LIGHTHOUSE
CANADA'S CLASSIC BAND
STILL ROCKIN'
LIGHTHOUSE IS BACK!!!!!!
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GOODBYES AND HELLOS
Ralph 'Killer' Cole - Lighthouse's extraordinary founding guitarist and sax legend Steve Kennedy have retired from the band. Ralph performed with Lighthouse from its inception and was instrumental in helping to create that distinctive Lighthouse sound with his soaring guitar licks, great vocals and excellent song writing including, such hits as Take it Slow, 1849, Silver Bird, Magic's in the Dancin' and the iconic Broken Guitar Blues.
Steve Kennedy added soul to the horn section when he joined in 1992. He co-wrote When I Die which was a hit for Motherlode in 1969 and was a notable player in such Canadian bands as The Soul Searchers, Dr. Music, Grant Smith & The Power and Blood, Sweat & Tears before joining Lighthouse.
Jamie Prokop joined Lighthouse when his father Skip, retired in 2012. Years of study and hard work paid off when Jamie took to the drum throne for his first Lighthouse gig, on the Moody Blues Cruise, and blew the crowd away! He added his own inimitable style to the band as a fierce rock 'n' roll drummer. Jamie left the band during the long covid hiatus to concentrate on other projects.
They've all left their mark and though no longer on-stage, they will always be part of the Lighthouse family.
Lighthouse welcomes Paul DeLong on drums, Michael Stuart on saxophones and Marc Ganetakos on guitar. We look forward to many exciting years together!!!
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LIGHTHOUSE 'FAB FOUR' HONOURED ON OCTOBER 17th AT SONGWRITERS' HALL OF FAME
Paul, Skip, Ralph and Bob will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame on Monday October 17th at the SOCAN Awards to honour their body of work with Lighthouse. Congratulations for this well-deserved recognition.
LIGHTHOUSE CELEBRATED 50 YEARS OF MUSIC IN 2019
Lighthouse celebrated 50 years of music in 2019 and they took the party across Canada. One of the highlights was the performance at Koerner Hall on May 14th - 50 years to the day of the first Lighthouse concert at the Rock Pile in Toronto. Mayor Tory proclaimed May 14th Lighthouse Day and made an on-stage presentation of a plaque in honour of the 50th Anniversary. The second set introduced a string section (Lenny Solomon, Wendy Solomon, George Koller and Lynn Kuo) with the finale featuring four past Lighthouse horn members (Mike Malone, Paul Tarussov, Michael Stuart and Alastair Kay) performing with the band on One Fine Morning.
The following day, the Lighthouse band members were named Honorary Fellows of the Royal Conservatory of Music at a Gala celebration at Koerner Hall.
The performance was live-streamed across the globe and can be viewed here;
The following day, the Lighthouse band members were named Honorary Fellows of the Royal Conservatory of Music at a Gala celebration at Koerner Hall.
The performance was live-streamed across the globe and can be viewed here;
Lighthouse performing finale at Koerner Hall - photo by Larry Frank
RIP SKIP PROKOP 1943-2017
link to tribute page
NEW RELEASE NOW AVAILABLE
We're excited to offer a new Lighthouse compilation CD that includes previously unavailable early classic recordings of Eight Miles High, Chest Fever and I'd Be So Happy with liner notes by Grammy Award® winning author Rob Bowman.
LIGHTHOUSE ON TOUR
Click here to see where Lighthouse will be playing next...and while you're at it check out the Photo Gallery.
TOWER OF SONG - LEONARD COHEN TRIBUTE VIDEO
Bob Ezrin, George Seara, Dan Clancy, Shelly Davine - photo courtesy Larry Frank
On May 14th, 2012, at Massey Hall in Toronto, Leonard Cohen was awarded the Glenn Gould Prize. Afterwards, Cohen had a chance to mingle and party with friends across the street at Fran's.
The Glenn Gould Foundation asked Lighthouse, to continue the musical tributes with an intimate acoustic performance. The band chose Cohen's haunting Tower of Song.
Cohen stood front and centre and was obviously delighted as he danced and sung along with the band. When the song ended he leaped forward and shook everyone's hand, saying with a broad grin that this was the best version of the song he'd ever heard. The magical performance was shot by the Glenn Gould Foundation and posted on YouTube.
