DESCRIPTION:
Whiteboy James is Southern Californias Bad Boy of the Blues. click http://www.whiteboyjames.com for details.
BIO:
JAMES PAGE, born in Compton CA
and raised in South Los Angeles, first
was exposed to American Music - from
hillbilly to jump blues, country blues to
swing - from his Uncle Ed Tunks’ wide
collection of 78 records. A born
performer, he practiced his music show
in front of the bedroom mirror from a
young age, entertaining his family and
friends with his naturally strong vocals
and undeniable charisma. Jump
forward to high school, where James had become the theatre department’s
“local legend” as well as a feared member of the school’s football team.
One afternoon at football practice, young James heard music in the
distance. He ditched practice, jumped the fence, and slipped into an
auditorium where he came for the first time upon The Blasters hammering out a live music show. Lead singer Phil Alvin immediately took James under
his wing, providing James with his first musical mentor. Like later mentor
James Harmon, 15-year-old James Page was totally "overtaken by the
blues" and soon became a regular on stages in the Long Beach CA area,
playing juke joints, saloons, bars, and dance clubs. Although underaged, he
“looked and sounded like a man,” and his performances quickly became
legendary, invoking a near-frenzy in devoted audiences everywhere.
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