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In the News (Sun 29 Nov 09)

  
  :: COLIN JAMES ::
After releasing 2 CD’s (Limelight and Little Big Band 3) and completing 2 highly successful Canadian tours in the last 2 years, the spring and summer of 2007 is a time for Colin to prepare for his upcoming projects.
Colin will be performing a limited schedule this summer.
Colin will be performing at the 2007 Songwriters' Circle on Sunday April 1, 2007 at 12pm at the Sid Buckwold Theatre, TCU Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
www.colinjames.com   (317 words)

  
  :: COLIN JAMES ::
On Colin James and The Little Big Band 3 the jump blues and hard r' n' b chestnuts that populate the majority of the album are re-cast in dynamic fashion courtesy of Colin and his exemplary band.
Colin's old friends Greg Piccolo and Doug James from Roomful Of Blues anchor a stellar horn section, abetted by Colin's bandleader Steve Hilliam on tenor sax and Terry Townson from Delbert McLinton's band on trumpet.
See for yourself when Colin crosses the country in early 2007 on his national theatre tour; in the meantime listen to Colin James and Little Big Band 3 and hear the unrestrained joy that suffuses this most estimable recording.
www.colinjames.com /bio.php   (706 words)

  
  OMEGA EVENTS: THE DOHENY BLUES FESTIVAL: Performer Bios: COLIN JAMES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Colin James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on August 17, 1964 and recalls being taken by his parents to the Winnipeg Folk Festival where he saw everything from jug bands to John Hammond.
Increasingly assured of his capabilities, James switched gears and seemingly predicted the swing/jump blues craze of the mid 1990s with the timely release of "Colin James and the Little Big Band" (1993) and "Colin James and the Little Big Band II" (1998).
Colin is currently recording in Los Angeles for his newest records, slated for release Fall 2003.
www.omegaevents.com /blues/bios_colinjames.html   (407 words)

  
  Colin James - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colin James Munn (born August 17, 1964 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian musician that primarily plays blues and rock but also has released some Swing albums.
When Colin Munn was being announced in the noisy venues in which they were playing, his name had a tendency to sound like "Colin Mud." It was then that Stevie Ray began to introduce Colin James by his first and middle names.
Colin James guest-starred in an episode of the television program "Corner Gas", a sitcom based in rural Saskatchewan, in February 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colin_James   (357 words)

  
 Colin James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Colin’s approach is distinguished by the intellectual depth he brings to each engagement, underscored by sophisticated delivery methodologies which incorporate Accelerated Learning techniques.
Colin was a keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Convention of the National Speakers Association of Australia, held in March 2005.
Colin’s approach to his work, as to his life, is premised on the values of honesty, directness, integrity and reliability.
www.colinjames.com.au /about   (460 words)

  
 CANOE -- JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - James, Colin
Exposure to rock and roll in his early years was limited for blues guitarist Colin James, living as he did with parents that favoured bluegrass and folk music.
Back on the road James did dates in the US with Keith Richards, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Steve Winwood, and Little Feat, establishing himself as one of the premier new guitarists of the time, and a blues force to be noticed.
James was firmly entrenched as a blue guitarist/songwriter to reckon with, receiving Juno and West Coast Music Awards nominations and awards.
jam.canoe.ca /Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/J/James_Colin.html   (782 words)

  
 James, Colin
His debut album, Colin James (Virgin VL-3044) followed in 1988 and included the hits the hits 'Voodoo Thing,' 'Five Long Years,' and 'Why'd You Lie?' Tours followed in Canada and, as an opening act for Steve Winwood and Keith Richards, in the USA.
James received a Juno Award in 1989 as most promising male vocalist.
James' emergence paralleled that of the Toronto singer and guitarist Jeff Healey, with whom he shares a love of blues-based music.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0001736   (244 words)

  
 Colin Farrell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor born in Castleknock, Dublin.
Colin Farrell attended The Gaiety School of Acting, but dropped out and snagged the part of Danny Bryne on Ballykissangel, a popular BBC television drama set in Ireland.
He had a son, James (born September 12, 2003), with his now ex-girlfriend, Kim Bordenave.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colin_Farrell   (480 words)

  
 Centennial Gala/Colin James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Colin has performed with such noted musicians as mentor Stevie Ray Vaughan and Keith Richards and the likes of Mavis Staples, Lenny Kravitz, and Bonnie Raitt have made guest appearances on his records.
His first "jump blues" album, Colin James and the Little Big Band, was certified double platinum in Canada and foreshadowed the big band craze of the late '90's by five years.
Colin is currently gearing up to return to the studio soon with a release planned for the Fall of 2005.
centennialgala.com /artists/colin.htm   (237 words)

