james lee stanley. among the friends (in no particular order) that have contributed to my albums are: bonnie raitt; timothy b schmit of the eagles; peter tork of the monkees; laurence juber (solo and with mccartney's wings); paul barrere of little feat; stephen bishop; robben ford; pamala stanley; john jarvis; rita coolidge; joann harris; vince melamed; sheila e; michael smith; larry carlton; doug dillard; gib gilbeau; russ kunkel; jim gordon; colin cameron; mark tulin (electric prunes); chris bennett; john ford coley; michael johnson; michael omartian; ken lyon; scott breadman; simeon pillich; chuck findley; jim horn; sneaky pete kleinow; emmett chapman; stephan turner; francesca capasso; mark mcclure; leon johnson; john capek; leah kunkel; penny nichols; john batdorf, mark rodney; don dunn; janis liebhart; dave karosony; michael levine; max welton and glen green.
Influences
so broad i can't believe it when i start thinkng about it. from frank sinatra; ricky skaggs; joni mitchell; cs&n; the beatles; steely dan; sarah mclaughlin; lindsay buckingham; fleetwood mac; simon & garfunkel; stephen bishop; batdorf & rodney; the kingston trio; the limeliters; michael smith; tom dundee; david wilcox; peter tork; ravel; stravinsky; miles davis; debussy; nickel creek; to shayne fontaine... i mean it just goes on and on.
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NEW CD, THE ETERNAL CONTRADICTION, AVAILABLE NOW
AND beachwood recordings is proud to announce the release of my twentieth cd, the eternal contradiction. my first solo cd in four years, as i've been doing duet projects with peter tork (live, and once again), michael smith (two man band two) and john batdorf (two man band four, entitled all wood and stones), so those of you who like supporting artists you believe in, here's a chance to put your heart where your ears are. i would like to invite you all to visit jamesleestanley.com and also allwoodandstones.com. two music sites that are dear to my heart. and let me know, so that i can go and check your sites as well. thanks and see you on the road somewhere. happy thanksgiving
here's the offical bio:
"So where have they been hiding James Lee Stanley? We could say that James Lee Stanley is probably the last great undiscovered singer-songwriter in America. But true as that may be let's say something else, let's say that a diamond has been smuggled into the wastelandand here is where the wasteland ends" - Tom Robbins, Author of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
It is only a long lived singer-songwriter career that lets JAMES LEE STANLEY unite the unpredictable creativity and the eclectic elements that make up his world. His remarkable ability as a vocalist and composer allow him to create songs, each recorded with a finely crafted backing that sonically enhance the impulse behind the lyric. But a whole new dimension is added when James Lee performs live. These incredible songs, coupled with his outragously hilarious repartee, make for an evening of hilarity and tenderness. He is one of the few all time greats and undisputed geniuses among singer-songwriters. Fi Magazine listed his FREELANCE HUMAN BEING as one of the finest recordings of 1998 and one of the Top 200 Recordings of all time - FI Magazine March 1999.
JAMES LEE STANLEY began recording at 14 for LeGrand Records. He majored in music at Cal State University. With twenty albums to his credit, he has produced an extraordinary body of work. And he's been quite the road dog, performing three hundred dates a year with such diverse acts as BONNIE RAITT, ROBIN WILLIAMS, CHICK COREA & RETURN TO FOREVER and BILL COSBY.
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! I am so glad you throwing down your Groove on this Groove Train I have rolling all over this Rock we Ride and I want All my Friends to know your cooking in my kitchen anytime they stop by. Thank You for your Creative Juices my Friend, we All thank you! The Boogie is On!
I knew Michael Jackson and worked with Jermaine Jackson when I came to Los Angeles after leaving K.C. and the Sunshine Band. Michael Jackson was a gift from God that we were gratefully allowed to share our lives and hearts with through his wonderful music which will always live on...A shy man seeking peace in the midst of all of the storms that swirled around him in his life...It is my prayer that he is truely peaceful now. I intend to make great music in his honor and I hope all of our comtemporaries will do the same... In Jesus love, Oliver C. Brown
I'm listening to your Chicago Acoustic Underground podcast right now....what a wonderful time we had that day!!!! You sound AWESOME of course! I had fun singing w/you..
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