James Armstrong

Quick Facts

Full Name	James Armstrong
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Apr 22, 1957(1957-04-22)
Age	67
Birthplace	California
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

James Armstrong Biography

James Armstrong is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on April 22, 1957 in California, California, United States. Soul blues guitarist and singer whose songs have been featured in films like 1994’s Speechless and 1999’s The Florentine. In 2001, he received W.C. Handy Award nominations for Contemporary Male Blues Guitarist of the Year and Song of the Year for “Pennies and Picks.”

His sophomore album Dark Night featured lead guitar contributions from Joe Louis Walker.

Armstrong’s father was a jazz guitarist and his mother a blues singer. Having learned the guitar at a young age, Armstrong formed his first band at school, and was touring the United States in his late teens. Inspired by Albert King and Robert Cray, his musical education included backing musicians such as Albert Collins, Big Joe Turner and Smokey Wilson. Armstrong relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and, in 1995, released his debut album, Sleeping with a Stranger, on HighTone.

However, in April 1997, Armstrong was almost stabbed to death by an intruder at his home. The shoulder injury necessitated months of rehabilitation, which still left Armstrong with limited guitar playing ability in his left hand. He adjusted his playing style, hired a lead guitar player, and realised that playing slide guitar helped to slowly recover his dexterity. His second, introspective, album, Dark Night, was issued in 1998. It incorporated Joe Louis Walker and Doug MacLeod playing lead guitar on a couple of the songs. The album track, “Bank of Love”, was used in the films Hear No Evil and The Florentine.

His mother was a blue singer and his father was a jazz guitarist.

James Armstrong Net Worth

James Armstrong is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Armstrong 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Los Angeles. He played in his first band in high school and toured the United States as a teenager.

He required months of rehabilitation after being stabbed by a home invader in

1995. The incident inhibited his left hand and forced him to tweak his playing style significatnly.

James Armstrong (born April 22, 1957, Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He released three albums on HighTone Records and is signed with Catfood Records. His songs have been used in the soundtracks of three films; Speechless, Hear No Evil, and The Florentine.

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JazzTimes: “…Demonstrates the kind of flexibility that allows him easily and convincingly shift gears from slow blues… to urban funk… to N’awlins grooves to rousing roadhouse shuffles…”

Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Armstrong celebrates birthday on April 22 of every year.

Top Facts about James Armstrong

1. James Armstrong is an American soul blues, electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
2. His parents were both musicians – his father a jazz guitarist and his mother a blues singer.
3. He was inspired by Albert King and Robert Cray.
4. He released three albums on HighTone Records and is signed with Catfood Records.
5. In April 1997, Armstrong was almost stabbed to death by an intruder, resulting in months of rehabilitation and an adjustment to his playing style.
6. Three of his songs have been used in film soundtracks: Speechless, Hear No Evil, and The Florentine.
7. In 2011 Armstrong released his first recording in 11 years, Blues At The Border, on Catfood Records.
8. He released another album on Catfoot Records in 2014 titled Guitar Angels.
9. In 2016, Armstrong started his own record label, Guitar Angels Records, and released the self-titled CD Mary Jo Curry from the Springfield, Illinois vocalist.
10. He has worked with Albert Collins, Keb’ Mo, Coco Montoya, Roy Brown, Chaka Khan, Ricky Lee Jones, Jan and Dean, Mitch Mitchell, and Tommy Castro.