  
 Colin James, Fuse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Colin James has been Canada's ambassador of blues, swing and good old rock 'n' roll since the '80s.
James, who plays lead and rhythm guitar, cowrote most of the songs on the record with Craig Northey, who also contributes rhythm guitar and harmony vocals.
Throughout the recording, James showcases his versatility as a songwriter and guitarist -- he plays fast and slow, loud and soft, happy and sad, and he pulls together all of his influences into a well-balanced record.
www.rambles.net /james_fuse.html   (337 words)

  
 Colin James Gilbert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Colin’s story is one of exciting success that deserves celebration and recognition.
As Colin explains, it was a confirmation Kairos retreat with St. Simon and Jude that began his change in lifestyle.
This past summer, Colin was a youth leader for a one-week leadership workshop for junior high and high school aged students.
www.brophyprep.org /act/dist-fall02/cgilbert.htm   (523 words)

  
 Soul Shine Magazine : Colin James Set to Travel Canada
Colin James is a man who knows what he likes and sticks with it.
James has been on the road since he was a teenager, which accounts for the title he chose for his eighth full-length album.
James went on to release his self-titled solo debut in 1988, which turned out to be the fastest selling album in this country’s history, picking up a slew of Juno Awards along the way.
www.soulshine.ca /news/newsarticle.php?nid=1380   (347 words)

  
 REVIEW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Colin James put his money where his mouth was back in 1993, however, and achieved double-platinum success in his native Canada.
James eschews posing for some nice turns of Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson and Memphis Slim in addition to two of his own cuts.
James' voice has the right soft rasp for the material, and his guitar playing is solid but not showy, (think B.B.King and Robert Cray).
www.westnet.com /consumable/1999/02.24/revjames.html   (262 words)

  
 Ind-Movement.org: Abuse Committed By Joseph Colin James III (CJ3) and Victor Prentice
James did this by repeatedly telephoning them dozens of times each all hours of the day and night, and by faxing them, emailing them, etc. with bogus legal threats over the pretexts of trademark and copyright violation.
James is a spammer -- he has sent dozens of unsolicited defamatory emails to hundreds of people, both inside and outside of the autocephalous church movement.
James is suing me for the express purpose of costing me dearly in terms of money, time and inconvenience.
www.ind-movement.org /bad_fruit_james_prentice.html   (709 words)

  
 Colin James News
Two years ago, a couple of Colin James fans from Vancouver stopped for a bite at a restaurant in Sausalito, Calif., only to see James himself sitting to their left.
James, who is touring in support of his latest album of jazz and blues tunes, Colin James & the Little Big Band 3, will perform at the National Arts Centre on...
Colin James, B.C.'s own blues, rock and soul man, has a new tour, a new album and renewed confidence in himself and his music.
www.topix.net /who/colin-james   (682 words)

  
 National Museum of Racing - Hall of Fame
Foaled in 1905, Colin was a homebred for James R. Keene.
Long considered one of the greatest horses of the 20th century, Colin was never beaten during his two years of racing.
Colin was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1956.
www.racingmuseum.org /hall/horse.asp?ID=49   (215 words)

  
 Hour.ca - Music - George Thorogood and Colin James
James has been busy on several fronts and expects to do a Little Big Band 3 project as well as writing new original material for a follow-up to his ninth album, Traveler.
As for Colin James he has been a wonderful musician that has already put out the hit tunes that everyone enjoys listening too.
Colin James and George Thorogood & The Destroyers is a dignified bill that Montreal will love to see live.
www.hour.ca /redirect.aspx?iIDReaction=6017   (816 words)

  
 RollingStone.com: Sudden Stop : Colin James : Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
James, one of the best blues-rock guitarists to emerge in recent years, has all the earmarks of the traditional Texas guitar slinger: dazzling, cocksure technique, a flair for dynamics, enough humor to stand clichés on their heads and an innate sense of direction in his soloing.
James pays homage to Vaughan on the galvanic "Cross My Heart," mines pop-gospel roots for "If You Lean on Me" and closes the set with the title track, a moving Hendrix tribute.
If Colin James is mapping out a course to establish himself as a guitar hero for the Nineties, Sudden Stop is a step in the right direction.
rollingstone.com /reviews/album/_/id/187548/colinjames?...   (338 words)

