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The Kingpins (Featuring Lorraine Muller "The Queen of Ska") | |
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| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Ska |
| Years active | 1994–2004 |
| Labels | Stomp |
| Past members | Eric Boulanger (founding member) Jordan Swift (founding member) Ian Hodkinson (founding member) Lorraine Muller (founding member) Vượng Đào Bobby Beaton Nigel Goddard Jesse Radz Maithe Robert de Massis Paddy Walsh Nish Herat David Jager John Jordan Dave "JFK" Adams Chris Pung Mitch "King Kong" Gírio Josh Fuhrman Johnny Trudel Mike Gasselsdorfer Daryl Meili Chris Raz Dan Meier Sean Scanlan Oliver Crow Russ Cooper Liam O'Neil (guest) Josh Katz-Rosene (guest) Andy King (guest) Gord Hyland |
| Website | www.thekingpins.com |
The Kingpins featuring Lorraine Muller - The Queen of Ska was a ska band from Montreal, Quebec that created Stomp Records label with fellow Montreal Ska band The Planet Smashers. The last Kingpins tour took place in 2004, after which the members of the band reformed under the name Lo and the Magnetics founded by Muller in order to reflect the drastic line-up changes (and musical changes) that had taken place since the band's inception in 1994. During their ten-year reign, the band toured extensively in Canada, the U.S., France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, and Japan. They are known for their danceable ska rhythms, and their catchy song-writing abilities in both English and French.