James Blood Ulmer Musical artist

James "Blood" Ulmer (born February 2 or 8, 1940) is an American jazz, free funk and blues guitarist and singer. Ulmer plays a semi-acoustic guitar. His distinctive guitar sound has been described as "jagged" and "stinging". Ulmer's singing has been called "raggedly soulful".

Personal facts

James Blood Ulmer
Alias (AKA)Damu Mustafa Abdul Musawwir
Birth dateFebruary 02, 1940
Birth place
St. Matthews South Carolina , United States

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Musical artist

Career started1967
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BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Blues
Jazz
Electric blues
Harmolodics
Free funk
instrument
Guitar
Singing
record label
Hyena
DIW Records
Columbia Records
Rough Trade Records
Pi Recordings
Blue Note Records
Artists House
Antilles Records
Moers Music

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James Blood Ulmer on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Quarter/7055/Ulmer
  2. http://www.furious.com/perfect/bloodulmer.html
  3. http://www.hyenarecords.com
  4. http://www.jamesbloodulmer.com