Winter was born in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba. He attended
Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute. From the mid-1960s he was a member of several local Winnipeg rock bands, collaborating at various times with bassist Bill Wallace and drummer Vance Schmidt (later known as Vance Masters). In 1969 Winter, Wallace, and Schmidt formed the band
Brother, who were associates of
The Guess Who. After six studio albums, Winter left The Guess Who for undisclosed reasons in 1974, Winter then retired from the music industry and resided in Winnipeg for the rest of his life. ==Discography==