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Lighthouse was formed in 1969 in Toronto by vocalist/drummer Skip Prokop, previously of the Paupers, and keyboardist Paul Hoffert. [3] The two met on a flight from New York City to Toronto, and discussed forming a band structured around a rock rhythm section, jazz horn section, and classical string section.
By the time Lifehouse's first album was released, Palmer had left the band, and Wade and Andrade were the only remaining founding members. [10] Soon after recording No Name Face , Wade and Andrade met Rick Woolstenhulme , who auditioned for the needed drummer part and joined the band as full-time drummer. [ 10 ]
He reunited with many Lighthouse alumni in September, 1982 for a weekend of four concerts at Ontario Place, which drew 33,000 people; at the end of the weekend the musicians went their separate ways. The band got together again in 1992 with a ten-member line-up, which included the founding members Prokop, Hoffert and Cole, with McBride on vocals.
Before the name Edison Lighthouse, they were known as the soft rock band Greenfield Hammer, gigging on the home counties circuit. [3] The original line-up of Edison Lighthouse consisted of Tony Burrows (lead vocalist), Stuart Edwards (lead guitar), David Taylor (bass guitar), George Weyman (drums), and Ray Dorey (guitar).
Pages in category "Lighthouse (band) members" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Paul Hoffert; K.
Lighthouse Family were a British pop soul [1] duo that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and initially remained active until the early 2000s. Singer Tunde Baiyewu and songwriter Paul Tucker formed the act in 1993 in Newcastle upon Tyne , England , after meeting while studying at university and both working at the same bar.
Lighthouse held a reunion concert at Ontario Place in Toronto in 1982. [4] In the mid 1980s Prokop worked for Roland Canada (Musical Instruments), in Mississauga, Ontario, as a product specialist. He participated in several promotional tours with his own Skip Prokop Band while presenting products made by Roland.
Lighthouse At Laguna (Contemporary C3509) [note: this is the seventh volume in the 'Lighthouse Series' on Contemporary) -CD issue: OJC/Fantasy #406- Volume 5 - In The Solo Spotlight! (Contemporary C3517) [note: this is a reissue of C2515 with 3 tracks from 1957 added on] -CD issue: OJC/Fantasy #451-