Gord Lewis
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Gord Lewis is a Canadian musician from Hamilton, Ontario best known as the founding guitarist of Teenage Head, a popular Canadian punk rock band during the early 1980s. Lewis named the band after a Flamin' Groovies song. [1]
Gord Lewis formed Teenage Head while attending Westdale High School in Hamilton along with Frankie Venom, Steve Mahon, and Nick Stipanitz.
In September 1980, Attic Records, the band's Canadian label, set up a series of showcase gigs in New York City, hoping to attract a U.S. record deal. Only a few days before their scheduled departure, Lewis was seriously injured in a car accident and the showcase was cancelled. Lewis was temporarily replaced by David Bendeth, although he was able to return in time to play on the 1982 album Some Kinda Fun.
Discography[]
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (RPM) | |||
| 1978 | "Picture My Face" | Teenage Head | |
| 1978 | "Top Down" | Non-LP re-recording of a song originally from Teenage Head | |
| 1980 | "Somethin' On My Mind" | Frantic City | |
| 1980 | "Let's Shake" | Non-LP re-recording of a song originally from Frantic City | |
| 1982 | "Some Kinda Fun" | Some Kinda Fun | |
| 1982 | "Let's Go To Hawaii" | ||
| 1983 | "Tornado" (as Teenage Heads) | Tornado (EP) | |
| 1983 | "Blood Boogie" (as Teenage Heads) | ||
| 1984 | "Top Down" (live version) | Endless Party | |
| 1985 | "Frantic Romantic" | Trouble In The Jungle | |
| 1987 | "Can't Stop Shakin'" | Electric Guitar | |
| 1988 | "Everybody Needs Somebody" |
Studio albums (with Teenage Head)[]
- 1979 – Teenage Head
- 1980 – Frantic City
- 1982 – Some Kinda Fun
- 1983 – Tornado EP (as "Teenage Heads")
- 1986 – Trouble in the Jungle
- 1988 – Electric Guitar
- 1996 – Head Disorder
- 2008 – Teenage Head with Marky Ramone
- 2017 – retrospective double vinyl album
Live Album (Teenage Head)[]
- 1984 – Endless Party
Studio albums (with Teenage Head)
Other[]
- 1985 - Dave Rave And The Sensations Starring Gordie Lewis – Lipstick Lies
- 2012 - Magic Christian With Gord Lewis – Teenage Head / Lets Shake
References[]
- ^ Rockingham, Graham (2015-10-17). "40 years of Teenage Head". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
External links[]
- Teenage Head at IMDb
- Musicians from Hamilton, Ontario
- Canadian punk rock guitarists
- Living people