Nazareth’s Dan McCafferty reveals the story behind “Vancouver Shakedown”

By Steve Newton On November 23, 1984, Nazareth played Vancouver's historic Commodore Ballroom, touring behind its new album The Catch. In advance of the show I interviewed frontman Dan McCafferty and--among other things--got the scoop on the story behind the group's curious single, "Vancouver Shakedown". Here's a slightly condensed version of the piece that appeared … Continue reading Nazareth’s Dan McCafferty reveals the story behind “Vancouver Shakedown”