It's been 32 years since Lighthouse reunited in 1992.
Remarkably, there have been very few changes.
Kudos to guitar player extraordinaire, Ralph Cole, who performed on every gig and played on every album since the very first performance in 1969. Ralph retired in 2023 along with renowned saxist Steve Kennedy but their music and spirit will always be a part of the band.
The current line-up is:
Dan Clancy - vocals
Paul Hoffert - keyboards, vibes and vocals
Marc Ganetakos - guitar & vocals
Doug Morre - bass and vocals
Don Paulton - keyboard and vocals
Paul DeLong - drums
Russ Little - trombone and vocals
Chris Howells - trumpet and vocals
Simon Wallis - baritone sax, alto sax and flute and vocals
Michael Stuart - alto sax, tenor sax, and flute and vocals
Canada has some of the finest musicians in the world, and on occasion, we're lucky enough to have some of them join our family. Some recent members are:
Steve Heathcote - drums
Dave Dunlop - trumpet
John Panchyshin - sax
Paul Tarussov - trombone
The skills of those who work behind the scenes make every performance sound great and feel effortless. We salute our present team:
Stefane Pilon - FOH
Paul Tozer - monitors
Will Smith - monitors
Jordan Lewis - equipment tech
Yoval Olsha - equipment tech
Carson Greig - equipment tech
Special Thanks to Shelly Davine and Michele Lenick who are always ready to help whenever needed. The 50th anniversary year, in particular, wouldn't have run so smoothly without them. And they make everything so much fun!
Amazing musicians account for the amazing Lighthouse sound.
Although there were some changes over the years, the excellence always remained the same.
1969 - Lighthouse
Skip Prokop - drums and vocals
Paul Hoffert - keyboards and vibes
Ralph Cole - guitar and vocals
Grant Fullerton - bass and vocals
Pinky Dauvin - percussion and vocals
Ian Guenther - violin
Don DiNovo - violin and viola
Don Whitton - cello
Leslie Schneider - cello
Freddy Stone - trumpet and flugelhorn
Arnie Chycoski - trumpet and flugelhorn
Howard Shore - alto sax
Russ Little - trombone
1969 - Suite Feeling
Skip Prokop - drums and vocals
Paul Hoffert - keyboards and vibes
Ralph Cole - guitar and vocals
Grant Fullerton - bass and vocals
Pinky Dauvin - lead vocals
Paul Armin - violin
Myron Moskalyk - violin
Don DiNovo - viola
Dick Armin - violin
Leslie Schneider - cello
Paul Adamson - trumpet
Bruce Cassidy - trumpet
Howard Shore - alto sax and flute
Russ Little - trombone
1969 - Peacing It All Together
Skip Prokop - drums andvocals
Paul Hoffert - keyboards and vibes
Ralph Cole - guitar and vocals
Grant Fullerton - bass and vocals
Pinky Dauvin - lead vocals
Paul Armin - violin
Don DiNovo - viola
Dick Armin - cello
Leslie Schneider - cello
Arnie Chycoski- trumpet
Bruce Cassidy - trumpet
Howard Shore - alto sax and flute
Russ Little - trombone
1970 - One Fine Morning
Skip Prokop - drums, percussion and vocals
Paul Hoffert - piano and vibes
Ralph Cole - guitar and vocals
Louis Yachnin - bass
Bob McBride - lead vocals and percussion
Don DiNovo - viola
Dick Armin - cello
Pete Pantaluk - trumpet
Keith Jollimore - sax, flute and vocals
Howard Shore - sax
Larry Smith - trombone and vocals
1971 - Thoughts of Movin' On
Skip Prokop - drums,percussion and vocals
Paul Hoffert - keyboard and vibes
Ralph Cole - guitar and vocals
Louis Yachnin - bass
Bob McBride - lead vocals and percussion
Don DiNovo - electric violina
Dick Armin - electric cello
Mike Malone - trumpet and flugelhorn
Keith Jollimore - sax, flute and vocals
Howard Shore - sax, flute and vocals
Larry Smith - trombone and vocals
1972 - Lighthouse Live
Skip Prokop - drums, percussion and vocals
Paul Hoffert - keyboard, vibes and congas
Ralph Cole - guitar and vocals
Louis Yachnin - bass
Bob McBride - lead vocals and percussion
Don DiNovo - electric violina
Dick Armin - electric cello
Mike Malone - trumpet
John Naslen - trumpet
Keith Jollimore - baritone sax, flute and vocals
Howard Shore - tenor and alto sax, flute and vocals
Larry Smith - trombone and vocals
1972 - Sunny Days
Skip Prokop - drums, percussion, vocals and acoustic guitar
Paul Hoffert - keyboard, vibes, congas and canary
