James has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the business, including Lenny Kravitz, ZZ Top, Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt and The Chieftains, to name just a few. “A few years back, I got to play a couple of tunes with Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac founder) in Maui,” says James. “If somebody had told me as a kid that I would share the stage with Mick Fleetwood, I wouldn’t have believed them.” Over the years, James has taken home Male Vocalist of the Year twice, as well as Best Producer for The Little Big Band. James has also garnered 17 Maple Blues Awards, most recently, Entertainer of the Year. Critics hail him as Canada’s Stevie Ray Vaughan because of his strong guitar playing and soulful voice. To this day, although James is honoured, he says he always felt a little uncomfortable with that star status. As James approaches 50, he has achieved something that is rare in the Canadian music scene: longevity. This rock-and-roller continues to delight his fans and garner new ones. Today, James’ music isn’t pure rock; it’s a hybrid of rock, blues, R&B, swing revival and other genres, and he and his fans like it that way.
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