| 词条 | Skip Prokop |
| 释义 |
| name = Skip Prokop | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Ronald Harry Prokop | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1943|12|13}} | birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|08|30|1943|12|13}} | death_place = St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada | genre = Rock, jazz fusion | occupation = Drummer, bandleader | instrument = Drums, percussion | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = The Paupers, Lighthouse | website = }}Ronald Harry "Skip" Prokop (December 13, 1943[1] – August 30, 2017)[2] was a Canadian drummer and band leader who was a driving force in Canadian rock music, creating seminal bands, including the Paupers.[3] He was also a guitarist and keyboardist.[4] In 1969, Prokop co-founded the rock group Lighthouse with Paul Hoffert. The world’s first 13-piece rock orchestra, it achieved international success as Canada’s leading rock group. Lighthouse was the first group in Canada to be sponsored by a large corporation on a national level.[5] The Paupers were managed by Albert Grossman. He introduced Prokop to Al Kooper. Grossman asked him to leave The Paupers to play drums with Kooper and Mike Bloomfield for a follow-up recording to Super Session. The result was The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, a seminal live blues-rock album of the late 1960s. Prior to the founding of Lighthouse, Prokop also played on a number of other sessions, including one with Janis Joplin at RKO Studios following her parting with Big Brother & The Holding Company. This came about because Grossman had asked him to put a new band together for Joplin.[6] He also did sessions with Carlos Santana and Peter, Paul & Mary and other musical artists.[4] He wrote "I'd Be So Happy", which was recorded by Three Dog Night in 1974 on their album Hard Labor. Prokop also drummed in a London, Ontario rock/funk/Christian band called Mercy Train, and worked on smooth jazz album with IAM Studios in Brantford, Ontario, released in 2012 titled The Smooth Side Of Skip Prokop.[7] During the years in which Lighthouse was inactive, Prokop turned towards radio for his career. He was host of CFNY-FM's Rock and a Hard Place program in the Toronto broadcast market. In the early 2000s, he worked for Astral Media radio stations CJBX/CIQM/CJBK in advertising sales.[8] As of 2010, he lived in Aylmer, Ontario. He died on August 30, 2017 at age 73.[9][10][11] In the mid 1980's Prokop worked for Roland Canada (Musical Instruments), in Mississauga, Ontario, as a product specialist. He participated in several promotional tours with his own Skip Prokop Band while presenting products exclusively made by Roland. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.garagehangover.com/paupers/|title=The Paupers - Garage Hangover|date=9 October 2009|website=Garagehangover.com|accessdate=31 August 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web| title = Biography: Skip Prokop| url=http://www.racerecords.ca/artist3.html| website=Racerecords.ca|accessdate = 2007-01-20}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.classicrockpage.com/everheardof/thepaupers.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2005-12-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060212064837/http://www.classicrockpage.com/everheardof/thepaupers.htm |archivedate=2006-02-12 |df= }} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7949898/skip-prokop-dead-lighthouse|title=Skip Prokop, Co-Founder of Canadian Jazz-Rock Group Lighthouse, Dies at 73|website= Billboard|accessdate=September 8, 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web| url=http://skipprokop.com/about/biography| title=Biography| website=SkipProkop.com| accessdate=31 December 2010| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716081658/http://skipprokop.com/about/biography| archivedate=16 July 2011| df=}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gonzoonline.ca/music/gonzo-music-reviews-and-events/272.html|title=Sunny Days Again: An Interview With Skip Prokop of Lighthouse|website=Gonzoonline.ca|accessdate=2014-02-04|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911174348/http://www.gonzoonline.ca/music/gonzo-music-reviews-and-events/272.html|archivedate=2015-09-11|df=}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://iamstudios.ca|title=IAM Studios|website=Iamstudios.ca|accessdate=2 May 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421061404/http://www.iamstudios.ca/|archivedate=21 April 2011|df=}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.spiritofradio.ca/Personalities.asp?Show=Prokop,+Skip|title=Personalities: Skip Prokop|website=Spiritofradio.ca|accessdate=31 August 2017}} 9. ^Legendary Canadian musician “Skip” Prokop dies Durham Radio News, August 30, 2017 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://themusicexpress.ca/skip-prokop-lighthouse-loses-driving-force/|title=Skip Prokop: Lighthouse Loses Driving Force|website=Themusicexpress.ca|accessdate=31 August 2017}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Skip Prokop, Lighthouse co-founder and drummer, dead at 74|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2017/08/31/skip-prokop-lighthouse-co-founder-and-drummer-dead-at-74.html|website=Toronto Star|accessdate=1 September 2017}} External links
10 : 1943 births|2017 deaths|Canadian radio personalities|Canadian rock drummers|Canadian male drummers|Musicians from Hamilton, Ontario|Canadian jazz drummers|Jazz fusion drummers|Lighthouse (band) members|Male jazz musicians |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。