Greg Leskiw

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Greg Leskiw
Leskiw with The Guess Who in 1970
Background information
Birth nameGregory Leskiw
Born (1946-08-05) 5 August 1946 (age 78)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
GenresRock
Occupation
  • Guitarist
Years active1969-present

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

Greg Leskiw (centre) was a guitarist for The Guess Who from 1970 to 1972

Born in Brandon, Manitoba[2] and raised in Shilo,[1] Leskiw grew up with a father who was a jazz guitarist and who had toured Manitoba in the 1930s and 1940s.[3] Leskiw began playing the guitar at the age of 12, initially learning jazz standards and jazz chords from his father.[1][3] Through Leskiw's high school years he played in Winnipeg rock bands The Shags, Logan Avenue, and Wild Rice.[4] 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.[5] Leskiw wrote "One Divided"[6] 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.[3] In the late 1970s and early 1980s he was a member of Crowcuss and Kilowatt, both with another Guess Who alumnus, bassist Bill Wallace.[7] 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.[3]

Discography

The Guess Who

Main article: The Guess Who discography

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Career a music medley". Winnipeg Free Press. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ Einarson, John (28 May 2016). "May 2016: Stint with Guess Who just one part of Leskiw's eclectic career". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Artist: Leskiw, Greg » Biography". Jam!. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Greg Leskiw". Canadian Bands.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Guess Who Cutting "Woman" Follow Up". Billboard. 4 July 1970. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Song Details (Song Number: 443890)". Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency. Retrieved 15 January 2012.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ Deutscher, Bob (30 November 2004). "Artist: Crowcuss » Biography". Jam!. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

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