Musician.
Born at Winnipeg on 2 April 1946, he attended Daniel McIntyre High School. He started playing the guitar at age 12. He played with such local bands as The Flares, The Ramrods, The Cavaliers, The Syndicate, Sons and Lovers, Gettysburg Address, The Fifth, Bubbles, Papa Pluto, and Brother. He was lead guitarist for The Guess Who during their most successful period, co-writing the hit “Clap for the Wolfman,” but left the band in 1974. He lived in the Winnipeg neighbourhood of Fort Garry during his last years. He died at Winnipeg on 14 December 1997.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 December 1997, page 55.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 October 2022
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