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Kenneth "Spider" Sinnaeve (born May 2, 1955) is a Canadian musician. He was a founding member of the popular Canadian band Streetheart, and since 2001 has been a member of Loverboy, replacing late bassist Scott Smith. Sinnaeve has also contributed to many albums and played live performances with George McCrae, Helix, Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, Kim Mitchell, The Partland Brothers, Lee Aaron, and The Guess Who. He is known for his extended solos, which often last 15–20 minutes.
Career
Sinnaeve and keyboardist Daryl Gutheil formed a band, Wascana, in Regina.
The pair moved to Winnipeg and joined with Kenny Shields, calling themselves Witness Inc.; in 1977 the group became a full band, Streetheart, with the addition of guitarist Paul Dean and drummer Matt Frenette. Streetheart released a number of successful albums in the 1980s.
Streetheart's most popular single, their 1979 disco-hybrid cover version of "Under My Thumb" 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 Red Rider. in 1988 he toured in western Canada with former bandmate Kenny Shields.
Spider has been with them since 2000 and continues to perform with Loverboy. He has continued to play with this band for many years.
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
=2WO (1985)
= with Loverboy
=Just Getting Started (2007)
Rock 'n' Roll Revival (2012)
Unfinished Business (2014)
References
External links
Official website
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- List of bass guitarists