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Biography
BLP sources|date=May 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Jim Cuddy| image = jim cuddy.jpg| caption = Jim Cuddy with Blue Rodeo in 2005 at the Spencerville Fair| image_size = 220| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Jim Cuddy| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1955|12|02| death_date =| origin = Toronto , Ontario , Canada | instrument = Guitar , piano , singing|vocals | genre = Country music|Country , Rock music|rock | occupation = Musician , songwriter | years_active = 1987& ndash;present| label = Warner Music Canada | associated_acts = Blue Rodeo , The Jim Cuddy Band| website = URL|jimcuddy.com Jim Cuddy (born December 2, 1955 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canada|Canadian singer-songwriter primarily associated with the band Blue Rodeo . He has also recorded three solo albums with the Jim Cuddy Band, which features musicians Bazil Donovan , Colin Cripps , Joel Anderson, Anne Lindsay and Gavin Brown (musician)|Gavin Brown . Guest performers include Cripps' wife Kathleen Edwards , former Weeping Tile (band)|Weeping Tile member Sarah Harmer , and Wilco|Wilco's Jeff Tweedy .
Personal life
Jim is married to Canadian actress Rena Polley .Cite news |last=Quill |first=Greg |title=Jim Cuddy on the road again |url= http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/305778 |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=2008-02-23 |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/5nT9ZGw8E |archivedate=2010-02-11 |accessdate=2010-02-11 They have three children: Devin (born 1987), Emma (born 1988), and Sam (born 1992).
His brother Loftus Cuddy was a Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative candidate for the riding of Toronto-Danforth in the Canadian federal election, 2004|2004 Canadian federal election .
Jim Cuddy attended North Toronto Collegiate Institute for high school. He also went to Upper Canada College .
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 (writer)|Timothy Taylor 's novel Stanley Park (novel)|Stanley Park .
Discography
For|discography of Blue Rodeo|Blue Rodeo
Albums
Title
Album details
Peak positions
Certifications ( List of music recording sales certifications
CAN
All in Time
Release date: September 8, 1998
Label: Warner Music Group|WEA
Canadian Recording Industry Association|CAN : Gold http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx? st=& ica=False& sa=Jim%20cuddy& sl=& smt=0& sat=-1& ssb=Artist
The Light That Guides You Home
Release date: September 12, 2006
Label: WEA
CAN: Gold
Skyscraper Soul
Release date: September 27, 2011
Label: WEA
Singles
Year
Single
Peak positions
Album
CAN
1998
53
All in Time
A
1999
—
"All in Time"
2006
—
The Light That Guides You Home
2007
—
"Maybe Sometime"
2011
—
Skyscraper Soul
2012
—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
;Notes
A #ref_A| ^ "Too Many Hands" peaked at number 13 on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and number 34 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.
Guest singles
Year
Single
Artist
Album
2004
Jim Bryson
The North Side Benches
2008
Melanie Doane
A Thousand Nights
2011
The Cooper Brothers
In from the Cold
Music videos
Year
Video
Director
1998
Ulf Buddensieck
"Too Many Hands"
1999
2004
2006
2007
2008
2011
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.jimcuddy.com JimCuddy.com – The Official Website of Jim Cuddy
http://www.bluerodeo.com BlueRodeo.com – The Official Website of Blue Rodeo
http://www.gregkeelor.com GregKeelor.com – The Official Website of Greg Keelor
Blue Rodeo Persondata | NAME =Cuddy, Jim | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =1955-12-02 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Cuddy, Jim Category:Canadian rock singers Category:Canadian country singers Category:Canadian male singers Category:Canadian singer-songwriters Category:Canadian rock guitarists Category:Canadian country guitarists Category:Juno Award winners Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Toronto Category:Upper Canada College alumni Category:1955 births Category:Canadian country rock musicians
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