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Alan
James is a proficient vocalist, guitarist and song writer. Over the
last 30 years, he has been performing professionally, both as a lead
guitarist/vocalist and acoustic soloist. Alan has performed throughout the
U.S. from Connecticut, Nantucket Island, Virginia, Florida, Chicago,
Nashville and Arizona, and has opened for many well-known performers such as
Joan Jett, B.T.O., Michael Bolton, Jefferson Starship and
Rick Derringer. While in Chicago, Alan
performed with many renowned blues men such as
Willie (Big Eyes) Smith (Muddy
Waters' drummer for 19 years) and bassist Kenny Kinsey, son of Big Daddy
Kinsey. In 1991 the world famous Blue Bird Cafe in Nashville, commissioned
Alan to perform his original compositions for a national televised airing of
an episode for ' 48 hours'. On his CD, 'Alan James Break the ice'
performing, are some of the Americas' top session players, including : Dee
Murray, bassist from Elton John, Roy Yeager drummer for the Atlanta Rhythm
Section, and Jim Horn, renowned session sax player from the Traveling
Wilburys, Although Alan has written and performed a variety of songs ranging
from folk to rock to jazz fusion, his current musical aspirations lie in the
blues and folk genres. Currently, Alan is pursuing his career performing a
solo acoustic act and an electric blues/rock act.
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