caption associated_acts years_active birth_place background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
jim 10 , 2008 kale live with the guess who on july the guess who 1958 -- present winnipeg , manitoba , canada non_vocal_instrumentalist 11 august 1943 bass guitar rock jimkale.jpg jim kale
 jim kale bassist
jim kale

michael james `` jim '' kale -lrb- born august 11 , 1943 , winnipeg , manitoba , canada -rrb- is a canadian musician , best known as the bassist for the guess who .
he played bass and sang on most of the guess who 's biggest hits , including `` these eyes '' , `` laughing '' , `` no time '' , `` hand me down world '' , `` share the land '' , and the band 's best-known song , `` american woman '' which he co-wrote with bandmates garry peterson , randy bachman and burton cummings .
kale temporarily left the band in 1973 , after the `` live at the paramount '' album , but returned later in the decade after trademarking the band 's name .
with original drummer garry peterson , kale remains co-owner of the guess who name and band .
he continues touring and performing to large crowds with peterson and the guess who .
