TORONTO - Canadian rock musician Kim Mitchell is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday.
A Facebook message posted by Alert Music, his management company, says Mitchell underwent emergency surgery.
***IMPORTANT NEWS***Alert Music confirms that Kim Mitchell had a heart attack in the early morning of January 12th. ...
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He will remain at the hospital for another day or two before returning home.
Mitchell has been a staple of the Canadian music scene for decades, first as the lead singer and guitarist for Max Webster in the 1970s before going solo.
Some of his best-known hits include 鈥淕o For Soda,鈥� 鈥淧atio Lanterns鈥� and 鈥淚 Am A Wild Party.鈥�
Last year, Mitchell left Toronto classic rock radio station Q107, where he worked for about 11 years.
