Roy Kenner
Roy Kenner | |
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Birth name | Roy Douglas Kenner |
Born | January 14, 1948 |
Origin | Toronto, Canada |
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Roy Douglas Kenner (born January 14, 1948, in
History
Kenner's international fame was primarily as the lead vocalist for the
In the 1970s, Kenner was instrumental in launching the career of
Following his time with the James Gang, Kenner worked with a Toronto-based television musical variety show,
Kenner then rejoined Domenic Troiano, co-writing and singing on Troiano's 1979 album, Fret Fever. The record included the dance hit "We All Need Love," Troiano's biggest commercial success. The two also collaborated on TV soundtracks, in particular the theme to the TV series "Night Heat".
Despite his international success as a lead vocalist, Kenner has never released a solo album. In 1982, he contributed to one half of a six-song EP, Roy Kenner/The Royals, with three songs co-written with and produced by Domenic Troiano.[3]
Kenner currently does jingles and voice-over work in Toronto, in addition to performing occasionally. He has performed at the 2006 and 2007 "We All Need Love" tribute concerts for Domenic Troiano, who succumbed to cancer in 2005.
Discography
Mandala
- 1968 Soul Crusade (Atlantic)
Bush
- 1970 Bush (Dunhill)
James Gang
- 1972 Passin' Thru (ABC)
- 1972 Straight Shooter (ABC)
- 1973 Bang (Atco)
- 1974 Miami (Atco)
Law
- 1977 Breakin' It (MCA)
- 1977 Hold On To It (MCA)
Solo
- 1982 Roy Kenner/The Royals
Other contributions
- 1977 Lisa Dal Bello, Lisa Dal Bello
- 1979 Domenic Troiano, Fret Fever
- 1986 Theme Song, Night Heat
References
- ^ Jeremy Frey, Profile of Roy Kenner; AllMusic.
- ^ Not to be confused with the later Paul Rodgers – Kenney Jones band of the same name.
- ^ The other songs on the EP featured George Olliver and Bobby Dupont, two well-known Toronto-based rhythm and blues artists. Nearly fifteen years earlier, Kenner had succeeded Olliver as the lead singer of Mandala, resulting in Kenner, rather than Olliver, contributing the vocals to Mandala's 1968 Soul Crusade album.
External links
- An image of Roy Kenner at the 2006 Domenic Troiano tribute concert (Kenner at far right) is accessible here.