Greg Leskiw

Gregory Leskiw (born 5 August 1946) is a Canadian guitarist best known for playing guitar with the Guess Who from 1970 to 1972.[1]

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

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
  • 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
    1. "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. "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.
    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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