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
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