11 Facts About Ken Kalmusky

Ken Kalmusky was a Canadian bassist from Stratford, Ontario.

Ken Kalmusky worked with some of the top names in the music industry, including Ronnie Hawkins, Ian and Sylvia, Jerry Reed, Amos Garrett, and Todd Rundgren.

At age 16 Ken Kalmusky left The Revols to join Ronnie Hawkins's band, The Hawks, to tour and travel North America, leaving behind his bandmates for the brief time being as they had decided to complete school.

Ken Kalmusky was sent to juvenile lockup as they were suspected of stealing the car.

Manuel remained with Hawkins, until joining Levon and the Hawks in 1964, while Ken Kalmusky reunited with Till to form The Fab Four, the "Original" Fab Four, at the top of 1962.

Ken Kalmusky joined Ian and Sylvia and helped in forming the band Great Speckled Bird.

Ken Kalmusky remained an active session musician, playing on dozens of recordings and performing numerous live shows until his passing.

Ken Kalmusky has inspired many musicians and is immortalized publicly in a painting done of the Revol's located in what is called "the musicians alley," Allen's Alley in Stratford, Ontario, Canada which celebrates the city's musical heritage which can still be seen vibrantly today.

Ken Kalmusky remained on tour, and continued making records in Nashville, New York, and Toronto for 2 more years until 1970.

Ken Kalmusky then returned to, and re-settled in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario, where it all started with Richard Manuel and John Till of The Revols back in 1958.

Ken Kalmusky is survived by his wife Karen, ex-wife Sandra, and his two children Kim and David.