Origin: Toronto, ON, Canada
Kensington Market was a Toronto based rock band, active from 1967 through 1969. Named after a downtown Toronto neighborhood, it was formed by songwriters Keith McKie (vocals, guitar) and Eugene Martynec (guitar, piano), with Alex Darou (bass) and Jimmy Watson (drums). Signed on by music entrepreneur and manager Bernie Finkelstein after he had sold off his interest in the Paupers , the group initially performed in Toronto coffee houses and high schools. They recruited singer and songwriter Luke Gibson, former member of Luke & The Apostles, in the latter part of '67, by which time they had alrea…