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Colin James
Colin James (born Colin James Munn, August 17, 1964) is a Canadian rock and blues singer and songwriter. Biography Early years James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His grandpa was Serbian. He got his break opening for Stevie Ray Vaughan in Regina in 1984. When the scheduled opening act did not show, he only had a few hours' notice to put together a set of blues standards with members from the local Regina band "Flying Colours". Vaughan invited James to perform with him during the encore, and then join his tour as a permanent opening act. He and his band The Hoodoo Men opened for Vaughan for several tour dates in the United States. According to legend, Vaughan himself suggested the stage name "Colin James", because when announced over arena P.A. systems, "Munn" sounded like "Mud". James also played guitar on Richard Marx's song "Thunder and Lightning". Rock, swing and blues career In 1988, following his association with Vaughan, James released his self-titled debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina () is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 census, Regina had a city population of 226,404, and a Metropolitan Area population of 249,217. It is governed by Regina City Council. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159. Regina was previously the seat of government of the North-West Territories, of which the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta originally formed part, and of the District of Assiniboia. The site was previously called Wascana ("Buffalo Bones" in Cree), but was renamed to Regina (Latin for "Queen") in 1882 in honour of Queen Victoria. This decision was made by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, who was the wife of the Governor General of Canada, the Marquess of Lorne. Unlike other planned cities in the Canadian West, on its treeless flat plain Regina ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maple Blues Awards
The Maple Blues Awards are Canada’s blues awards, "honouring the finest in Canadian blues". They are the only comprehensive national best in blues awards program. The program's goal is to promote blues music across Canada, and to recognize outstanding achievement. The Maple Blues Awards have been presented by the Toronto Blues Society since their inception in 1997. The nominees are selected by a distinguished panel of some 50+ blues experts. The panel includes radio hosts, journalists, and festival organizers regionally distributed across Canada. Members of the Nominating Panel are not eligible for any of the awards. Nominees are voted for by blues fans from across the country. In 2011, the voting process was altered, and the Instrument categories (guitar, harmonica, piano/keyboards, horn, drums & bass) were voted on by the Nominating Panel. The remainder of the categories were voted on by the public. The winners of the Maple Blues Awards are announced at the Annual Mapl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin James And The Little Big Band II
''Colin James and the Little Big Band II'' is a swing-jive album by Canadian musician Colin James, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). ''Colin James and the Little Big Band II'' earned James the 1999 Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall o ... for "Best Producer". Track listing # "Jumpin' from Six to Six" – 2:54 # "Safronia B" – 2:15 # " Mary Anne" – 3:34 # " Let's Shout (Baby Work Out)" – 3:12 # "You Know My Love" – 3:27 # "I'll See It Through" – 3:46 # "C'mon with the C'mon" – 2:57 # "Rocket to the Moon" – 3:42 # "Think" – 3:52 # "Somethin's Goin' On in My Room" – 2:35 # "I'm Lost Without You" – 3:04 # "Tin Pan Alley" – 4:27 # "Triple Shot" – 3:59 # "Bring It On Home" – 3:55 Personnel * Colin James - vocals, guitars * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Steel (album)
''National Steel'' is a blues album by Canadian musician Colin James, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album was recorded at ''Rat's Ass Studios'' and ''Mushroom Studios'' in Vancouver, British Columbia and mastered at ''MasterDisk'' in New York City. James teamed up with his longtime friend Colin Linden to record a predominantly acoustic album running the gamut from delta blues, to jug band and Chicago blues. The album covers songs written by some of the greatest bluesmen including Otis Redding, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon. The CD liner notes offer a brief commentary by James on many of the tracks. The album is named after the resonator guitar made by the National guitar company, also pictured on the album's cover. ''National Steel'' earned James the 1998 Juno Award for "Best Blues Album". Track listing # "Shout Baby Shout" (Yank Rachell) – 3:15 # " Rollin' Stone" (Muddy Waters) – 3:21 # "National Steel" (Colin James, Daryl Burgess, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Habits (Colin James Album)
''Bad Habits'' is a blues album by Canadian musician Colin James, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). In the U.S., the album was released on Elektra Records. The album was produced, engineered and mixed at Compass Point Studios in Nassau and mastered at MasterDisk in New York City. The album earned James the 1996 Juno Award for "Male Vocalist of the Year". The album had sold 70,000 units in Canada by January, 1999. Track listing # "Saviour" (Coyne, Legget, Smith) – 4:40 # "Freedom" (James, Wilson) – 5:25 # "Standin' on the Edge" (J.L. Williams) – 3:45 # "Real Stuff" (James, Burgess, Linden) – 4:19 # "Better Days" (James, Burgess) – 4:33 # " I Can't Hold Out" ( Willie Dixon) – 4:12 # "Bad Habits" (Brewer) – 5:15 # " Forty Four" (Burnett) – 4:31 # " Walkin' Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 3:25 # "Atlanta Moan" – 3:11 # "Speechless" (James) – 4:15 Personnel * Colin James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin James And The Little Big Band