When the band heard about Leonard Cohen's passing, we decided to honour him by recording the song that he'd so obviously loved. Mega award winning producer Bob Ezrin saw the video, also loved it, and offered to produce the recording at Noble St. Studios in Toronto.
There was a reverent hush at the beginning of the recording as everyone gathered around a photo of Cohen. Thus inspired, and with the help of Ezrin and engineer George Seara, Lighthouse created magic again as Dan Clancy's exquisite vocal soared over the band's simple blues-rock arrangement, capturing the essence of the song.
David Hoffert and Matt Clayson shot and produced the video incorporating footage from the recording session with footage shot by the Glenn Gould Foundation at the reception. Please feel free to post or share the video.
I'd like to salute everyone involved in creating this wonderful recording and video. It was a labour of love. And a special thank you to the Glenn Gould Foundation for inviting us to perform.
To see more photos from the session click here.
The recording of Lighthouse's Tower of Song, along with their ode to summer, Sunny Days, is included in Universal Music's 6 CD boxed set titled Canada 150: A Celebration of Music to be released in the fall.
The Glenn Gould Foundation asked Lighthouse, to continue the musical tributes with an intimate acoustic performance. The band chose Cohen's haunting Tower of Song.
Cohen stood front and centre and was obviously delighted as he danced and sung along with the band. When the song ended he leaped forward and shook everyone's hand, saying with a broad grin that this was the best version of the song he'd ever heard. The magical performance was shot by the Glenn Gould Foundation and posted on YouTube.
When the band heard about Leonard Cohen's passing, we decided to honour him by recording the song that he'd so obviously loved. Mega award winning producer Bob Ezrin saw the video, also loved it, and offered to produce the recording at Noble St. Studios in Toronto.
There was a reverent hush at the beginning of the recording as everyone gathered around a photo of Cohen. Thus inspired, and with the help of Ezrin and engineer George Seara, Lighthouse created magic again as Dan Clancy's exquisite vocal soared over the band's simple blues-rock arrangement, capturing the essence of the song.
David Hoffert and Matt Clayson shot and produced the video incorporating footage from the recording session with footage shot by the Glenn Gould Foundation at the reception. Please feel free to post or share the video.
I'd like to salute everyone involved in creating this wonderful recording and video. It was a labour of love. And a special thank you to the Glenn Gould Foundation for inviting us to perform.
To see more photos from the session click here.
The recording of Lighthouse's Tower of Song, along with their ode to summer, Sunny Days, is included in Universal Music's 6 CD boxed set titled Canada 150: A Celebration of Music to be released in the fall.
LEONARD COHEN RIP
1934-2016
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HEAR THE CLASSICS
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SEE THE BAND
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WEAR THE T-SHIRT
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Lighthouse is very proud of this release. The package pairs a remastered CD featuring 16 of the most requested original classics with a 5.1 surround sound DVD. If you've been to a Lighthouse concert recently you know how fantastic this band is. If you haven't, this is the chance to see and hear what everyone is raving about. Included with the CD and DVD is a twenty-four page booklet with archival and recent photographs and liner notes by Grammy Award® winning musicologist Rob Bowman.
HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS
DO YOU REMEMBER?
Did Lighthouse play at your High School in the '70s? The band would love to stir up memories and play at your reunion.
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
WHAT WE'RE SAYING
ARE YOU IN THIS PICTURE?
Were you at Expo '70 in Japan? Do you see yourself in this picture? Or did you see the band that day? Let us know by clicking here.
Expo '70 Japan; band front row from left: Louie Yacknin, Skip Prokop, Ralph Cole,: back row from left: Keith Jollimore, Howard Shore, Bruce Cassidy, Pete Pantaluk, Larry Smith, Don DiNovo, Paul Armin, Dick Armin.
Photo by Robert 'Clem' Lehman Courtesy Sherry Reaume
The photo below was taken at Expo '70 in Japan with the hosts of the Canadian Pavilion? Are you in this photo? Did you see Lighthouse perform in Japan? When was the first time you saw the band? When was the last?
