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March 2007 New CD "Living Like a King" released
August 2006 New CD "Living Like a King" recorded
July 2006 Gossau Blues Nights with Vivian Vance Kelly
Jan 2006 Blues at 1600 meters! Samedan Blues Festival with Jan Hartmann.
Nov. 2005 Opened at the "re-opened" Key North
Aug. 2005 New MP3's on the listen page; My Blog: The blues experience in Switzerland
July 2005 Played at the Blues Nights in Gossau St. Gallen
April 2005 New posters finished click here. Thanks to Daniel Suter for his help.
April 2005 Gig Bar in Zurich: Sleepy Eddie James premiered 5 original songs for future CD.
Jan. 2005 Partnership with Music is Life owned by friend and music lover Jean-Luc Richon.
Oct. 2004 The new T-Shirts are here! Dark gray high quality material with small logo on front and large logo on back. Sizes: S/M/L/XL Prices: Sfr 30; USD 25; Euro 20
Sept. 2004 Concert review and article in German
June 2004 Performance at the Baden Blues Fest in Switzerland.
May 2004 Private Party Booked in June for Cape Town, South Africa!!
April 2004 Spring Gig in the Swiss mountains! We had two great concerts during the Swiss Snow Happening in Engleberg, CH pic1 pic2 pic3
March 2004 Montreux!! Thursday April 8th Eddie James and the Blue Spirit will play at the world famous Harry’s Bar at the Montreux Palace Hotel . Special guest: Jan Hartmann on harmonica. Thanks to Hilma Roest and Jean-Luc Richon for their help!
Feb. 2004 First Austrian gig at the Gasthof Tirolerhof in Hopfgarten in Brixental.
Dec. 2003 Getting fit to the blues is pretty hip! Thanks to Sandro, a trainer at the popular Zürich gym Holmes Place, for using my music during his workout classes.
Nov. 2003 Management agreement with Big-Wheels Management.
Nov. 2003 Collaboration begun with Jan Hartmann (Harmonica) for duo project .
Oct. 2003 My song "Catnip" was chosen to be the regular into tune for a new Dutch blues radio show called "Blues Corner". Heard on Radio Emmen on Monday's from 7 to 8 PM. Host Jan Klein has been kind enough to give my CD several spins throughout the year. I've also done a few trailers for his new show as well.
Aug. 2003 The original members of Sugar Cane Train, one of the best known Swiss blues bands of the 90's, have decided to reform. After the passing of guitarist Peter Kuhn, original musicians Imad Barnieh (drums) and bassist Gabriel Pellizzola (bass) have asked me to participate in the project. What an honor!
March 2003 CD Review La Hora del Blues
Dec. 2002 Notizie gandi dall'Italia da 88.8 FM Radio Gold in Italy, Songs off my CD were played on more than 20 different occasions. More airplay is promised. Grazie Molto Giovanni Scazzola!!
Jan. 2003 BBC Radio Airplay Henry Ayrton's Real Music Show
Nov. 2002
Artist of the Week - WYN FM Melbourne, Australia
Oct. 2002 Article in Sihltal Zeitung (Swiss Newspaper in German)
Sept. 2002 CD review on international site Musig.com
July 2002 Interview with Swiss music critic Robert Pally (In English)
April 2002 1st European gig at the Blues Beiz in Switzerland
May 2001 San Diego Bluesfest brochure
Nov. 2000 San Diego blues talent competition finals
CD Review's
This
San Diego, USA based guitarist/songwriter has recorded an excellent and
diverse collection of 11 blues original songs. Sleepy Eddie serves up some
of the finest styles of blues from Chicago, Texas, West Coast swing, Funk,
Blues/Rock and Jazz tinged Slow Blues. The songwriting is a witty,
insightful and funny look into California life. His vocals range from
soulful and sweet to howling and raspy depending on the mood. Sleepy Eddie
is helped on tracks by sax legend Jonny Viau (USA) and harmonica player
Riche "Blue" Evans (USA). www.sleepyeddie.com
Favorite Tracks: ALL MY FOOLISHNESS & YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN
Sleepy Eddie and his California Kings are, as their name suggests, from California, more specifically from San Diego. For the most part “Frisky from the Whisky” deals with drinking and women. An example: “I’ll take a shot of Jimmy Beam, she takes six-course meals at the Che le Fond. Five empty bottles of Dom Perignon. When her cash is nearly gone, it’s a champagne brunch, Filet Mignon”. Instrumental “Bitte ein Bit” (what’s in a name), where the run shadows Dave Brubecks “Take Five”, after a minute flows into the Steve Ray tainted “Mind of a woman”. But what we get in this CD is mainly West Coast Blues. He is surrounded by some excellent musicians, from which saxophone player Johnny Viau is the most well known (see Kid Ramos, Candye Kane, Rod Piazza…).
Jump blues with some drops of swing, rock and what in USA is popularly know as 'American Roots Music' performed by singer and guitar player Sleepy Eddie James. He is a veteran of San Diego Californian scene and in this CD he gives us a bright powerful performing with a good dose of joyful dancing music. To get the special swingin' atmosphere along the eleven songs included on the CD, tenor sax Jonny Viau's inspired performing becomes really important. Sleepy is a very good musician and the whole band gives him the precise backing to reach a compact powerful sound together with an original personal style they can feel proud and satisfied. VERY GOOD. en espanol
Concert Reviews
Sleepy Eddie James & the California
Kings
12 October 2002 / Tacos Bar/ Lausanne, Switzerland
"Sleepy" Eddie from San Diego USA roared out of the gate with a flurry of
high energy blues songs that took the audience by storm. By the end of the
evening the crowd was calling for more, screaming after every number. Mr.
James was a madman on stage, amazing the audience with his antics during
each song. The band mixed several original songs into the sets that seemed
to fit seamless into the rest of the material. If it wasn't for a few broken
strings during Sleepy's wild solos behind his back or with his teeth this
show would have been super. Outstanding Swiss players on the stage with
Smokey on drums and Big Cat on bass.