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Kenneth William Greer (born 25 July 1954) is a Canadian guitarist and keyboardist. He is one of the founding members of the Canadian rock band Red Rider.




Biography



Greer is the youngest of seven children born into a musical family in Toronto, Ontario. He grew up in the North Toronto area. He played the pedal steel guitar.
After a Red Rider hiatus during most of the 1990s, Greer was involved in numerous musical projects including Big Faith, Hunter-Greer and Gowan. Currently he stills tours as Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, playing guitar, pedal steel and keyboards. He also started touring with the Canadian country band The Road Hammers in 2005 and still joins them when available.




Career achievements


Juno Awards
-Won for "Group of the Year" in 1987
-Nominated for 11 various awards from 1981 to 1990
Gold & Platinum Records
-Nearly every Red Rider record went Gold or Platinum in Canada, with the band's most commercially successful effort "Victory Day" achieving Double Platinum.
Canadian Country Music Awards
-Won for All-Star Band Member, Steel Guitar in 2005 & 2007




Discography


1980 – Red Rider – Don't Fight It
1981 – Red Rider – As Far as Siam
1983 – Red Rider – Neruda
1984 – Red Rider – Breaking Curfew
1986 – Tom Cochrane & Red Rider – S/T
1988 – Tom Cochrane & Red Rider – Victory Day
1989 – Tom Cochrane & Red Rider – The Symphony Sessions (live CD)
1992 – Big Faith – Grounded
1993 – Tom Cochrane – Ashes to Diamonds A Collection
1994 – Big Faith – Undertow
1994 – Hunter-Greer – Tales From Stoney's Bar & Grill
2002 – Tom Cochrane & Red Rider – Trapeze
2006 – Tom Cochrane – No Stranger
2015 – Tom Cochrane – Take It Home




Producer


1987 – The Tragically Hip – The Tragically Hip EP
1989 – The Saddletramps – The Saddle Tramps
1994 – Peter Randall & The Raindogs – Peter Randall & The Raindogs
2002 – Andrew Brunet – Broken
2002 – Various Artists – Takin' Care of Christmas
2004 – Tango Sierra – This Is It




Official website


Official Ken Greer website




Appearances on other albums as musician


1990 – Lost Brotherhood – Gowan
1993 – ...But You Can Call Me Larry – Lawrence Gowan
1994 – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – "Heart of Gold" Lawrence Gowan




References

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• Adam Coleman Howard
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• Face to Face (serial televisi Britania)
• Laut
• Pembunuhan John F. Kennedy
• The Game Awards 2022
• Selangor FC
• Ken Greer
• Breaking Curfew
• Tom Cochrane and Red Rider
• Red Rider
• Tcsh
• The Tragically Hip (EP)
• Judy Greer
• As Far as Siam
• The Symphony Sessions (Red Rider album)
• Don't Fight It (album)