James William McCarty (born June 1, 1945) is an American blues rock guitarist from Detroit, Michigan. He has performed with Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, the Buddy Miles Express, Cactus, the popular Detroit rock band The Rockets, the Detroit Blues Band, and more recently, Mystery Train. He also recorded with Jimi Hendrix and Bob Seger. He plays in a heavy blues-rock style that has inspired fledgling guitar players for more than 40 years.
In 2006, he participated in a Cactus reunion, performing in New York City, Sweden, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. It coincided with the release of a new Cactus album, Cactus V. In 2007, Cactus played a Detroit date, a McCarty homecoming, to a sold-out, standing room only house.
In 2005, Les Paul recorded Les Paul and Friends: American Made, World Played, with an all-star band. He covered 69 Freedom Special, an instrumental tune co-written by McCarty and recorded while in the Buddy Miles Express. In February 2006, Les Paul won a Grammy for his cover of the song, thus propelling McCarty into another award-winning arena as songwriter. In 2009, a new band, the Hell Drivers were created. The members are Jim McCarty, Johnny "Bee" Badanjek, Marvin Conrad(bass), and Jim Edwards(vocals). A high-energy band, they play a variety of Detroit rock'n'roll from Iggy, The Rockets, Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger and more to great critical acclaim.
Album:
Live!
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 57:27
Size: 131.5 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2013
Art: Front
[ 5:35] 1. Treat Me Right
[10:50] 2. Temperature Is Rising
[ 7:45] 3. Killing Floor
[10:21] 4. The Thrill Is Gone
[10:04] 5. Help Me
[ 6:29] 6. Shake Your Money Maker
[ 6:20] 7. Oh Well
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Album:
Live At Callahan's
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 73:36
Size: 168.5 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2011
Art: Front
[3:44] 1. J&A Jump (Feat. Johnny A)
[7:13] 2. South Boulevard Blues (Feat. Johnny A)
[8:35] 3. Help Me (Feat. Jason Ricci)
[8:20] 4. Hi-Heel Sneakers (Feat. Duke Robillard)
[9:42] 5. West Helena Blues (Feat. Duke Robillard)
[4:52] 6. Tell Me What's the Reason (Feat. The Millionaires)
[5:22] 7. No Fun (Feat. The Millionaires)
[4:06] 8. Strollin' With the Bone (Feat. The Millionaires)
[7:57] 9. Sweet Sixteen (Feat. John Nemeth)
[4:23] 10. There's A Train Coming Down The Track's (Feat. Johnny Bee Badanjek)
[3:43] 11. School Days (Feat. Jimmy Thackery)
[5:33] 12. Cristo Redentor (Feat. Mystery Train)
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