Skip Procopius

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Ronald Harry "Skip" Prokop (born December 15, 1944 or December 13, 1943 in Hamilton , Ontario ; † August 30, 2017 in St. Thomas , Ontario) was a Canadian drummer , songwriter , band leader , producer and radio host .

In 1964 he founded the band "The Spats", which was called The Paupers from 1965 and played in 1967 at the Monterey Pop Festival . In 1969, Prokop and Paul Hoffert formed the rock band Lighthouse , a 13-piece rock orchestra that enjoyed international success. After Lighthouse disbanded in 1976, they began to appear again in 1992.

In the meantime, Prokop was a popular session musician and worked as a radio presenter. He wrote and produced music not only for his bands and solo projects, but also for film and television as well as for commercials.

Prokop was also heard on the album The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper , recorded in September 1968 at Fillmore West . He wrote the song I'd Be So Happy , which Three Dog Night released on their album Hard Labor in 1974 .

In 2005 Prokop and his son Jamie founded the band "Mercy Train", which existed until 2010. With a smooth jazz band he recorded two solo albums, Skip Prokop's Valecrest (2005) and Smoothside (2012); the latter won the "2012 Hamilton Music Award" as "Jazz Recording of the Year".

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Skip Prokop's Valecrest on the RaceRecords website
  2. ^ Obituary , accessed September 1, 2017
  3. ↑ a b biography on Skip Prokop's website, see web links
  4. ↑ a b Skip Prokop on the website of the band Lighthouse (English)
  5. ↑ 2012 Hamilton Music Award Winners (English) ( Memento from December 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Procopius, Skip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ronald Harry Prokop (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian drummer
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1943 or December 15, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton , Ontario , Canada
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 2017
Place of death St. Thomas , Ontario , Canada