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| First Name |
Jim
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| Last Name |
McGorman
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Musician
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Jim McGorman, a native of Philadelphia, is an American musician, songwriter/producer and multi- instrumentalist: guitarist, keyboardist, drummer and vocalist. Best known for his work with the House Band on the CBS television shows Rockstar: INXS and Rockstar: Supernova, he has been musical director for Avril Lavigne, Weezer, Michelle Branch, Paul Stanley (from KISS) and toured with Cher. With Cher on her Farewell Tour, McGorman played guitars, keyboards and sang a duet with Cher. He has also worked with Shakira, The Coors, Aaron Neville, New Radicals, Poison (band), Goo Goo Dolls and Marc Broussard. He has written songs for Kate Voegele, Bret Michaels (Poison), Marc Broussard and for TV shows such as "One Tree Hill" and "Smallville." TV performances include "Saturday Night Live", "The Tonight Show," BBC's "Top of the Pops", "American Music Awards", "Vancouver 2010 Olympics Closing Ceremonies", "Conan O'Brien", "Regis and Kelly", The View, and MTV's "TRL." Jim performed with Michelle Branch on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (episode: Tabula Rasa) and with Dilana Robichaux (the runner-up from Rock Star: Supernova) on Ellen DeGeneres. In October/November 2006, Jim and the House Band toured the United States with Paul Stanley (from KISS). In January 2007, Jim became a member of Avril Lavigne's band and has toured with her from 2007 to present.
