Nicky James

Nicky James (2 April 1943 – 8 October 2007), born Michael Clifford Nicholls, was a British musician and songwriter.
James was born in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. He attended Park Lane School, and at age sixteen moved to Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. After moving to Birmingham he first performed with various musical acts involved in the early "Brumbeat" scene.
James led the early 1960s band the Lawmen before joining Denny Laine and the Diplomats in early 1963; the band was soon renamed Nicky James with Denny Laine and the Diplomats. After attracting the attention of Pye Records producer Tony Hatch, Nicky left the Diplomats in the autumn of 1963 to record a solo single, "My Colour is Blue." He continued to play in a number of bands, including the mod band The Jamesons alongside John Walker (aka John Maus) of the Walker Brothers. Soon, James re-united with former Diplomats in a new group, The Moody Blues 5. Two months after James's departure, the band shortened their name to The Moody Blues, signed to Decca Records, and had their first UK No. 1 hit at the end of 1964 with "Go Now".
Signing to Columbia Records under the name the Nicky James Movement, James's new project debuted in 1965 with a single version of "Stagger Lee". Among the rotating membership of The Nicky James Movement were John Bonham, later the drummer for Led Zeppelin, as well as Bev Bevan of ELO, Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues, and Roy Wood of The Move.
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==Links to Peel==
On 20 August 1973, the Nicky James Band recorded for John Peel's radio show on BBC Radio 1. 
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1973-08-20. First Broadcast: 30 August 1973. Repeated: 04 October 1973
*Rock 'N' Roll Jamboree / I Guess I've Always Loved You / A Bottle Of Cheap Red Wine / My Style
==Other Shows Played==
*None
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists