Greg Leskiw | |
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 Leskiw with The Guess Who in 1970 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 5 August 1946 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Years active | 1969-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]
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]
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