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ANDY KIM - "ROCK ME GENTLY"
Born in Montreal, rock indie pop singer/songwriter Andy Kim was inspired by
the Beatles, Hank Williams, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Buddy Holly, and Bob Dylan. He
found fame in New York City at just 16 years old when he wrote How'd We Ever Get
This Way?, the first of nine Billboard Top 40 hits, including #1 songs Rock Me Gently and Sugar, Sugar, one of Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time." In 1969, Kim had two hit singles, "Rainbow
Ride," which made the U.S. Top 50, and "Baby, I Love You," which got to #9 "Baby, I
Love You" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in October
1969. A true Canadian son, Andy has been awarded the country's top industry honor twice, the
JUNO Award for outstanding achievements in the record industry, as well as the
"Indie Award" for Favorite Solo Artists in 2005. Over his epic career, Andy has
sold over 30 million records, with songs covered by music history's greats,
including Wilson Pickett, Tom Jones, Ike & Tina Turner, and Bob Marley and
has even been said to influence 80s metal band Def Leppard. He has recently
performed and co-wrote songs with Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies and Ron
Sexsmith.
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