Skip Prokop

Ronald Harry "Skip" Prokop (December 13, 1943 – August 30, 2017) was a Canadian drummer, guitarist and keyboardist. He was also a band leader, was a founding member of the Canadian rock music groups the Paupers and Lighthouse.

Early life Prokop was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He attended G.L. Armstrong elementary and Hill Park secondary schools. He was active in the Navy League and Sea Cadets, and at age 17 performed in a drum corps which won the Canadian National Individual Drumming Competition.

Career Prokop moved to Toronto and organized a band called the Spats, later called the Paupers, who began playing in Yorkville coffee houses, and later performed in New York and at the U.S. Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. He also did sessions with Carlos Santana and Peter, Paul & Mary and other musical artists. As of 2010, he lived in Aylmer, Ontario.

He died on August 30, 2017, at age 73.

Albums

Year Album Album details Peak chart positions CAN 1977All Growed Up Released: 1977 Label: Quality —2005in the center of... Released: 2005 Label: Race Records —2012Smoothside Released: June 29, 2012 Label: IAM Music — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Name Peak chart positions AlbumCAN1977"Sunny New Orleans"—All Growed Up1978"Gotta Hear You Say It Too"Promo onlyNon-album single "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.