Paul Dean (guitarist)
| Paul Dean | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 19, 1946 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Genres | Rock |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Labels | Capitol, Columbia |
| Associated acts | Cannonball Great Canadian Rat Race Canada Scrubbaloe Caine Brutus Streetheart Loverboy |
| Notable instruments | |
| Kramer Paul Dean Signature Model | |
Paul Warren Dean (born February 19, 1946 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is the lead guitarist for the Canadian rock band Loverboy which reached huge fame in the early 1980s.
Growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Dean first started playing washtub bass at the age of 12, then a plastic wind-up ukulele which he had received for Christmas at the age of 13. He had received his first guitar 2 months later, an acoustic, which he smashed playing badminton with it when he saved to buy his first electric guitar, later that summer.
Dean's early musical influences included Duane Eddy, Luther Perkins, Hank Marvin, The Ventures, The Fireballs, Johnny and the Hurricanes, and later Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Boston.
Dean's first bands included Cannonball, the Great Canadian River Race, Canada and Scrubbaloe Caine. Scrubbaloe Caine released one album, Round One in 1973 before dissolving by 1975.
Dean then met drummer Matt Frenette and joined Streetheart in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1977. Dean, along with singer Kenny Shields, keyboard player Daryl Gutheil, bassist Ken Sinnaeve and drummer Matt Frenette released their debut album Meanwhile Back in Paris in 1978.
In 1979, Dean and Frenette left Streetheart and returned to Calgary where they formed Loverboy with singer Mike Reno. Loverboy has since produced seven studio albums plus compilations and live albums, and a number of hit singles in Canada and the United States.
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