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

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, 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 still 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 The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry. The Grammy Awards are the United S ...

-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 The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The groundwork for the association began on June 3, 1973, when a gr ...

-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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