Greg Leskiw

Gregory Leskiw (born 5 August 1947) is a Canadian guitarist best known for playing guitar with the Guess Who from 1970 to 1972.[1]

Greg Leskiw
Born (1947-08-05) 5 August 1947
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Instruments
  • guitar
Associated actsCrowcuss
The Guess Who
Kilowatt
Mood jga jga

History

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in Shilo,[1] Leskiw's father was a jazz guitarist who toured Manitoba in the 1930s and 1940s.[2] Leskiw began playing the guitar at the age of 12, learning initially a lot of jazz standards and jazz chords from his father.[1][2] Through Leskiw's high school years he played in Winnipeg rock bands The Shags, Logan Avenue, and Wild Rice.[3] By 1969 Wild Rice dissolved, and in mid-1970 he started playing with The Guess Who along with Kurt Winter replacing Randy Bachman.[4] Leskiw wrote "One Divided"[5] which appeared on the 1971 album So Long, Bannatyne. After a few albums with The Guess Who, Leskiw left the band in March 1972.[1] In early 1972, Leskiw formed Mood jga jga.[2] He was also a member of Crowcuss and Kilowatt, both with Bill Wallace.[6] 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, The Blue (now New) Meanies and Mood jga jga.[2]

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 (Bare Rocks Records/Warner)
  • 1997: Boys Will Be Boys

Crowcuss
  • 1977: Crowcuss (Stoney Plain Records)

Les Q
  • 1979: Be My Champion (SL Records/CBS)

Kilowatt
  • 1982: Kilowatt (Dallcorte Records)

Swing Soniq
  • 1998: Moonglow
  • 2005: Love Wild

One Eyed Jacks
  • 2006: Hell on Hold

References
  1. "Career a music medley". Winnipeg Free Press. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. "Artist: Leskiw, Greg » Biography". Jam!. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. "Greg Leskiw". Canadian Bands.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. "Guess Who Cutting "Woman" Follow Up". Billboard. 4 July 1970. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  5. "Song Details (Song Number: 443890)". Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  6. 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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