Roy Kenner

Roy Kenner was born on January 14 1948, in Toronto, Canada. Kenner's international fame was primarily as the lead vocalist for The James Gang from 1972 until 1974. He joined the group after the departure of Joe Walsh and was with the band with guitarist Domenic Troiano and later Tommy Bolin. He was also with Domenic Troiano in the Canadian bands Mandala and Bush, both of which had some degree of international success, and sang on Domenic's solo albums.

He worked with a Toronto-based television musicial variety show, Music Machine, for approximately two years, after which he worked with Garry Peterson (drummer for The Guess Who) in an unrecorded R&B band, Delphia. Kenner then joined the U.S. band, Law (not to be confused with the later Paul Rodgers - Kenney Jones band of the same name)--and recorded two albums them, on the Goldhawke record label, owned by Roger Daltrey.

Kenner then rejoined Domenic Troiano, co-writing and singing on Troiano's 1979 album, "Fret Fever". The record included the dance hit "We All Need Love," Troiano's biggest commercial success. The two also collaborated on TV soundtracks, in particular the theme to the TV series "Night Heat".

In the 1970s, Kenner was instrumental in launching the career of Lisa Dal Bello. Her first single, "(I Don't Want To) Stand in Your Way," was written by Kenner, and is regarded as one of the strongest songs on her debut album.

Despite his international success as a lead vocalist, Kenner has never released a solo album. He currently does jingles and voiceover work in Toronto, in addition to performing occasionally. He has performed at the 2006 and 2007 "We All Need Love" tribute concerts for Domenic Troiano, who succumbed to cancer in 2005.

External Links - Images

An image of Roy Kenner with Bush (Roy Kenner, Whitey Glan, Domenic Troiano, Prakash John) is accessible [http://www.thelincolns.ca/images/PJ_photos/Bush.jpghere] .

An image of Roy Kenner with The James Gang (with Tommy Bolin) is accessible [http://www.tbolin.com/images/history/pic_jg_promo_3.jpghere.]

An image of Roy Kenner at the 2006 Domenic Troiano tribute concert (Kenner at far right) is accessible [http://www.thecanadianmusicscene.com/jpgfiles/troiano2006/troiano0624.jpghere] .

An image of Roy Kenner at the 2007 Domenic Troiano tribute concert (Kenner in second row, center) is accessible [http://grantslater.com/pic56.htm here] .

References

[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ajfexqw5ldke~T1 Profile of Roy Kenner] by Jeremy Frey at www.allmusic.com.