''Colin James and the Little Big Band'' is a Jump blues album by Canadian musician Colin James, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music), featuring members of Roomful of Blues. The album had sold 220,000 units in Canada by January, 1999. Track listing # "Cadillac Baby" (Roy Brown) – 3:12 # "That's What You Do To Me" – 3:27 # "Sit Right Here" (Rosco Gordon) – 2:45 # "Three Hours Past Midnight" (Davis, Sam Ling) – 6:07 # "Satellite" (Burgess, Colin James) – 4:12 # "Surely (I Love You)" (James C. Bracken, Mickey Oliver) – 3:40 # "Breakin' Up The House" (Henry Glover, Mann) – 3:04 # " No More Doggin'" (Rosco Gordon, Jules Taub) – 3:09 # "Evening" (Mitchell Parish, Harry White) – 5:02 #"Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann) – 2:46 # "Leading Me On" (Ike Turner) – 2:18 # "The Boogie Twist Part II" (Cox, Cal Valentine) – 4:58 # "Cha Shooky Doo" (Mae Vince) – 2:12 Personnel * Colin James - vocals, guitars * Johnny Ferreira - tenor saxophone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudden Stop
''Sudden Stop'' is the second studio album by Canadian blues musician Colin James released in 1990 on Virgin Records. The album was recorded in Vancouver and Memphis, Tennessee. The album features guest appearances by Bonnie Raitt, The Memphis Horns and Bobby Whitlock. "Just Came Back" went up to number 3 on North American rock stations. ''Sudden Stop'' earned James two Juno Awards in 1991 for "Single of the Year" and "Male Vocalist of the Year". Commercial performance ''Sudden Stop'' peaked at number 9 on the Canadian Albums Chart and was certified Platinum in Canada. It was the fourth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1990. By May 1998, the album had sold 194,430 units in Canada. Track listing # " Just Came Back" (Colin James, Daryl Burgess) – 4:56 # "Keep On Loving Me Baby" ( Otis Rush) – 3:40 # "Show Me" ( Jerry Lynn Williams) – 3:24 # "Give It Up" (Williams) – 4:03 # "Crazy Over You" (Williams) – 5:11 # "T for Trouble" (James, Bill Carter, Ruth Ellswort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin James (album)
''Colin James'' is the debut album by Canadian rock/blues musician Colin James, released in 1988. The album featured several hit singles, including "Five Long Years", "Voodoo Thing", "Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)" and Why'd You Lie". The album earned James a Juno Award for "Most Promising Artist". Commercial performance James' debut album was the 15th best-selling Cancon album in Canada of 1989. The album was certified Double Platinum in Canada in 1994. By May 1998, the album had sold 276,338 units in Canada. It is the best-selling album of James' career to date. Track listing # "Five Long Years" – 4:36 # "Voodoo Thing" – 3:38 # "Down in the Bottom" (Willie Dixon) – 4:37 # "Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)" (Johnny Ferreira, Rick Hopkins, Colin James, Darrell Mayes) – 3:35 # "Why'd You Lie" (Morgan Davis) – 5:25 # "Hidden Charms" (Willie Dixon) – 3:26 # "Bad Girl" (Rick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living Blues
''Living Blues: The Magazine of the African American Blues Tradition'' is a bi-monthly magazine focused on blues music, and America's oldest blues periodical. The magazine was founded as a quarterly in Chicago in 1970 by Jim O'Neal and Amy van Singel as editors, and five others as writers. Among them were Bruce Iglauer and Paul Garon. They sold the first copies at the 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festival. In 1983, O'Neal and van Singel sold publication rights to the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, and donated to the center their collection of blues records, photos, subject files, and memorabilia. At that time the magazine became a bi-monthly, with O'Neal still the editor. Peter Lee, who later founded Fat Possum Records, David Nelson and Scott Barretta followed as editors. The headquarters of the magazine moved to Oxford, Mississippi Oxford is a city and college town in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Oxford lies 75 miles (121 km) so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver, Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley Regional District, Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,700 people per square kilometre, and fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Warehouse Studio
The Warehouse Studio is a multi-media recording facility and photography studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, owned by Bryan Adams. Building Originally built by the Oppenheimer Brothers in June 1886 as Vancouver's first wholesale grocery business, it also served as Vancouver's City Hall after the city was decimated by fire. For most of its 115+ year history the building held a glass factory and storage warehouse for Pilkington Glass Company. The building later fell into terrible disrepair and became abandoned. In 1989 the property at 100-102 Powell St. was purchased by Bryan Adams. The building at 102 Powell was gutted and converted into a parking lot with green space hidden behind a street front facade. The 2nd building, the original Oppenheimer Warehouse on the corner was restored and converted into a three-storey state of the art studio. Importantly, Adams was sure to maintain the building's character and charm by preserving the original brick and beam construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Fraser (record Producer)
Mike Fraser may refer to: * Mike Fraser (record producer), Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer * Mike Fraser (referee) (born 1980), New Zealand rugby union referee * Mike Fraser (computer scientist) (born 1975), British computer scientist See also * Michael Fraser (other) {{hndis, Fraser, Mike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
