Ken Sinnaeve

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Template:Infobox musical artist Kenneth "Spider" Sinnaeve (born May 2, 1954) 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>"Loverboy: Working beyond this weekend"Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore. National Post, Tom Harrison, Mar. 24, 2009</ref> 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.<ref>"Craig Allen says: ‘Meet Loverboy’". New Jersey 101.5, Craig Allen, September 11, 2015</ref><ref name=sun1 /><ref>"5,000 holler for faceless, jaded band". Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives, February 28, 1983 - Page 24</ref>

Career

Sinnaeve and keyboardist Daryl Gutheil formed a band, Wascana, in Regina.<ref name=shoal>"Elkhorn student signs recording contract". Shoal Lake Crossroads, via Newspaper Archives. June 14, 2013 - Page 4</ref> The pair moved to Winnipeg and joined with Kenny Shields, calling themselves Witness. In 1976, the group became a full band, Streetheart, with the addition of guitarist Paul Dean and drummer Matt Frenette.<ref name=sun1>"Band won't change music to suit radio". Brandon Sun, via Newspaper Archives, September 28, 1978 - Page 19</ref><ref name=shoal /> Streetheart released a number of successful albums in the 1980s.<ref>"Streetheart album juvenile". Medicine Hat News, via Newspaper Archives. February 12, 1982 - Page 57</ref>

Streetheart's most popular single, their 1979 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 recorded with the Partland Brothers and also performed and recorded with Red Rider. in 1988, he toured in western Canada with former bandmate Kenny Shields.<ref>In 1986, Spider continued with Red Rider, playing on hits such as Good Times, Boy inside the Man, and the Untouchable one. He played with Tom Cochrane for many years, including the smash hit album Mad Mad World, which went to number one. As tragedy struck and Loverboy lost their bassist, Spider was an obvious choice to replace him given his history in the Canadian music industry. Spider has continued to play with Loverboy and they show no signs of stopping. "Spotlight" Ken Sinnaeve". Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives, July 11, 1988 - Page 19</ref>

Spider has been with Loverboy since 2000 and continues to perform with them as well as Streetheart.<ref>"Loverboy's Mike Reno comes home". Kelowna Daily Courier, Chris Stanford, Nov 29, 2012</ref> He has continued to play with this band for many years.<ref>"Concert review: Loverboy still delivers the hits". Wausa Pilot and Review, August 2, 2017</ref>

Awards

Awards include two Juno Awards, an Ampex Golden Reel Award, 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

with Strange Advance

with Loverboy

References

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