Streetheart lead singer Kenny Shields dead at 69
WINNIPEG – Kenny Shields, the lead singer of Winnipeg-based rock band Streetheart, has died at 69.
Shields died on Friday at St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg, according to Robyn Stewart, executive director for the Western Canadian Music Alliance.
The Juno-winning Streetheart was known for a number of hit songs throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, including “Action,” “Look in Your Eyes,” “What Kind of Love Is This,” and a cover of the Rolling Stones classic “Under My Thumb.”
Shields was born and raised in the small farming community of Nokomis, Sask., where his knack for playing music started taking shape around the time he enrolled in an amateur talent show at six years old. He moved to Saskatoon to attend university where he joined local band Witness Incorporated.