Jim Capaldi
Progressive rock, Musical Artist
1944 – 2005
Who was Jim Capaldi?
Nicola James "Jim" Capaldi was an English musician and songwriter. His musical career lasted more than four decades. He co-founded Traffic in Birmingham with Steve Winwood, and the band's psychedelic rock was influential in Britain and the United States. Capaldi and Winwood wrote many of Traffic's major hits and most of the tracks on the band's ten albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of Traffic's original lineup.
Jim Capaldi performed with several famous musicians, including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Alvin Lee, and Mylon LeFevre. He has also written lyrics to songs for other artists, such as "Love Will Keep Us Alive" and "This is Reggae Music". As a solo artist he scored more than a half dozen chart hits in various countries, the most well-known being "That's Love", "Shoe Shine", and his cover of "Love Hurts".
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- Born
- Aug 2, 1944
Evesham - Also known as
- Capaldi, Jim
- Nicola James Capaldi
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Aninha Capaldi
(1975 - )
- Aninha Capaldi
- Children
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 28, 2005
London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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