An interview with John James: Musical influences came from the people I met ...

An interview with John James: Musical influences came from the people I met ...: How has the music influenced your views of the world and the journeys you’ve taken? The music I played was largely performance based therefore I had to travel to find a stage. Musical influences came from the people I met. In the early 1970’s on my first tours to Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, I met musicians […]

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