(1943-12-13)13 December 1943 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died
30 August 2017(2017-08-30) (aged 73) St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Rock, jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Occupation(s)
Drummer, bandleader
Instrument(s)
Drums, percussion, guitar, piano
Musical artist
Ronald Harry "Skip" Prokop (December 13, 1943[1] – August 30, 2017) was a Canadian drummer, guitarist and keyboardist.[2] He was also a band leader, was a founding member of the Canadian rock music groups the Paupers[3] and Lighthouse.
^"The Paupers - Garage Hangover". Garagehangover.com. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^"Skip Prokop, Co-Founder of Canadian Jazz-Rock Group Lighthouse, Dies at 73". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
^Nick Warburton. "The Paupers". Classic Rock Page. Archived from the original on 2006-02-12. Retrieved 2005-12-30.
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