R.O.A.D. Records - Fred James Bio

Fred James

Discography

Blazz - R.O.A.D Records 2002
Life Is Hard - Indigo Records 1998
Time Capsule (reissue) - Taxim Records 1995
100 Years Of The Blues - Appaloosa Records 1994
Death Letter Blues - Ichiban Records 1992
The Eyes Don't Lie - BMG/Possum Records 1991
Red White & Blues - Music Association Records 1991
Freddie & The Screamers - Appaloosa Records 1990

Fred James has played guitar for Johnny Copeland, Arthur Williams, The Jelly Roll Kings, Billy Joe Shaver, Bo Diddley, The Carter Bros., The Memphis Horns, Dr. Hook, The Excello Legends, Tommy Tutone, David Houston, The International Submarine Band, The Sam Lay Blues Band, Homesick James, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Billy C. Farlow, Townes Van Zandt, Roscoe Robinson, Orion, Kip Anderson, O.B. McClinton, Ronnie Sessions, Dickie Lee, The Delta Jukes, Black Tie, Vern Gosdin, Bobby Hebb and many, many others.

Award Nominations

Fred has five Grammy Award nominations for songs he wrote on albums nominated in the "Best Traditional Blues Album" or "Best Contemporary Blues Album" category.

Fred was nominated for a Nashville Music Award in the "Best Producer" category. He also won a Nashville Music Award for producing the "Outstanding Blues Album".

Fred has three W.C. Handy Award nominations. One in the "Best Blues Song" category (for his composition "Full Moon On Main Street") and two for producing albums nominated for the "Best Comeback Album" category.

Fred has won the Canadian Real Blues award twice (2003 and 2004) in the catagory of "Blues Crusader" for furthering Blues music in the recording industry.

Songwriting Credits (highlights)

Strong Enough - Shemekia Copeland
Feel Like The First Time - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
She Lied On Me - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Worse Than Dyin' - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Strong Enough - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Preachin' To The Choir - Ken Saydak
Full Moon On Main Street - Omar & The Howlers
Both Sides Of The Fence - Charlie Musselwhite
Everybody's Getting' Some - Junior Wells with Bonnie Raitt
Soulful - Tinsley Ellis
Lightning - Johnny Winter
Life Is Hard - Johnny Winter
Illustrated Man - Johnny Winter
Check Out Her Mama - Johnny Winter
The Eyes Don't Lie - Koko Taylor
It's A Dirty Job - Koko Taylor
Tough As Nails - Son Seals
The Danger Zone - Son Seals
Big Black Cadillac - Sonny Burgess
Too Much Fun - C.J. Chenier
Bad Luck - C.J. Chenier
Lost In The Shuffle - C.J. Chenier
Squeaky Wheel - C.J. Chenier
Part Time Man - C.J. Chenier
Temporary Insanity - Lonnie Brooks
I'm Gonna Put You Out Of My Misery - Kenny Neal
I Can Read Between The Lies - Kenny Neal
The Axe - Tinsley Ellis
Full Moon On Main Street - The Kinsey Report
No More One More Chance - Kenny Neal
One Step Closer To The Blues - Kenny Neal
Koko Road - Stan Webb

Production Credits (highlights)

Charles Walker - Number By Heart/Zane Records
Roscoe Shelton - Save Me/SPV/Blue Label
Al Garner - Get Out Blues/SPV/Blue Label
Ken Saydak - It's My Soul/Evidence Records
Frank Frost - Live In Lucerne/ROAD Records
Sam Carr's Delta Jukes - Down In The Delta/ROAD Records
The !!!! Beat Vols 1-6 (DVD reissues) - Bear Family Records
Homesick James - Sweet Home Tennessee/Appaloosa Records
Homesick James - Juanita/Evidence Records
Homesick James - Words Of Wisdom/IceHouse Records
The Sam Lay Blues Band - The Shuffle Master/Ichiban Records
The Sam Lay Blues Band - Live/Appaloosa Records
The Sam Lay Blues Band - Stone Blues/Evidence Records
The Sam Lay Blues Band - Rush Hour Blues/Telarc Records
Frank Frost - Deep Blues/Evidence Records
Frank Frost & Sam Carr - Keep Yourself Together/Evidence Records
Frank Frost & Sam Carr - The Jelly Roll Kings/HMG Records
David Olney - Top To Bottom/Appaloosa Records
John Weston - I'm Doin' The Best I Can/Appaloosa Records
Tommy Tutone - Nervous Love/Appaloosa Records
Tim Krekel - Out Of The Corner/Appaloosa Records
Mary-Ann Brandon - Ichiban Records
Earl Gaines - Everything's Gonna Be Alright/Black Top Records
Earl Gaines - I Believe In Your Love/Appaloosa Records
Roscoe Shelton - Let It Shine/Black Top Records
Roscoe Shelton - She's The One/Appaloosa Records
Clifford Curry - The Provider/Ichiban Records
Johnny Jones - I Was Raised On The Blues/Black Magic Records
Al Garner-Leavin' Tennessee/Black Magic Records
Charles Walker - Leavin' This Old Town /Cannonball Records
Johnny Jones - Blues Is In The House/Northern Blues
Roscoe Shelton/Earl Gaines - Let's Work Together/Cannonball Records
Sam Carr/John Weston/Dave Riley - The Delta Jukes/Black Magic Records
Blues Across America - The Nashville Scene/Cannonball Records
Blues Across America - The Helena, AR Scene/Cannonball Records
Johnny Jones & Charles Walker - In The House/Crosscut Records
Billy C. Farlow - Southern Moon/Zane Records
Sam Lay Blues Band - I Get Evil/Random Chance Records

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