Kurt Winter

Kurt Winter (April 2, 1946 - December 14, 1997) was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of The Guess Who.

After starting his career with Winnipeg bands The Fifth, Gettysbyrg Address, and Brother, Winter joined The Guess Who in May 1970, along with co-guitarist Greg Leskiw, replacing Randy Bachman. Winter wrote the hit singles "Bus Rider" and "Hand Me Down World" and co-wrote several songs with group leader Burton Cummings, including the hits "Hang on to Your Life", "Rain Dance", and "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" and also co-wrote "Clap for the Wolfman" with Cummings and Bill Wallace. He left The Guess Who in June 1974 and was replaced by ex-James Gang member Domenic Troiano.

After leaving The Guess Who, Winter ran businesses - including a mattress and bedding store - located in Toronto. Winter later regrouped with an incarnation of the band under the leadership of bassist Jim Kale from 1977-1978. Suffering health problems, Winter died of kidney failure aged 51 on December 14, 1997.^[1] Winter's Guess Who band mate Burton Cummings memorialized him with "Kurt's Song" on his 2008 album, Above the Ground.

Winter's Guess Who discography

• 1970 Share the Land
• 1971 Best of The Guess Who
• 1971 So Long, Bannatyne
• 1972 Rockin'
• 1972 Live at the Paramount
• 1973 Best of the Guess Who Volume 2
• 1973 Artificial Paradise
• 1973 #10
• 1974 Road Food
• 1978 Guess Who's Back
• 1979 All This For a Song
• 1988 Track Record: The Guess Who Collection
• 1997 The Guess Who: The Ultimate Collection
• 1999 The Guess Who: Greatest Hits
• 2000 Live at the Paramount (re-mastered)
• 2000 Share the Land (re-mastered)
• 2003 Platinum & Gold Collection: The Guess Who
• 2004 Wheatfield Soul / Artificial Paradise (re-mastered)
• 2004 So Long Bannatyne / #10 (re-mastered)
• 2004 Rockin' / Flavours (re-mastered)
• 2004 Road Food / Power in the Music (re-mastered)
• 2006 Bachman Cummings Song Book

References

1. ↑ http://www.manitobamusicmuseum.com/kurtwinter.htm

v t e The Guess Who Jim Kale Laurie MacKenzie Garry Peterson Derek Sharp Leonard Shaw Chad Allan Randy Bachman Burton Cummings Carl Dixon Terry Hatty Greg Leskiw Donnie McDougall Domenic Troiano Bill Wallace Kurt Winter Studio albums Shakin' All Over Hey Ho (What You Do to Me!) It's Time Wheatfield Soul Canned Wheat American Woman Share the Land So Long, Bannatyne Rockin' Artificial Paradise #10 Road Food Flavours Power in the Music Guess Who's Back All This for a Song Now and Not Then Liberty Live albums Live at the Paramount Together Again The Best of the Guess Who Live The Spirit Lives On Down the Road Running Back Thru Canada The Best of Running Back Thru Canada Extended Versions: The Encore Collection Compilations Wild One The Guess Who: Anthology Singles "These Eyes" "Laughing" "Undun" "No Time" "American Woman" "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" "Heartbroken Bopper" "Guns, Guns, Guns" "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" "Follow Your Daughter Home" "Star Baby" "Clap for the Wolfman" Related articles Discography Jack Richardson Book