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Tobin James

About Me

Tobin James cut his teeth not on traditional Blues, but on the incendiary Blues/Rock sound of such legendary bands as Cream, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple. It wasn’t until attending the prestigious University of North Texas in the late 1980s that the future frontman of the Dallas bands Code Blue and Jaded Soul connected with the music of the great African-American Bluesmen who started it all, and sent him down his musical path firing on all cylinders. Today, all of those influences can be heard loud and clear in the powerful, full-throttle Blues and Blues/Rock of the Dallas native, Tobin James!
DISCOGRAPHY
508 Park Ave. (w/Code Blue) - 2002
Jaded Soul (w/Jaded Soul, EP) - 2003
Rules of the Road - 2008
SOUNDTRACKS
Mad, Bad - The Movie (July, 2008) - Lonely Dog Blues
Destined For Glory (in production) - Blue Sky Lightning
View Tobin James & The Lonely Dogs’s EPK
Myspace Layouts

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/04/2007
Band Website: www.tobinjames.net
Band Members:

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Rules of the Road CD
Damaged Goods:
Steve Cerutti - Lead Guitar
Steve Scaff - Bass
Dave Why - Drums

Also appearing on Rules of the Road:
Robin "Texas Slim" Sullivan
John Solly
Grant Darkk Sloan
Jilian Brown
Lisa Castleberry
Darryl Yokochi
Jay Taylor

Produced by Tobin James & Jay Taylor at Taylor Sound (Dallas, Texas)

Mastered by George Guerin at DES Mastering (Dallas, Texas)

All tracks written by T.J. Weiss, except for:
Track 2 (T.J. Weiss/S.C. Scaff)
Track 5 (H. Correy)
Track 8 (T.J. Weiss/D. Powell)
Track 10 (R. Sullivan)
All tracks arranged by T.J. Weiss

Influences: Everybody I've ever listened to and liked, although I'm partial toward Gregg Allman, Paul Rodgers, and Bobby "Blue" Bland (except for when he does that squawky thing...).
Sounds Like: Depends on who you ask, and whether we're friends or not.
Record Label: I don' need no stinkin' label... 'less they ask me

My Blog

Rules of the Road on sale in March!

With a little help from Allegro Music Distribution, Rules of the Road will go on sale in the month of March!  For starters, the disc will be available in the following retail outlets: J & R M...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:38:00 GMT

Son of "Im Not Supposed to Get Political..."

Well all right, then, the people have spoken:  35 years in the Senate, and the most well-rounded, adult view of the world scene doesn't resonate with anyone.  Joe Biden is out of the race, a...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:05:00 GMT

Im not supposed to get political, but...

I know, if you want to appeal to as many people as possible, you're supposed to stay neutral.  But, to hell with it.  I'm going to stick my neck out here, and say that I have officially down...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:22:00 GMT

Distribution for Rules of the Road!

Good News:  This afternoon, I signed a deal with Allegro Distribution, to distribute Rules of the Road in the United States and Canada. By springtime, the album should be in over 250 retail ...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:53:00 GMT

Raves for "Rules" in the UK!

A thousand thanks to Blues Matters! Magazine, for reviewing my new album, Rules of the Road! You'll have to buy the magazine to get the whole thing, but here are some of the choicer quotes:"Rules of t...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:13:00 GMT

This month’s OurStage.com contest entry

Last month, "Blue Sky Lightning" placed fifth in the semifinals of OurStage.com's monthly music contest.  This month, I'm trotting out "Double-Dealin' Mama, by my brother from another mother in t...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:32:00 GMT

Meet Me on SongPlanet.com, 10/14/07, 11:00 p.m. EST

One of my tracks, "Long Time Running", was chosen as a September DJ's Pick on SongPlanet.com, and tonight I'll be in the chat room there along with the other winners, at 11:00 p.m. EST. We'll be hangi...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:24:00 GMT

Picking up some steam...

First& it was "Lonely Dog Blues" getting added to a movie soundtrack.Then& it was "Blue Sky Lightning" edging Billy Joel's daughter in a music competition on OurStage.com.Today, it's "Long Time Runnin...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Bands, Clubs... Were in This Together

Does anyone need more convincing that things are tough all over?  Attendance for live music is down the world over, and there are some bands and clubs out there who've started going at each ...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 03:39:00 GMT

Contractors for Kids, Sept. 15th

Spend a day at the beach with Brothers & Sisters in Blues on September 15th, in support of Contractors for Kids! Where: Smith Point County Park      &n...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:27:00 GMT