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James Blood Ulmer: 1990.(BACK 40: GP Archives)(Interview)
IN 1982, NEWSWEEK CALLED JAMES BLOOD Ulmer "the most original guitarist since Jimi Hendrix and Wes Montgomery." Yes, he uses wah-wah and overdrive in a way vaguely reminiscent of Hendrix, and, yes, he plays with his thumb like Montgomery. But those comparisons don't capture the originality of Ulmer's sound, or his distinctive approach to making music. "Funky," "jagged," "jazz," "hard rockish," "tribal," "searing," "atonal," "harmolodic"--all these words have been used in attempts to describe the man's deeply personal style.
Blood hails from St. Mathews, South Carolina, where he started playing guitar at the age of seven as part of his father's gospel group, the Southern Sons.
"I was the baritone singer, and I played the guitar," recalls Ulmer. "We sang 'Nearer My God to Thee,' 'Imagination,' 'Come See About Me,' 'On the Cross'--no originals. By the time I was nine, we were gigging. My father instigated the whole deal. All I did was follow orders. He was a quartet man, but mama wouldn't let him play jazz. From age 13 to 18, I also played with a musical group in school when we had chapel. I also tried to play the piano and the saxophone."
The blues also figure in Ulmer's musical background.
"Down south we had two kinds of blues," he says, "One that was forbidden, and one that wasn't. Mr. Johnny Wilson and Mr. Alton Smith both played the blues. Alton Smith lived down by me, and Mr. Johnny Wilson lived up the road. He had twin daughters that I was good friends with. Mr. Johnny Wilson would play some sh*t on the guitar that would make you wanna f**k," and Mr. Alton Smith played a blues that was altogether different. I used to love to hear Mr. ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, James Blood Ulmer: 1990.(BACK 40: GP Archives)(Interview)