Kenneth "Spider" Sinnaeve (born May 2, 1955) is a

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musician. He was a founding member of the popular Canadian band Streetheart, and since 2001 has been a member of Loverboy, replacing late original bassist Scott Smith. Sinnaeve has also contributed to many albums and played live performances with

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, The Partland Brothers,

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. He is known for his extended solos, which often last 15–20 minutes.

Career

Sinnaeve and keyboardist Daryl Gutheil formed a band, Witness Inc, in Regina. "Elkhorn student signs recording contract"
''Shoal Lake Crossroads'', via Newspaper Archives. June 14, 2013 - Page 4 The pair moved to Winnipeg and joined with Kenny Shields, calling themselves Wascana; in 1977 the group became a full band, Streetheart, with the addition of guitarist Paul Dean and drummer

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."Band won't change music to suit radio"
''Brandon Sun'', via Newspaper Archives, September 28, 1978 - Page 19 Streetheart released a number of successful albums in the 1980s. Streetheart's most popular single, their 1979 disco-hybrid cover version of "

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" by the Rolling Stones, achieved gold single status in Canada; the live version contains a blazing bass solo, performed by Sinnaeve. After Streetheart broke up in 1983, Sinnaeve performed with the Partland Brothers and

. in 1988 he toured in western Canada with former bandmate Kenny Shields. In 2001 Sinnaeve joined Loverboy, after the band's original bassist died in an accident. He has continued to play with this band for many years."Concert review: Loverboy still delivers the hits"
''Wausa Pilot and Review'', August 2, 2017

Awards

Awards include several Juno Awards, an Ampex Golden Reel, and a Technics All Star Band award as bass player of the year. He has been inducted into the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame twice, as well as the Juno Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Sinnaeve has a wife, Barbara, a daughter Kaari and a son, Anders.

Discography

with Streetheart

* '' Meanwhile Back in Paris...'' (1978) * '' Under Heaven Over Hell'' (1979) * ''Quicksand Shoes'' (1980) * ''Drugstore Dancer'' (1980) * '' Streetheart'' (1982) * ''Dancing with Danger'' (1983) * ''Buried Treasure'' (1984)

with Strange Advance

* ''

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'' (1985)

with Loverboy

* '' Just Getting Started'' (2007) * '' Rock 'n' Roll Revival'' (2012) * '' Unfinished Business'' (2014)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinnaeve, Ken Living people Canadian rock bass guitarists Loverboy members Red Rider members 1955 births 20th-century Canadian bass guitarists 21st-century Canadian bass guitarists Musicians from Regina, Saskatchewan