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James Armstrong is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was born on April 22, 1957 in Los Angeles, California, United States. He is best known for his work with the blues-rock band The James Armstrong Band.
Armstrong began playing guitar at the age of 12 and was influenced by blues and rock music. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied music and composition. After college, he moved to San Francisco and formed the James Armstrong Band in the late 1970s.
The band released their debut album, "Blues in the Night," in 1982. The album was a success and Armstrong's songwriting and guitar playing earned him critical acclaim. The band released several more albums over the next decade, including "Trouble in Mind" (1985), "Live at the Fillmore" (1987), and "Live at the Great American Music Hall" (1989).
Armstrong has also released several solo albums, including "Blues in the Heart" (1995), "Soul of the Blues" (1998), and "Blues in the Blood" (2001). He has also collaborated with other artists, including B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, and Bonnie Raitt.
As of 2021, James Armstrong's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.
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Guitarist, singer, songwriter |
| Age |
67 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
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22 April 1957 |
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22 April |
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Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality |
United States |
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James Armstrong Height, Weight & Measurements
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James Armstrong Net Worth
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James Armstrong's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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JazzTimes: "...Demonstrates the kind of flexibility that allows him easily and convincingly shift gears from slow blues... to urban funk... to N’awlins grooves to rousing roadhouse shuffles..."
In 2016 James Armstrong started his own record label, Guitar Angels Records. The first release on his label, in May 2016, was the self-titled CD Mary Jo Curry from the Springfield, IL vocalist.
Tony Russell: "If you define 'blues' by the rigid categories of structure rather than the flexible language of feeling allusion, Robert Cray... Larry Garner, Joe Louis Walker and James Armstrong are a new and uncategorizable breed, their music blues-like rather than blues, each of them blending ideas and devices from a variety of sources – soul, rock, jazz, gospel – with a sophisication beyond the reach of their forerunners".
Armstrong's 2011 release on Catfood Records, Blues At The Border, was his first recording in 11 years. James released Guitar Angels on Catfood Records in 2014.
Armstrong recommenced live performances on the blues festival circuit, with a noteworthy appearance at the 1999 Pocono Blues Festival in Pennsylvania. In early 2000, Armstrong returned to the recording studio to work on his next album, Got It Goin' On. He was aided in the project by utilising Walker's rhythm section, plus a guest appearance from the keyboardist Jim Pugh. In 2001, Armstrong's song "Pennies and Picks" from Got It Goin' On, earned him a W.C. Handy Award nomination for 'Song of the Year'. Armstrong himself was nominated for 'Contemporary Male Blues Guitarist of the Year'. "2 Sides," another song from Got It Goin' On was included in the film soundtrack for Speechless.
However, in April 1997, Armstrong was almost stabbed to death by an intruder at his home. The shoulder injury necessitated months of rehabilitation, which still left Armstrong with limited guitar playing ability in his left hand. He adjusted his playing style, hired a lead guitar player, and realised that playing slide guitar helped to slowly recover his dexterity. His second, introspective, album, Dark Night, was issued in 1998. It incorporated Joe Louis Walker and Doug MacLeod playing lead guitar on a couple of the songs. The album track, "Bank of Love", was used in the films Hear No Evil and The Florentine.
Armstrong's father was a jazz guitarist and his mother a blues singer. Having learned the guitar at a young age, Armstrong formed his first band at school, and was touring the United States in his late teens. Inspired by Albert King and Robert Cray, his musical education included backing musicians such as Albert Collins, Big Joe Turner and Smokey Wilson. Armstrong relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and, in 1995, released his debut album, Sleeping with a Stranger, on HighTone.
James Armstrong (born April 22, 1957, Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He released three albums on HighTone Records and is signed with Catfood Records. His songs have been used in the soundtracks of three films; Speechless, Hear No Evil, and The Florentine.
