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Kenny Shields
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Kenny Shields, best known as 'the voice' of Canadian band Streetheart released its first album, Meanwhile Back in Paris, in 1978, which included the hit Action. Mandshein says it's "one for the ages." "Meanwhile Back in Paris was the best debut record I'd ever heard," Mandshein says. "Action sounds as good today as it did back in the day. They were such a good unit." The group's second album, Under Heaven Over Hell, included their hits Hollywood and their version of Van Morrison's Here Comes the Night. Another cover, the Rolling Stones' Under My Thumb, reached gold status in 1979. "Kenny was a performer. Kenny owned the stage. He could give lessons on how to work the stage. Just flawless." -Howard Mandshein 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. Shields began travelling Canada with the band, touring with legendary acts like Roy Orbison and Cream; but his career was sidetracked in 1970 following an automobile accident that left him critically injured. After the dissolution of his first band, Shields moved to Winnipeg in 1975 to return his focus to music. He teamed up with another group from his home province, and in the years that followed, they would shuffle band members to eventually become Streetheart. The
