In 1982, he performed four songs on the "Music for Safe Water" compilation by 820 CHAM radio.
As a teenager, while still in high school, Jim honed his musical talents by playing evenings at a piano bar and restaurant called Snuggles, in Hamilton Ont.
In 1990, one of Witter's demos caught the attention of a Sony Music Canada executive.
That resulted in a record deal and the release of his second album, All My Life, in both Canada and the United States.
He continued his string of hits in Canada with songs like "All My Life," "Jumpin' Right In," "Tough As A Pickup Truck," "One Beat at a Time" and "One Hundred Years."