Greg Leskiw

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Greg Leskiw
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Leskiw with The Guess Who in 1970
Background information
Born (1946-08-05) 5 August 1946 (age 78)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Genres Rock
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]

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History

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

Mood jga jga

Les Q

Kilowatt

One Eyed Jacks

Swing Soniq

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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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