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James "Jim" West (born December 18, 1953), also known as Kimo West, is a Canadian guitarist, best known for working with "Weird Al" Yankovic.

He grew up in Tampa, Florida and began playing guitar at the age of 12. By age 16, he was playing professionally in bands.

He auditioned to be in Al's band after being introduced by Steve Jay in 1983 and the two have worked together ever since.

West is also a composer for film and television and produced a number of CDs for independent artists. He has released fourteen solo slack-key guitar albums. He performs regularly at concerts and festivals.

West currently lives in Los Angeles and also has a home in Hawaii.

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  • He was born in Toronto, Canada, but moved during childhood to Tampa, Florida.
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