Big James Biography

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!! 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 his 6th BLUES MUSIC AWARD!!! IN 2017 Big James was inducted into THE CHICAGO BLUES HALL OF FAME AS A MASTER BLUES ARTISTS!!! N 2019 Big James released his 8th CD A DOSE OF THE BLUES on The Jamot Music Record Label and it is RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS all over the WORLD!!!

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