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His son Brendan Willing James (born 1979) is the bassist and vocalist with the band Grizfolk. In early 2021, album format videos for "Dusk Summons the Sky" by Shatterminx and "The Lost Album" by Swan, showcasing James's pre and post Montrose recordings, were posted to YouTube. James died in February 2021 at the age of 68. [6]
Bob James (rock singer) (1952–2021), American singer, frontman of Montrose, 1974–76; Bob James (country singer) (born 1960), English singer, former representative of CMT Europe, 1995–97; Bob James, saxophonist and guitar player for British progressive rock band Skin Alley; Bobby James (American football), American football coach
Ronald Douglas Montrose [1] (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American musician and guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma.He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Beaver & Krause, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, The Beau Brummels, Dan Hartman, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Marc ...
Montrose was an American hard rock band formed in 1973 and named after guitarist and founder Ronnie Montrose. [1] The band's original lineup featured lead vocalist and frontman Sammy Hagar, who later found greater success as a solo artist and as a member of Van Halen.
Bob James, an unknown vocalist and songwriter from the South Bay area of Los Angeles who had been singing in a Montrose cover band, was chosen as Hagar's successor in early 1975. Another newcomer from Los Angeles, Jim Alcivar , joined the band on keyboards, making this the first Montrose album to feature a keyboardist as a full member of the band.
It is the second Montrose album to feature singer Bob James and keyboardist Jim Alcivar, and features bassist Randy Jo Hobbs on three songs. The remainder of the bass parts were supplied by Jim Alcivar via the keyboard and there was no bassist on the Jump on It tour.
James was born on Christmas Day of 1939 in Marshall, Missouri, United States. [1] He started playing the piano at age four. [1] His first piano teacher, Sister Mary Elizabeth, who taught at Mercy Academy, discovered that he had perfect pitch.
Montrose is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Montrose, released in October 1973 by Warner Bros.It was produced by Ted Templeman. Montrose marks the career debut of singer-guitarist Sammy Hagar, who would later achieve significant success as a solo artist and as a member of Van Halen.