Ralph Cole - guitar and vocals
Alan Wilmot - bass
Bob McBride - vocals, percussion and acoustic guitar
Don DiNovo - electric violina
Dick Armin - electric cello
John Naslen - trumpet
Howard Shore - sax, flute and vocals
Larry Smith - trombone, mellophonium and vocals
Louis Yachnin - bass on 3 songs
1973 - Can You Feel It
Skip Prokop - drums,percussion, vocals and guitar
Ralph Cole - guitar and vocals
Alan Wilmot - bass
Don DiNovo - five-string electric viola
Dick Armin - electric cello
John Naslen - trumpet
Dale Hillary - tenor sax, alto sax and vocals
Larry Smith - piano and vocals
Rick Stepton – trombone
1974 - Good Day
Skip Prokop - guitar and vocals
Ralph Cole - guitar and vocals
Terry Wilkens - bass and vocals
Sam See - keyboards
Billy King - drums
Don DiNovo - violina
Dick Armin - cello
Dale Hillary - saxophones and flute
Rick Stepton – trombone
1995 - Song Of The Ages
Dan Clancy - lead vocals, acoustic guitar and mandolin
Skip Prokop - drums, percussion and vocals
Paul Hoffert - keyboard, percussion and vocals
Ralph Cole - electric and acoustic guitar and vocals
Doug Moore - bass and vocals
Don Paulton - keyboard and vocals
Rick Waychesko - trumpet
Simon Wallis - baritone sax, alto sax and flute
Steve Kennedy - alto sax, tenor sax, and flute
Russ Little - trombone
2009 - 40 Years Of Sunny Days - DVD
Dan Clancy - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Skip Prokop - drums, percussion and vocals
Paul Hoffert - keyboard, percussion and vocals
Ralph Cole - electric and acoustic guitar and vocals
Doug Moore - bass and vocals
Don Paulton- keyboard and vocals
Chris Howells - trumpet
Simon Wallis - baritone sax, alto sax and flute
Steve Kennedy - alto sax, tenor sax, and flute
Russ Little – trombone
2017 - Tower Of Song
Dan Clancy - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Jamie Prokop - drums, percussion and vocals
Paul Hoffert - keyboard, percussion and vocals
Ralph Cole - electric and acoustic guitar and vocals
Doug Moore - bass and vocals
Don Paulton- keyboard and vocals
Chris Howells - trumpet
Simon Wallis - baritone sax, alto sax and flute
Steve Kennedy - alto sax, tenor sax, and flute
Paul Tarussov – trombone
There've been a number of equally amazing musicians that have performed live with Lighthouse through the years.
Trevor Veitch - guitar
Dennis Pendrith - bass
Dave Wilson - bass
Doug Billard - lead vocals
Billy Ledster - lead vocals
Allan Staniforth - vocals
Eddie Spencer - vocals
Tom Wells - drums
Billy King - drums
John Dell - drums
Fred Mandel - keyboard
Joe Ambrosia - trumpet
Pete Pantaluk - trumpet
Paul Litrenta - trumpet
Mike Brunetti - trumpet
Don Englert - saxophone
John Capon - trombone
Dave Tanner - saxophone
Gary Morgan - saxophone
John Ogilvie - strings
Sam Alongi - trumpet
Rod Phillips - keyboards
Howie Wiseman - cello
Bruce Cassidy - trumpet
Doug Gibson - trombone
Donald Quan - keyboard & violin
Taras Chornywol - violin
Al Kay - trombone
Peter Cardinali - bass
Peter Kadar - keyboard, vocals
Paul Tarussov - trombone
Alan Ralston - trumpet
There've been many people who worked behind the scenes to make Lighthouse performances possible over the years. Lighthouse wouldn't be where it is now without their help and guidance.
1969-1974
Vinnie Fusco - manager
Bruce Bell - manager
George Nikilchuk - publishing
Jutta Ney - marketing & promotions
Karen Eatock - marketing & promotions
Eddie Cevasco - equipment tech
Bohdan Romanyk - equipment tech
Dennis "DD" Hill - equipment tech
Grant Spence - road manager
Glen Morrison - road manager
Dave McKerrell - road manager
Martin Davidson - road manager
1992 - 2024
Paul O'Neal - FOH sound
James Rohr - monitor mix
Leslie Zulauf - road manager
Pat Mooney - FOH sound
Bob McFee - FOH sound
Paul O'Neal - FOH sound
Pacy Shulman - monitor mix
Jordan Roherty - monitor mix
Bill Hibbs - equipment tech and road manager
David Federman - equipment tech
Joshua "Alex" Homoki - equipment tech
Quinton Hoffert - equipment tech
Serena Ross - merch
Jorel Hoffert - equipment tech
Lee Kennett - equipment tech
Bob Presner - equipment tech
If any one has been inadvertently missed on any of these lists please send an email.
