Steve James

Steve James (born July 15, 1950 – January 6, 2023) was an American folk blues musician.A multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter, James operated in the fields of acoustic and folk blues. Without the benefit of promotion from a major record label, James had secured his fan base from consistent touring.

Biography James was born on July 15, 1950, in Manhattan, New York City, in the United States. He played a National steel guitar, mandolin, and the banjo, having become fixated, as an adolescent, on blues music.

In 2000, the Portland, Oregon based, Burnside Records label, issued Boom Chang. Three years later Burnside released, Fast Texas, where James was accompanied by Cindy Cashdollar on steel and dobro guitars; plus Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone on vocals. James' own songs appeared on Fast Texas, as well as covers of work from Hop Wilson, Milton Brown, and Little Hat Jones. Cashdollar and Alvin Youngblood Hart had previously guested on Boom Chang. Steve James Live, Vol. I, Austin TX and Berkeley CA (2016) - Hobemian Records HB0020 Steve James, Blues and Folk Songs, Volume 1 (2018) - Hobemian Records HB0023