Kevin macmichael biography

Canadian guitarist (1951–2002)

Musical artist

Kevin Scott Macmichael (7 November 1951 – 31 December 2002)^[1] was a Canadian guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known for being a member of the 1980s UK-based pop-rock band, Cutting Crew, who had a number-one hit in 1986 with "(I Just) Died in Your Arms".

Cutting Crew was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1988.

Early life

Macmichael was born in Saint John, New Brunswick and raised in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Career

Early years

Kevin got his first guitar in 1963, as did his friend Sandy Bryson.

Kevin macmichael before death photo

They were Beatles fans from the very beginning, learned to play many of their early songs, and went to see A Hard Day's Night in Halifax. MacMichael and Bryson started a band called The FourToGo in Dartmouth in 1964 with drummer Darrell Lysens and lead guitarist Al Arsenault, managed by Larry Manette.

MacMichael then played with Bedford Row and Yellow Bus, later playing