Streetheart (band)

Streetheart was a Canadian rock band from Regina, Saskatchewan. In 1975, vocalist Ken Shields (born in Nokomis, Saskatchewan), keyboard player Daryl Gutheil and bassist Ken Sinnaeve formed the band Wascana. After being renamed Witness, the group became Streetheart when guitarist Paul Dean and drummer Matt Frenette joined in 1977. The band released "Meanwhile Back in Paris" the following year and "Under Heaven over Hell" in 1979, but Frenette and Dean dropped out soon after to found Loverboy. Streetheart played together until 1984, releasing "Quicksand Shoes" (1980), "Drugstore Dancer" (1980), "Action: Best of Streetheart" (1981), the self-titled "Streetheart" (1982), "Dancing with Danger" (1983), and the double live album "Live After Dark" (1983). Record sales earned them six gold albums and four platinum albums; the single "Under My Thumb" achieved gold single status.

Arguably Streetheart's most popular single, "Under My Thumb" (1979), was a remake of a song by the Rolling Stones, who were an early Streetheart influence. At the peak of their career, Streetheart toured with several Canadian rock bands including Chilliwack, Rush, Toronto, Harlequin, Max Webster (see Kim Mitchell), Aldo Nova, April Wine, Headpins and with American bands including Sammy Hagar, Styx, Kansas, Blue Öyster Cult, and with Australia's AC/DC.

Streetheart received two Ampex Golden Reel awards, a Music Express Magazine Award, and a Chimo Award (Canadian Country Music Award) and were voted the most popular Canadian act in the Peoples' Choice Awards. In 2003, Streetheart was inducted into the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Hardline recorded their own version of the Streetheart song 'Hot Cherie' for their 1992 album, Double Eclipse.

Frehley's Comet recorded their own version of 'Dancing with Danger' for their 1988 album, Second Sighting, despite alterations by Ace Frehley, Dana Strum, and Spencer Proffer.

Band members

*Kenny Shields - vocals
*Daryl Gutheil - keyboards
*Paul Dean - guitar
*Ken 'Spider' Sinnaeve - bass
*Matt Frenette - drums
*John Hannah - guitar
*Herb Ego (born Bob Ego)- drums
*Jeff Neill - guitar
*Billy Carmassi - drums

Discography

*"Meanwhile Back in Paris" (1978)
*"Under Heaven Over Hell" (1979)
*"Quicksand Shoes" (1980)
*"Drugstore Dancer" (1980)
*"Action: The Best of Streetheart" (1981)
*"Streetheart" (1982)
*"Dancing with Danger" (1983)
*"Live After Dark" (1983)
*"Buried Treasures" (1984)
*"Over 60 Minutes With Streetheart" (1989)
*"Essentials" (2005)

References

*Bush, John. " [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ax7tk6rx9kr3 Streetheart] ". "Allmusic". Retrieved June 21, 2006.
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1SEC841427 Streetheart] ". "Encyclopedia of Music in Canada". Retrieved June 21, 2006.

External links

* [http://www.headpins.net/ccr/roster/streetheart.shtml Kenny Shields & Streetheart Biography] — Biography of band founder and lead singer Kenny Shields
* [http://www.kennyshields.com/ Kenny Shields & Streetheart] — Official Web Site of Kenny Shields & Streetheart