  
 CD Baby: COLIN JAMES: Traveler - from tranceblackman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Jeff Trott of Sheryl Crow co-writing fame collaborated with Colin for "You And Whose Army" and came to Los Angeles to record with Colin.
Colin has performed with such noted musicians as mentor Stevie Ray Vaughan and Keith Richards and the likes of Mavis Staples, Lenny Kravitz, and Bonnie Raitt have made guest appearances on his records.
His first "jump blues" album, Colin James & the Little Big Band, was certified double platinum in Canada and foreshadowed the big band craze of the late '90's by five years.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/colinjames/from/tranceblackman   (1091 words)

  
 Colin James
He was born, Colin Munn, in Regina, Saskatchewan on August 17, 1964 and recalls being taken by his parents to the Winnipeg Folk Festival where he saw everything from folk groups to jug bands to John Hammond.
Record companies also began to take notice of James whose talents were a perfect match for the renewed interest in roots-based music that was occurring at the time.
The result was Colin's 1988 self-titled smash hit debut album on Virgin Records that was, at the time, the fasted selling record in Canadian music history.
www.tbayblues.ca /colinjames.html   (527 words)

  
 Colin James - Power of persuasive facilitation
Colin James is one of Australia’s leading Corporate Trainers, working extensively throughout the Asia Pacific region and US consulting, designing and delivering training programs across a diverse range of subjects.
Working with people…your boss, your staff, your suppliers, your customers…is the first fundamental of success, whether you are a manager, salesman, entrepreneur, or establishing a small history museum in a country town.
In this 2 day program, Colin will personally present the secrets in communicating and managing people which he has been passing on to multinational companies around the world for the last 15 years.
www.hpconsulting.com /colin_james_info.html   (272 words)

  
 hip online: artists: colin james   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In 1993, Colin James did the unthinkable, he followed-up two hugely successful rock records with an album of obscure "jump blues" for a project he dubbed "The Little Big Band" When news of the move hit the streets it was met with a certain amount of skepticism.
With the release of Colin James and The Little Big Band II, Colin revisits the era, bringing the music of Cab Calloway, Jimmy Wilson and Calvin Bowes to a whole new generation.
In the five years since James' almost single-handedly revived the big band sound, groups like Royal Crown Revue, Squirrel Nut Zippers and Cherry Poppin' Daddies have garnered both critical and commercial acclaim, proving that James was no doubt ahead of his time.
www.hiponline.com /artist/music/j/james_colin   (1125 words)

  
 CMT.com : Colin James : Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
About two years later, performing under his changed name, Colin James, he was lucky enough to be noticed by the folks at Virgin Records, who signed him.
James's 1988 self-titled debut was the fastest-selling album in Canadian history, and he followed that in 1990 with Sudden Stop, and Colin James and the Little Big Band in 1993.
On Bad Habits, James is teamed with some good company: Bobby King and Terry Evans, Mavis Staples, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, Lenny Kravitz and former Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble keyboardist Reese Wynans.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/james_colin/bio.jhtml   (274 words)

  
 Colin James' ticket to giving
Colin James performs as part of The Huron Carole at the Jubilee Auditorium Dec. 5.
James says he'll be reaching out at the show with several numbers including some Christmas swing and maybe a duet with Conroy.
James will head back into the studio in the early part of the new year to record a followup to 2000's Fuse.
www.calgarysun.com /cgi-bin/niveau2.cgi?s=arts&p=66855.html&a=1   (569 words)

  
 Colin James (official) : iSOUND.COM™
With a career that spans blues, rock, big band and r&b, Colin is recognized as a guitar virtuoso and a musician of the highest integrity.
The two Colins have been friends since they were teenagers, when the prodigies shared stages along Canada's folk festival circuit, and teamed up eight years ago for the Juno Award winning album National Steel.
Colin has already road-tested a number of the new songs on his recent European tour.
www.isound.com /colin_james_official/mp3s   (907 words)

  
 Colin James Trivia - Colin James Facts - Colin James Notes
She acknowledged that he was in the audience at the beginning of the show and called him up on stage to play guitar during her encore.
After his self-titled first album release in 1988, Colin won the JUNO Award for "Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year"; he was also nominated in the category of "Canadian Entertainer of the Year" that year, but did not win.
Colin teamed up with singer Craig Northey to do a (mostly) acoustic tour of British Columbia in November and December of 2006.
www.tv.com /colin-james/person/119433/trivia.html   (648 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Fuse: Music: Colin James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
James Returns to the Rock Fold after Tangents Into Blues and Swing with an Album that May Indeed Prove to Be the Zenith of this Career.
James shows us that the blues are still in his soul with his guitar solos on "Getting Carried Away".
James is a good songwriter, as most of these cuts are his, and a great guitar-slinger.
www.amazon.com /Fuse-Colin-James/dp/B000056FEE   (1279 words)

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