Streetheart
Origin	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Genres	Rock
Years active	1977 – 1983; 1999 – present
Labels	Atlantic Records, Capitol Records
Website	http://www.kennyshields.com
Members
Kenny Shields Daryl Gutheil Jeff Neill Tim Sutton Jake Jacobs
Former members
Ken Sinnaeve Paul Dean Matt Frenette John Hannah Herb Ego Billy Carmassi

Streetheart is a Canadian rock band, originally from Regina, Saskatchewan. Their best known songs include "Action", "What Kind of Love is This", "One More Time" and their version of "Under My Thumb".

Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Selected singles 3 Band members 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

In 1975, vocalist Ken Shields (born in Nokomis, Saskatchewan), keyboard player Daryl Gutheil and bassist Ken Sinnaeve formed the band Wascana. After being renamed Witness, the group became Streetheart when guitarist Paul Dean and drummer Matt Frenette joined in 1977. The band released Meanwhile Back in Paris the following year and Under Heaven over Hell in 1979, after which Frenette dropped out to join Dean in Loverboy. John Hannah was the guitarist on Under Heaven Over Hell (1979), Quicksand Shoes (1980), and Drugstore Dancer (1980). In 1980 Streetheart won the Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year".

Arguably Streetheart's most popular single was a 1979 cover version of "Under My Thumb" by the Rolling Stones (an early Streetheart influence). Streetheart's version achieved gold single status in Canada.

For the next four years they released a string of albums: Quicksand Shoes (1980), Drugstore Dancer (1980), Action: Best of Streetheart (1981), the self-titled Streetheart (1982), Dancing with Danger (1983), and the double live album Live After Dark (1983). Record sales earned them six gold albums and four platinum albums in Canada. The band broke-up in 1983, after which a collection of unreleased songs called Buried Treasures was released in 1984.

Frehley's Comet recorded their own version of "Dancing with Danger" for their 1988 album, Second Sighting. In 1991, Hardline recorded their own version of the Streetheart song "Hot Cherie" for their 1992 album, Double Eclipse.

At the peak of their career, Streetheart toured with several rock bands. Canadian ones included Chilliwack, Rush, Toronto, Harlequin, Max Webster, Aldo Nova, April Wine, Headpins; American bands included Sammy Hagar, Styx, Kansas, Blue Öyster Cult; and with Australia's AC/DC.

Streetheart received a Juno Award, two Ampex Golden Reel awards, a Chimo Award from Music Express Magazine, and were voted the most popular Canadian act in the Peoples' Choice Awards. In 2003, Streetheart was inducted into the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

In 2008 the band released a 2-CD retrospective collection titled ...Read All About It - The Hits/Anthology. The band continues to tour Canada in 2009.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Meanwhile Back in Paris (1978)
• Under Heaven Over Hell (1979)
• Quicksand Shoes (1980)
• Drugstore Dancer (1980)
• Action: The Best of Streetheart (1981)
• Streetheart (1982)
• Dancing with Danger (1983)
• Live After Dark (1983)
• Buried Treasures (1984)
• Over 60 Minutes with... Streetheart (1989)
• The Essentials (2005)
• ...Read All About It - The Hits/Anthology (2008)

[edit] Selected singles

• "Look at Me" - 1978
• "Action" - 1978
• "Under My Thumb" - 1979
• "Here Comes the Night" - 1979
• "Trouble" - 1980
• "What Kind of Love is This" - 1982
• "One More Time" - 1982

[edit] Band members

• Kenny Shields - vocals
• Daryl Gutheil - keyboards
• Paul Dean - guitar
• Ken 'Spider' Sinnaeve - bass
• Matt Frenette - drums
• John Hannah - guitar
• Herb Ego (born Bob Ego)- drums
• Jeff Neill - guitar
• Bruce Crump - drums
• Billy Carmassi - drums
• Brent Fitz - drums
• Tim Sutton - drums
• Jake Jacobs - bass guitar

[edit] References

• Bush, John. "Streetheart". Allmusic. Retrieved June 21, 2006.
• Streetheart". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved June 21, 2006.
• Bio at CanadianBands.com CanConRox entry

[edit] External links

• Kenny Shields & Streetheart Biography — Biography of band founder and lead singer Kenny Shields
• Kenny Shields & Streetheart — Official Web Site of Kenny Shields & Streetheart