THE PHILOSOPHER KINGS

:''This article is about the band. For the concept put forth by Plato, see philosopher king''.
'The Philosopher Kings' are a Canadian R&B/soul band and were one of the most commercially successful Canadian pop groups of the late 1990s. The name of the band is derived from Plato's ''Republic'', in which he outlines the design of an idealistic government, ruled by ''philosopher-kings''.

Contents

Members

Current line-up

Past members

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards

Nominations

Side projects

External links

Members

The original members met while students at Thornlea Secondary School.

Current line-up

★ Gerald Eaton – vocalist

★ James Bryan (aka James McCollum) – guitarist

★ Jon Levine – keyboardist

★ Denton Whited – drummer

★ Marc Rogers – bassist

Past members

★ Brian West – guitarist on ''Philosopher Kings'', ''Famous, Rich and Beautiful'', ''One Night Stand'' & ''Castles''

★ Craig Hunter – drummer on ''Philosopher Kings'' & ''Famous, Rich and Beautiful''

★ Jason Levine – bassist on ''Philosopher Kings'', ''Famous, Rich and Beautiful'' & ''One Night Stand''

Discography

Albums

★ ''The Philosopher Kings'' (1994)

★ ''Famous, Rich and Beautiful'' (1997)

★ ''One Night Stand'' (1999, live album)

★ ''Castles'' (2006)

Singles

★ ''Charms'' from ''Philosopher Kings''

★ ''I Am The Man'' from ''Famous, Rich and Beautiful''

★ ''Hurts To Love You'' from ''Famous, Rich and Beautiful''

★ ''Cry'' from ''Famous, Rich and Beautiful''

★ ''You Don't Love Me (Like You Used To Do)'' from ''Famous, Rich and Beautiful''

★ ''If I Ever Lose This Heaven'' from ''One Night Stand''

★ ''Castles in the Sand'' (2005) from ''Castles''

★ "Beautiful Creature" (2006) from "Castles"

Awards

★ 1996 Juno Award – Best New Group

Nominations

★ 1996 Juno nomination – Best R&B/Soul Recording for ''Philosopher Kings''

★ 1998 Juno nomination – Best R&B/Soul Recording for ''Famous, Rich and Beautiful''

★ 1999 Juno nominations – Best Pop Album for ''Famous, Rich and Beautiful''; Best Single for ''Hurts To Love You''; Best Group

★ 2001 Juno nomination – Best R&B/Soul Recording for ''If I Ever Lose This Heaven''

Side projects

★ Prozzäk and Lefthook Entertainment – James Bryan and Jason Levine

★ Jarvis Church – Gerald Eaton

★ Track and Field – Gerald Eaton and Brian West

★ solo albums – Jon Levine; James Bryan

External links

★ Philosopher Kings official website

★ Return of the Kings ''Metro, November 15, 2005''

★ Marc Rogers website

★ Jon Levine Band website

★ James Bryan website