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Kenny Shields, Streetheart Frontman, Dead at 69

A Canadian rock legend is gone.

Kenny Shields, frontman for “Streetheart,” passed away early today in a Winnipeg hospital.

Shields had been hospitalized most of July with heart problems.

Bandmate Jeff Neil announced Shields death on the bands official Facebook Page.

The band was working through a Cross-Canada Tour that was to have been their last and had just released a collector’s vinyl album.

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May 7, 2026
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