Kim Mitchell

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Kim Mitchell (1952-present): a Musician from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

oseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952) is a Canadian musician. Mitchell attended St. Clair Secondary School in Sarnia, Ontario. During the 1970s, Mitchell began playing with local bands. After going through a few name changes with the same band, Mitchell and "Zooom" (his band of the time) relocated to Toronto, Ontario. Zooom eventually dissolved, with Mitchell leaving for the Greek islands. On his return to Canada, he formed the band Max Webster with fellow Sarnia native Pye Dubois. As Max Webster they toured extensively and amassed a library of hits. Mitchell's solo career began after his departure from Max Webster, with session work and a succession of solo albums.

In early 1985, the song Go For Soda from the Akimbo Alogo (1984) album became an international hit and remains his best known song outside of his native Canada. His most successful Canadian album was the follow-up, 1986's Shakin' Like a Human Being, featuring the hits Alana Loves Me, Easy to Tame, and the biggest hit of his career, Patio Lanterns.

In 1992, Mitchell played guitar on the track Brave and Crazy from Tom Cochrane's album Mad Mad World. In that same year he also made a cameo appearance (as himself) on the third season finale of the Canadian sketch TV program The Kids in the Hall. In 1995, Mitchell participated in the Kumbaya Festival to raise money for AIDS research.

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Mitchell entered the radio broadcasting industry, becoming an afternoon drivetime host on Toronto classic rock radio station Q107 (CILQ-FM) from April 2004 until August 2015.

In 2006, Mitchell provided a guitar solo on the song Wind It Up from the Barenaked Ladies' album Barenaked Ladies Are Me.

Mitchell opened for Def Leppard at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto on July 16, 2007. He has been on the same live bill with many other acts over the course of his solo career including Sammy Hagar, Aerosmith and Van Halen.

In January 2016, Mitchell suffered a heart attack, for which he underwent emergency surgery.

On May 21, 2020, Mitchell was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, although due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada the honor was not formally presented to him until 2021.

In 2024 Mitchell performed at the famed Burlington Sound of Music outdoor festival.

His discography would include: Akimbo Alogo (1984), Shakin' Like a Human Being (1986), Rockland (1989), Aural Fixations (1992), Itch (1994), Kimosabe (1999), Ain't Life Amazing (2007) andThe Big Fantasize (2020).

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