Jim Cuddy

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Jim Cuddy
Jim Cuddy with Blue Rodeo in 2005 at the Spencerville Fair
Jim Cuddy with Blue Rodeo in 2005 at the Spencerville Fair
Background information
Birth name Jim Cuddy
Born December 2, 1955 (1955-12-02) (age 52)
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s) Country/Rock
Occupation(s) Singer/Songwriter, Guitarist
Years active 1987 – Present
Label(s) Warner Music Canada
Associated acts Blue Rodeo
Greg Keelor
Website www.jimcuddy.com

Jim Cuddy, who was born December 2, 1955 in Toronto, is a Canadian singer-songwriter primarily associated with the band Blue Rodeo. He has also produced two solo albums with the Jim Cuddy Band, which features such musicians as Bazil Donovan, Colin Cripps and Gavin Brown. Guest performers include Cripps' wife Kathleen Edwards, former Weeping Tile member Sarah Harmer, and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. Conceptual inspiration and photographs for both solo cd's by New York artist/photographer Sally Davies.

Jim was asked to be associated with the Canadian Music Creators Coalition (CMCC), a group that supports music downloading and peer-to-peer file sharing. He declined, and is in fact, critical of the coalition.

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[edit] Personal life

Jim is married to Canadian actress Rena Polley. They have three children: Devin (b. 1987), Emma (b. 1988), and Sam (b. 1992).

His brother Loftus Cuddy was a Conservative candidate for the riding of Toronto-Danforth in the 2004 Canadian federal election. Jim did not endorse his brother's candidacy because he felt the Conservatives were too right-wing. (More information on Loftus and his run for office can be found here.)

Jim Cuddy attended North Toronto Collegiate Institute for high school.

In the 2004 edition of Canada Reads, Cuddy advocated for Guy Vanderhaeghe's novel The Last Crossing, which won the competition. In the 2007 edition of Canada Reads, an "all-star" competition pitting the five winning advocates from previous years against each other, Cuddy returned to champion Timothy Taylor's novel Stanley Park.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

For albums of Blue Rodeo see Blue Rodeo
Year Album CAN CRIA
1998 All in Time 38 Gold
2006 The Light That Guides You Home Gold

[edit] Singles

For singles of Blue Rodeo see Blue Rodeo
Year Title RPM Top 100 CAN AC CAN Country Album
1998 "Disappointment" 53 All in Time
"Too Many Hands" 13 34
1999 "Trouble"
"All in Time" 73
2006 "Pull Me Through" The Light That Guides You Home
2007 "Married Again" (with Kathleen Edwards) 39
"Maybe Sometime"

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