Gord Lewis is a Hamilton, Ontario-born Canadian musician best known as the founding guitarist of Teenage Head, a popular Canadian punk rock band in the early 1980s. The name of the band is a reference to The Flaming Groovies’ 1971 album Teenage Head, which Gord Lewis saw advertised in a music magazine but had not heard, and decided to form a band with that name one day.
Gord Lewis on guitar, Steve Park on guitar, Frankie Venom on drums, and Dave Desroches on vocals comprised the original lineup. Frankie Venom quickly took over as the new vocalist, and Lewis enlisted the help of old friends Steve Mahon on bass and Nick Stipanitz on drums.
Gord Lewis, the original member, was found murdered in his home on August 8, 2022.
Gord Lewis’s Net Worth
At the time of his death, his net worth was estimated at about $12 million.