Kenneth Wayne Paul Tobias was born on July 25, 1945, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Raised in Saint John, Ken briefly worked as a draftsman and from 1961 played guitar in the local folk band The Ramblers, and drums in the rock band Badd Cedes.
Formed a folk-bluegrass group The Ramblers with his brother Tony Tobias. Later moved to Halifax to perform on Frank's Bandstand and was also part of a rock 'n' roll group The Badd Cedes. He joined Singalong Jubilee for 1965 to 1967 as guitarist, solo then chorus performer. Ken then moved to Montreal and to Los Angeles, where he recorded his first hit, You're Not Even Going to the Fair with Bill Medley of the The Righteous Brothers. He has recorded two albums, and his best-known hit is The Bells - Stay Awhile. He moved to Toronto in 1972, where he continued to perform and record albums, write music for films, television, commercials, and a ballet. Since the mid-1980s, Ken had become a painter.
Ken Tobias ceased recording by 1984. He wrote film and television scores through the 1980s-1990s, occasionally produced recordings, and successfully took up painting. He returned to live in Saint John in 2004 and made festival appearances throughout the Maritime provinces.
Tobias died in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada on October 2, 2024. He was 79.
TOBIAS, Ken (Kenneth Wayne Paul Tobias)
[7/25/1945, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada – 10/2/2024, Saint John, New
Brunswick, Canada (brain cancer)] – songwriter, singer, musician (guitar,
drums), TV actor, painter, brother of musician, singer, Tony Tobias, member of
‘The Ramblers’, ‘The Badd Cedes’.
Silver Saddle – 1977 [sings “Silver Saddle”, “Two
Hearts”]
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