Jack Semple
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Jack Semple is a Canadian blues musician from Regina, Saskatchewan.
[edit] Discography
- Live from Formerly's (1991)
- Sneakin' Suspicion (1994)
- Grey and Yellow (1995)
- Saskadelphia (1997)
- Live at Kaos (2001)
- Qu'appelle (2004)
- Cool Yule (2006)
Jack Semple is an extraordinary guitar player. While it may seem unlikely, Regina, Sask, was once a hotbed of great musicians, with bands like Island, (Ron Steinenger) Wascana, ( Kenny Shields, Spider Sineave, Daryl Gutheil) and Streetheart ( Paul Dean, Matt Frennete, later Loverboy), and Colin James. Jack was easily the best musician no one had ever heard of.
Starting out his musical career playing with various Regina-based bands, Jack burst onto the Canadian national scene by winning the MuchMusic contest "Guitar Wars" in 1992, where he literally shredded the competition, easily winning the title and garnering many more fans across Canada.
Jack joined the Lincolns after an inspired night jamming with a few members of Red Rider after hours follwing a gig in Regina. He moved to Toronto briefly to play full-time in the Lincolns but after some soul-searching decided to move back home to the prairies to pursue his own unique artistic dreams, while providing a quality of life for his young family unrealistic in metro Toronto.
Jack frequently is in demand, especially in Western Canada, touring both solo, with favourite guest artist friends, and of course, with "The Jack Semple Band". After his move back to Regina, Jack became more involved in the television and movie score business and even made a brief jump into acting, in the title role of "Guitar Man" in 1994.
Jack continues to make Reginans thankful that he put artistic independance and family over the lights of the big city, with regular gigs at numerous locales within the city.
Jack's latest release, "Cool Yule", was widely featured on CBC radio.
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