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Blues often suffers from too much of the same old sound. But, Big James is different from today’s blues re-hash. The Chicago-based singer, songwriter,producer, and trombone player was heavily influenced by the late Little Milton Campbell. Big James’s voice is as big as his girth. He combines blues, soul, R&B & funk in his horn-drenched music. His music is strongly influenced by James Brown, Little Milton, O.V. Wright, Albert King, Luther Allison, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Prince, & P-Funk. They take the music where it hasn’t been. Big James has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the Blues industry. He has played with Little Milton, Albert King, Otis Rush, & Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer Blues God Buddy Guy!! He has also shared the stage with Eric Clapton, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Lou Rawls, Dan Ackroyd, Koko Taylor, Larry Coryell, Derek Trucks, & many others. He has also performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Big James is a 3-time winner of the Living Blues Magazine’s Critic’s Choice Award for Most Outstanding Horn Player in the Blues Industry!!! He was recently nominated for an American Blues Award formerly(W.C. Handy Award). Big James has just returned from his annual trip to Europe, opening for B.B. King at the Vienne Jazz Festival, and also in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The title track from his latest cd Thank God I Got The Blues can be heard in the upcoming movie "Cleaner" starring, Samuel Jackson, Eva Mendes, Ed Harris & Luis Guzman. Big James’s music is delivered with a passion & conviction that cannot be faked!!!! Check out the genius of Chicago’s own Big James!! BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!! BIG JAMES & THE CHICAGO PLAYBOYS NEW CD "RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW" IN STORES NOW!!!! CHECK OUT BEST BUY & ITUNES STORE TO GET YOUR COPY!!!!
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