Shelby, Montana AM 1150 on your dial, tune to Jerry Robert Puffer and ""The Puffman Show"" !
100,000 Watts Stereo Serving Montana's Golden triangle

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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 24Hrs. aday

Country Music Performance By
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Singers from all over the world competing in all the different music Genres! Cliff Dawe is in this contest in the Country Music Genre and so he is inviting all his friends on this website to register and judge as well as vote for his song""Boomerang"" ! The competition is fast and furious , so Cliff needs all the help he can get!
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Sundays at the George - Winnipeg
Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 4:00

Country Music Performance By
Cliff Dawe & Little Big Band

Sundays at the George
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2P 2J8 Canada
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Sundays at the George Hotel Winnipeg Cliff does jam sessions to get himself back in shape during and after cancer therapy!
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Saturday afternoon at the Silver Spike
Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 4:00 PM

Country Music Performance By
Cliff Dawe & Little Big Band

Saturday afternoon at the Silver Spike
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2P 2J8 Canada

Cliff jams everySaturday afternoon at the Silver Spike , Winnipeg
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Americas Next Hit Contest
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:00 PM

Country Music Performance By
Cliff Dawe & Little Big Band

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New Canaan, Ct. 06840 USA
Phone:(203)966 -6801
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Traffic on the Internet listens to each artist or group and votes on the song they believe to be Americas next hit!
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Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 12:00Am to12:00AM

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Adsum Dr.
Winnipeg, MB R2P 2J8 Canada
( 204 ) 694 - 5278
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Cliff Dawe & Little Big Band can be seen and heard at the following websites and radio stations to date: http://pittradio.net/cliffdawe indieboom.com - email a request or request a song in the chat room! http://www.soundclick.com/cliffdaweandlittlebigband - 8 songs up on their playboard! http://www.garageband.com/artist/Cliff_Dawe Ksen Radio, Shelby , Montana - Saturday mornings on the ""Puffman Show"", www.radioartistopia.com
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""Radio Artistopia Country Music Charts""

1. Backward
Chris Vaughn
2. I Like It, I Love It
Bob Richard's
3. 500 Miles
Chris Vaughn
4. In Memory of a Memory
Chris Vaughn
5. Hold on to her
Chris Vaughn

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6. I Still Love You
Chris Vaughn
7. Picture in My Mind
Chris Vaughn
8. Misguided Angel
Kimberly Ann Lowe
9. Boomerang
Cliff Dawe & Little Big Band
10. You Won't Catch Me Falling
Carol Lynn Friesen

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11. Let it Rain
K Ryan
12. It's Gonna Be A Patsy Cline Christmas
Keeghan Nolan
13. . The Thought of Losing You
Cliff Dawe & Little Big Band
14. SEARCH ME LORD..
The Minister Of Soul "" Min. Shyrone...
15. Girl that made me Blue
K Ryan

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16. Still
Donny H.
17. Picture
D. Lovely
18. You cant judge a book by its cover
Chris Balatgek
19. Holdin' On
Shay Dillon
20. Heartbreak Avenue
Bob Richard's

21. Burn A Memory Down Mike Fischer

22. Moving On Brett Clarke

23. rosemary Bohannon

24. Resting In Your Arms Carol Lynn Friesen

25. Silver Bells Bob Richard's

26. Hey Baby, I'm an Outlaw Bob Richard's

27. The Hole in Willie's Guitar Memarie

28. That Dog'll Hunt Wendy Carlisle

29. Honky Tonk And Lovin' Tom Lambert

30. Tonight I'm gonna dance. Sammy Rivers

31. A TRUCKERS TRIBUTE TO RED SOVI... Tom Lambert

32. She'll Only Break Your Heart SantinoG

33. ghost of country music Rick Nolan

34. prettiest girl Rick Nolan

35. We've Been Blessed Kenny Giordano

36. She's Every Woman Ricky Clay

37. Don't Close Your Eyes Ricky Clay

38. Me and My Man Too Drunk to Fish Band

39. Aeroplane Wendy Carlisle

40. Tears from Tennessee Mike Fischer

41. Thank God It's Friday Keeghan Nolan

42. Pretty Little Stranger Joan Osborne

43. I Can't Make You Love Me D. Lovely

44. TV Shows Randy Joe

45. Who Divided Joan Osborne

46. My Best Friend Toni Becker

47. Reunion Toni Becker

48. Little Bit Better Randy Joe

49. point of view Mark Thompson

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