Kurt Winter
| Kurt Winter | |
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| Born | April 2, 1946 |
| Origin | Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada |
| Died | December 14, 1997 (aged 51) |
| Genres | Rock, Hard rock, Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, songwriter |
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| Associated acts | Gettysbyrg Address The Fifth Brother The Guess Who |
Kurt Winter (April 2, 1946 – December 14, 1997) was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of The Guess Who.
Kurt Winter was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on April 2, 1946. He attended Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute. Winter commenced the development of his music career with a number of Winnipeg bands, including Gettysbyrg Address (1967, with later Guess Who bass player Bill Wallace), The Fifth (1968, with drummer Vance Masters) and Brother (late 1969, with Wallace and Masters). Brother was regarded as Winnipeg's first supergroup, playing all original material, the live shows of which were greatly admired by Burton Cummings.
At the invitation of Cummings, Winter joined The Guess Who in June, 1970, along with guitarist Greg Leskiw, who had also succeeded Winter as a guitarist in Gettysbyrg Address. The two guitarists replaced Randy Bachman, who had abruptly left The Guess Who. Winter is solely credited with writing the hit singles "Bus Rider" and "Hand Me Down World", both of which were hits for The Guess Who, but which had been composed while Winter was with Brother. Songs written by Brother were collectively written by Winter, Wallace and Masters. Winter also co-wrote a number of 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. Winter was dismissed from The Guess Who in June 1974, with no reason specified, exactly four years after he had joined the band. He was replaced by ex-James Gang member Domenic Troiano. Winter later regrouped with an incarnation of the band under the leadership of bassist Jim Kale from 1977 to 1979, appearing on and contributing songs to two albums released by this version of The Guess Who.
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