Kenny Marco
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February 14, 1947
Kenny Marco | |
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| Also known as | Ken Marco |
| Born | Kenneth John Marco February 14, 1947 Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | May 24, 2025 (aged 78) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Genres | Rock music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1960s to 2025 |
| Labels | Quality Records |
| Formerly of | Grant Smith & The Power, Motherlode, Dr. Music, Blood, Sweat And Tears |
Spouse | Judith Anne Chiki |
Kenneth John Marco (February 14, 1947 – May 24, 2025) was a Canadian guitarist who was a member of rock groups such as Grant Smith & The Power, Motherlode and Dr. Music. He was also a member of Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Marco has been described as the most prolific guitarist in the history of Canadian rock and roll.[1] He has been a member of supergroups in the 1970s from Motherlode to Dr. Music and Blood Sweat & Tears. In later years, the musical genres he played in include American funk/jazz and Brazilian cha cha.[2]
The son of a music store owner, he grew up in Brantford. The expected music path for him was to play the accordion like his brothers. Instead he took a different direction and learnt the guitar.[3] He got his first guitar while still working as a newspaper boy on his paper route.[4] He later attended Pauline Johnson Collegiate in Brantford, Ontario.[5] He joined the high school band The Galaxies, and later at age 17, he hit the road with the Beau-Keys, his first road band, leaving his mother looking anxious as he left home.[6]
Marco died from cancer in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on May 24, 2025, at the age of 78.[7]