Greg Leskiw
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Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 5 August 1946
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Associated acts | The Guess Who Mood jga jga Crocuss Les Q Kilowatt One Eyed Jacks Swing Soniq |
Gregory Leskiw (born 5 August 1946) is a Canadian guitarist best known for playing guitar with the Guess Who from 1970 to 1972.[1]
History[]
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in Shilo,[1] Leskiw's father was a jazz guitarist who toured Manitoba in the 1930s and 1940s.[2] Leskiw began playing the guitar at the age of 12, initially learning jazz standards and jazz chords from his father.[1][2] Through Leskiw's high school years he played in Winnipeg rock bands The Shags, Logan Avenue, and Wild Rice.[3] By 1969 Wild Rice dissolved, and in mid-1970 he joined The Guess Who, as he and guitarist Kurt Winter both replaced the departed Randy Bachman.[4] Leskiw wrote "One Divided"[5] which appeared on the 1971 Guess Who album So Long, Bannatyne. After a few albums with The Guess Who, Leskiw left the band in March 1972,[1] and then formed the band Mood jga jga.[2] In the late 1970s and early 1980s he was a member of Crowcuss and Kilowatt, both with another Guess Who alumnus, bassist Bill Wallace.[6] From 1986 to 1997, Leskiw operated Vox Pop Studios in Fort Garry, a popular recording studio for local Winnipeg groups such as Crash Test Dummies, New Meanies, and Mood jga jga.[2]
Discography[]
The Guess Who[]
- 1970: Share the Land
- 1971: Best of The Guess Who
- 1971: So Long, Bannatyne
- 1972: Rockin'
- 1974: The Best of the Guess Who, Vol. 2
- 1977: The Greatest Hits of the Guess Who
- 1997: The Guess Who: The Ultimate Collection
- 1999: The Guess Who: Greatest Hits
- 2003: Platinum & Gold Collection: The Guess Who
- 2003: The Guess Who: Anthology
Mood jga jga[]
- 1974: Mood jga jga (Warner Bros.)
- 1997: Boys Will Be Boys
Les Q[]
- 1979: Be My Champion (SL Records/CBS)
Kilowatt[]
- 1982: Kilowatt (Dallcorte Records)
- 1983: Currents
One Eyed Jacks[]
- 1993: Hell on Hold
Swing Soniq[]
- 1998: Moonglow
- 2005: Love Wild
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Career a music medley". Winnipeg Free Press. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Artist: Leskiw, Greg » Biography". Jam!. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Greg Leskiw". Canadian Bands.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Guess Who Cutting "Woman" Follow Up". Billboard. 4 July 1970. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Song Details (Song Number: 443890)". Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency. Retrieved 15 January 2012.[dead link]
- ^ (30 November 2004). "Artist: Crowcuss » Biography". Jam!. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
Sources[]
External links[]
- CanadianBands.com entry
- Works by Greg Leskiw at Library and Archives Canada
- Works by or about Greg Leskiw in libraries (WorldCat catalogue)
- 1947 births
- Canadian songwriters
- Canadian rock guitarists
- Canadian male guitarists
- Living people
- Musicians from Winnipeg
- Writers from Winnipeg
- 20th-century Canadian guitarists
- 21st-century Canadian guitarists
- 20th-century Canadian male musicians
- 21st-century Canadian male musicians