James Hutchinson (musician)
| James Hutchinson | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
January 24, 1953 Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Origin | Cambridge, Massachusetts; Somerville, Massachusetts; New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Genres |
Rock Blues-rock World Jazz R&B Country and Western |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, double Bass, guitar |
| Years active | 1960s - present |
| Associated acts |
The Neville Brothers Bonnie Raitt BK3 John Cipollina Joe Cocker Ryan Adams |
James "Hutch" Hutchinson (born January 24, 1953) is an American session bassist best known for his work with Bonnie Raitt.
James Hutchinson was born in Lynn, Massachusetts and grew up in Cambridge and Somerville Massachusetts.
Hutchinson has worked on hundreds of recordings with artists as diverse as Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, Ryan Adams, Bryan Adams, Al Green, B.B. King, The Doobie Brothers, Ringo Starr, Ziggy Marley and many more. He attended some classes at Berklee College of Music in the late 1960s. He prior to that had played some mandolin and guitar in bluegrass bands, but focused on bass by age 12 after seeing Wilson Pickett's band in the mid 1960s. Before and during high school Hutchinson played electric and acoustic bass in several New England area bands.
After graduating high school, Hutchinson moved to San Francisco and played in some jam bands. He eventually met John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead. He ended up playing at all types of sessions at Mickey's Ranch and joined Cipollina's band Copperhead, recording an album with them which was released in 1973 on Columbia Records. He later played in Link Wray's band with Copperhead drummer David Weber and at various shows with both Wray and Cipollina as well.
He later, while living in Guatemala and working in the studios in Central America, formed (along with violinist Sid Page) a Latin jazz fusion group called The Point, eventually bringing the band to Austin, Texas. (where in 1977 they won Jazz Group of the year at the Austin Music Awards). In Austin in 1975 he was introduced to The Meters by a mutual friend. He later got a call from Charles and Art Neville about playing with their new band. He then moved to New Orleans and joined The Neville Brothers Band. While playing with the Neville Brothers on the Rolling Stones 1981 Tattoo You tour he started a friendship with keyboardist Ian McLagan who introduced him to Bonnie Raitt in 1982. He moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and joined her band after her previous bassist left right before a tour. He has been playing and recording with her ever since, contributing to every recording of hers since Nine Lives.
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