Jim Kale
CanadamusicianMale4.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Jim Kale is a Canadian musician and one of the founding members of the rock band The Guess Who, where he played bass guitar. Born in Winnipeg, he helped propel the band to fame in the late 1960s with hits like 'These Eyes' and 'American Woman.' Kale has been involved in various projects since the band's original breakup and has toured under the Guess Who name in the U.S. with different musicians. He was recently in the news due to a legal settlement with former bandmates Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman regarding the trademark rights to The Guess Who name, which has allowed Cummings and Bachman to plan a tour for 2026.
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Jim Kale held the trademark for the Guess Who for decades before Cummings and Bachman reclaimed it.
Guess Who’s back on stage? Cummings and Bachman touring together for first time in 23 yearsCanada· 2026-06-03
Jim Kale established rights to the Guess Who brand in the 1980s.
Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman set to tour as the Guess Who for the first time in 23 yearsCanada· 2025-11-10
