Shawn James
Shawn James comes by his blues bona fides honestly, he was born on September 23, 1986 in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised on the city’s South Side, a place that produced such legendary figures as Bo Diddley, Junior Wells, Willie Dixon, and many others. He learned to sing as a boy, taking lessons in a variety of styles. A capable multi-instrumentationalist, James began his solo career in earnest in 2012 with the release of his solo LP Shadows, a collection of songs that revealed his talent for emotional vocals and playing, as well as his debt to the history of blues and soul. He put together a regular backing band, The Shapeshifters, and would release five albums with them between 2013 and 2015. He returned to solo billing with 2016’s On the Shoulders of Giants. He toured extensively, easily racking up over 200 dates a year. His music has appeared on a variety of television shows, and he had an unexpected viral hit in 2016 when “Through the Valley”, a track from Shadows, was utilized in an ad for an upcoming video game and led to a sharp spike in streams for the track. He took a three-year break from albums before issuing 2019’s The Dak & The Light and he started the next decade with 2020’s The Guardian Collection.
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The Guardian Collection
Rock - Released by Parts + Labor Records on 30 okt. 2020
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The Dark & The Light
Folk - Released by Parts + Labor Records on 22 mrt. 2019
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A Place In The Unknown
Rock - Released by Parts + Labor Records on 25 feb. 2022
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The Madrid Sessions
Folk - Released by Shawn James Soul Inc on 28 feb. 2018
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Honor & Vengeance
Folk - Released by Shawn James Music, Inc. on 10 nov. 2023
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On the Shoulders of Giants
Blues - Released by Shawn James Soul Inc on 20 mei 2016
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Deliverance
Folk - Released by Shawn James Soul Inc on 1 jul. 2014
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Burn The Witch (Acoustic)
Rock - Released by Parts + Labor Records on 26 jul. 2019
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Six Shells (The Outlaw's Anthem)
Folk - Released by Shawn James Music, Inc. on 13 jul. 2023
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The Curse of the Fold
Alternative en Indie - Released by Parts + Labor Records on 25 nov. 2019
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The Weak End (Acoustic)
Rock - Released by Parts + Labor Records on 18 sep. 2020
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Burn The Witch
Alternative en Indie - Released by Parts + Labor Records on 26 jul. 2019
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I Want More (Live)
Rock - Released by Shawn James Music, Inc. on 25 aug. 2023
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Muerte mi Amor (Live at Lone Fir Cemetery)
Folk - Released by Shawn James Music, Inc. on 14 feb. 2024
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I Try (Acoustic)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Parts + Labor Records on 21 sep. 2018
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The Curse Of The Fold (Acoustic)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Parts + Labor Records on 29 nov. 2019
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Haunted (Acoustic)
Rock - Released by Parts + Labor Records on 17 jul. 2020
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Attached (Acoustic)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Shawn James on 18 jun. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo