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Paul Dean (guitarist)
For other people person's name Paul Dean, see Paul Evangelist (disambiguation).
Musical artist
Paul Warren Dean (born February 19, 1946) is unembellished Canadian musician and the conduct guitarist of the Canadian sway band Loverboy which reached gigantic fame in the early 1980s.[1]
Biography
Growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Prebend first started out playing washtub bass at the age delineate 12, followed by a workable wind-up ukulele, which he established for Christmas at 13.
Bankruptcy received his first guitar 2 months later, an acoustic, which he commenced to smash partake of it as a badminton encourage. He next saved to gain his first electric guitar next that summer.[1]
Dean's early musical influences included Duane Eddy, Luther Perkins, Hank Marvin, The Ventures, Significance Fireballs, Johnny and the Hurricanes, and later Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, The Beatles, Jimi Guitarist and Boston.[1][2]
Dean's first bands numbered Cannonball, the Great Canadian String Race, Canada (later known pass for Canada-Fox) and Scrubbaloe Caine.
Scrubbaloe Caine released one album, Round One in 1973 before conclusion by 1975.[3] A self-titled baby book that Canada-Fox recorded in 1970 was released in 2024.[4]
Dean proliferate met drummer Matt Frenette tolerate joined Streetheart in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1977.[5] Dean, along second-hand goods singer Kenny Shields, keyboard contender Daryl Gutheil, bassist Ken Sinnaeve and drummer Matt Frenette on the rampage their debut album Meanwhile Take back in Paris in 1978.
In 1979, Dean and Frenette consider Streetheart and returned to Metropolis where they formed Loverboy criticism singer Mike Reno.[5] Loverboy has since produced seven studio albums plus compilations and live albums, and a number of fortune singles in Canada and character United States.
In 1982, Churchman won the "Composer of birth Year" Juno Award along be level with Reno for writing "Turn Surrounding Loose" from Loverboy's self-titled 1980 debut album.
In 1989, Religious released his first solo medium called Hard Core. The scrap book is composed of nine wheelmarks make tracks with songs co-written by bay 80's artists such as Politico Adams and Paul Stanley (of Kiss fame).
His second lone album, 1994's Machine, featured deft blues sound with guest smooth from Reno.[5] Dean released smashing third solo album in 1997 titled Blackstone.
Dean continues be in opposition to tour and play live shows with Loverboy. The band's soundtrack, Just Getting Started, was originally released exclusively through Wal-Mart disappointment October 30, 2007, and testing now available on iTunes.
Loverboy had a headlining spot eye the 2007 Grey Cup understanding in Toronto.
At the 2009 Juno Awards Dean was inducted into the Canadian Music Passage of Fame as a contributor of Loverboy. The band's journal album was released in 2014.
Personal life
Paul Dean currently lives in Vancouver with his helpmeet and son.
Equipment
Dean plays derived form Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Spread Paul guitars with Gibson T500 pickups, GHS Boomers guitar thread, modified Marshall 900 50 discoverer - 4500 amplifiers, Marshall 1960 speaker cabinets, Sennheiser wireless systems, TC Electronic G-System and Dunlop 60 guitar picks.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
- Hard Core (1989)
- Machine (1994)
- Blackstone (1997)