Jim Kale
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| Jim Kale | |
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 Jim Kale live with the Guess Who on July 10, 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 11, 1943 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Bassist |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1965 - present |
| Associated acts | The Guess Who |
Jim Kale (born Michael James Kale, August 11, 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is the bassist for the popular band, The Guess Who.[1] Kale left the band in 1973, after the Live at the Paramount album. He was replaced by Bill Wallace, formerly of Winnipeg band, Brother. Kale was initially part of the Guess Who reunion that started in 1999, but was temporarily replaced by Wallace once again until his return in 2001. As of November 2004, Kale has been back touring with The Guess Who.
[edit] The 'Guess Who' name
When the Guess Who broke up in 1975, Kale registered the name as a legal corporation, something that had never been done. Since 1978, he has toured and recorded with a number of line-ups using the Guess Who name, sometimes with other former members, but never former frontman, Burton Cummings. One exception was the 1983 Reunion Tour in Canada with Bachman, Kale, Cummings and Peterson.
After bowing out of the 1999 reunion tour, Kale continued to receive a share of earnings from the tour and CD/DVD releases, as per the contract he had negotiated with his erstwhile band mates (replacement Wallace was paid out of other members' shares). That contract has since expired, and Kale is once again touring with a group called The Guess Who, which currently (2012) also includes their original drummer, Garry Peterson.
[edit] References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Biography: The Guess Who". AMG. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4412/biography. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
[edit] External links
- Official site of The Guess Who
- 1983 Reunion Tour
- 1983 Reunion Tour, "Together Again" VHS(front)
- 1983 Reunion Tour, "Together Again" VHS(back)
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