Steve Kennedy joined LIGHTHOUSE when the band regrouped in 1992. and added a soulful note to the LIGHTHOUSE horn section as well as making an important contribution to the band's vocal sound.
In the late '50s Steve was in the forefront of the burgeoning R & B scene in Toronto, first as a founding member of The Regents, the house band for the influential Blue Note Club and then a member of Doug Riley's Silhouettes featuring Diane Brooks. This group had actually backed Eric Mercury on his single, "I Wondered Why" / "Softly", which was released in 1966. That year Kennedy left the group to form the instrumental core of The Soul Searchers with William 'Smitty' Smith on B3 organ, guitarist Terry Logan, and drummer Eric 'Mouse' Johnson. backing Eric Mercury and Diane Brooks. After some time Kennedy left The Soul Searchers and he and 'Smitty' joined the group Grant Smith and the Power, of which David Clayton Thomas was a member.
In 1969 Smith and Kennedy, along with Ken Marco and Wayne "Stoney" Stone, formed Motherlode, When I Die, The Kennedy/Smith penned hit rocketed to No. 1 in Canada and Top 20 on the U.S. charts, With its success, RPM magazine declared Motherlode to be Canada's first super=group!
Kennedy also wrote the hit "Sun Goes By" which spent 9 weeks on Vancouver’s CKVN chart, peaking at no. 12 in August, 1972 and in 1979 joined Blood, Sweat and Tears.
Though his time in the spotlight onstage with the band is at an end, he's a huge fan of Michael Stuart's and is looking forward to spending fun 'family' times with all the LIGHTHOUSE band members as often as he can.
In the late '50s Steve was in the forefront of the burgeoning R & B scene in Toronto, first as a founding member of The Regents, the house band for the influential Blue Note Club and then a member of Doug Riley's Silhouettes featuring Diane Brooks. This group had actually backed Eric Mercury on his single, "I Wondered Why" / "Softly", which was released in 1966. That year Kennedy left the group to form the instrumental core of The Soul Searchers with William 'Smitty' Smith on B3 organ, guitarist Terry Logan, and drummer Eric 'Mouse' Johnson. backing Eric Mercury and Diane Brooks. After some time Kennedy left The Soul Searchers and he and 'Smitty' joined the group Grant Smith and the Power, of which David Clayton Thomas was a member.
In 1969 Smith and Kennedy, along with Ken Marco and Wayne "Stoney" Stone, formed Motherlode, When I Die, The Kennedy/Smith penned hit rocketed to No. 1 in Canada and Top 20 on the U.S. charts, With its success, RPM magazine declared Motherlode to be Canada's first super=group!
Kennedy also wrote the hit "Sun Goes By" which spent 9 weeks on Vancouver’s CKVN chart, peaking at no. 12 in August, 1972 and in 1979 joined Blood, Sweat and Tears.
Though his time in the spotlight onstage with the band is at an end, he's a huge fan of Michael Stuart's and is looking forward to spending fun 'family' times with all the LIGHTHOUSE band members as often as he can.
