*PLEASE NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH JAMES APPRECIATES ALL THE KIND MESSAGES AND COMMENTS, HE IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIS SITE PERSONALLY! HE DOES CHECK IN TO SEE ALL THE MESSAGES AND COMMENTS FROM TIME TO TIME THOUGH! THANKS FOR BEING A FRIEND!!!*
James Slater is a piano-playing bilingual singer-songwriter of Bolivian-American descent. Born in Durham, North Carolina to a mandolin loving psychiatrist and a Spanish speaking mother, they raised their son in the tropics of the Panama Canal Zone in Central America. After circling the globe his music has him residing in music-city U.S.A., Nashville, Tennessee.
After high school in Panama James returned to America and was accepted to and graduated from Floridas distinguished University of Miami school of music which includes such notable alumni as Bruce Hornsby and Pat Metheny. Fresh out of college James hit the road with his band and after a memorable trip to Hot Lanta, Georgia he penned the hit single "All I Want From Santa, Is A Girl From Atlanta". This taste of success found him packing his bags and his piano and heading for the bright lights of Hollywood. "I always wanted to see the world, and music takes you here, there, and everywhere. Im just glad my mother made me take those piano lessons, I may have moaned back then but now I thank her every day," says James.
He quickly met and befriended Carroll OConnor, (Archie Bunker) and became the house pianist at the Ginger Man in Beverly Hills, entertaining Tinseltowns elite at night and by day writing and recording his own compositions, one of which caught the attention of European promoters.
James then found himself living in Zurich, Switzerland where he wrote "Dont Break My Heart" for BMGs supergroup Vaya Con Dios. This top ten single enabled him to tour Europe and South Africa with the band as composer, pianist, and vocalist. James says, "I felt like a modern day Hemingway, walking the streets of Paris, Rome, Berlin, it was a magical time." After scoring several songs for different European acts James signed a solo deal with BMG-Switzerland and wrote the sensuous ballad Poco A Poco. Its timeless sentiment became instantly popular and he found himself touring England, Germany, Switzerland, and Spain.
He performed in Dublin, Ireland with Celtic Harmony and in Havana, Cuba with the historic Bridges Over Troubled Water alongside Burt Bacharach, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers and many other luminaries. James says Cubawas an awesome experience, vibrant, sensuous, inspiring and totally captivating.
James and his grand piano now live in the songwriting mecca known as Nashville, Tennessee. "I've come full circle, back to the South where I was born, and I love it!" He is signed to Byron Gallimore's Song Garden/Cal IV publishing company and has had songs recorded by Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Lorrie Morgan, Mark Wills, Jessica Andrews, Billy Gilman, Marcel, Kellie Pickler, Kenny Chesney, Jamey Johnson, Rodney Atkins, and many others. His song "In My Daughters Eyes" has become a crossover classic and even resulted in a grammy nomination.
James continues to perform in Nashville and around the world, practices the piano everyday, loves Cuban food, salsa dances, plays tennis and still finds time to call his parents regularly and thank them for piano lessons.
Hey James!! i saw you play in Key West! I'm gonna be in Nashville next week and saw you're on the Bluebird calendar! cool!! do you know who else is playing with you that round? i'm sure it'll be fabulous- obviously!!
Hi James! Just breezin' by to say Hi! Great songs!!:) I look forward to hearing you perform sometime soon. Hope you are having an amazing summer so far.
Howdy! Thank you for adding Knife River Cowboys & girl! Take care! PLEASE SIGN OUR GUESTBOOK! Love, peace & waffles! Bump us at The Sixtyone.com Vote for us on ourstage.com
Thank you so much for the add. It’s nice to meet you. Your songs are so beautiful!! Your a very talented writer with a fantastic voice!!
Please come by to listen to my songs. I would love to know what you think of them. “Angel Kisses” is on the CD below and is being sent to radio stations in the US and Canada, so please start calling radio stations to request “Angel Kisses” by “Delores Hershey”. Thank you so much!
Didn't get a chance to shake your hand and tell you how much I really Enjoyed your music Last Night. Your A Very Talented Musician/Songwriter. I Really like your style, you gotta' little groove to yah, I Like that.... Take Care and God Bless You
Cool music bro we thank you so much for adding us as a friend, When you Can- come Stop By Our Myspace Site, And Listen to some of our material,And leave us a comment and we will return the Love.-DayMare
Hey there! I want to thank you for helping make my Debut album such a success. I am so excited about the future, not only with my singing, but my songwriting.
I will be singing Wednesday, May 6, at the Presidents Reception of the West TN Strawberry Festival in Humboldt, TN. I will sing a couple of songs starting at 5:30pm. This reception is located at the Humboldt General Hospital Conference Center. This event is open to the public this year. I would like to extend you an invitation at attend. Also check out all the great events of Strawberry week at www.wtsf.org. It is great family fun all week!
Hey Man Thanks so much for the add! I saw you the other night at douglas! great show. i loved that you got everyone up on their feet at the end. you are a great entertainer! thanks for the great show. by the way if you want to check out some new different music. check out my stuff :)<br /><br />thanks desiree
Hello James, It is a pleasure to meet you. Sounds Real Good Around Here! Thank you for including me among your friends! If you have time, please listen to my tunes. I would truly like to hear what you think. All the best to you, ♫♫♫♫♫♫♫ Bobby Snard ♫♫♫♫♫♫♫
