Jim Cuddy

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Jim Cuddy
Jim Cuddy

Jim Cuddy (born in Toronto on December 2, 1955) 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.

[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

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With Blue Rodeo

With the Jim Cuddy Band

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