| Dates connected with James: | 1992 - 1993 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Musician; supporter of the band |
Veteran US rocker who invited James to support him on his 1992 outdoor acoustic tour and 1993 European outdoor shows.
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Lessing, Doris
| Dates connected with James: | |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Author; Inspiration |
Famous American author described by Tim as one of the two women he wrote Sit Down as a thank you to. Tim is still a keen reader of her work having mentioned her in a recent webcast.
Parks, Roger
| Dates connected with James: | Before the band |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Tim's Music Teacher |
Tim’s music teacher at Shrewsbury School who Tim tricked into attending an Iggy Pop show at Manchester Apollo and then later organised other trips to concerts.
Maconie, Stuart
| Dates connected with James: | From mid 1980s |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | DJ/music journalist; supporter and official biographer of the band |
Radio DJ, established music journalist and long-term champion of James, Stuart is the author of the James biography, Folklore – The Official Story.
Slow Readers Club
| Dates connected with James: | 2016 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Support Band |
The Slow Readers Club are a Manchester band that Jim and Saul personally invited to support the band on the 2016 Girl At The End Of The World tour.
The four-piece consist of Aaron Starkie on vocals, Kurt Starkie on guitar and backing vocals, Jim Ryan on bass and David Whitworth on drums. They have released two albums to date – the self-titled debut and their follow-up Cavalcade.
Mad Dog Management
| Dates connected with James: | From 1994 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Band's management company |
The title of Peter Rudge’s (the band’s manager) management company based in New York that has been responsible for James worldwide since 1994.
Promotions
| Dates connected with James: | Early 1980s |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | James' early PR Company at Factory |
The PR company that was working as Factory’s press officers in the early eighties including the promotion of James records. Their staff included Martine McDonagh who was to become James manager and Tim’s partner.
Massey, Graham
| Dates connected with James: | Late 1980s |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Producer |
One part of famous Manchester dance act 808 State who was originally brought in to mix the Gold Mother album before falling out spectacularly with Tim with Promised Land the only product of the sessions with him.
Rashman, Elliot
| Dates connected with James: | 1987 - 1988 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Band Manager |
Best known as Simply Red’s manager, Rashman’s partnership with Andy Dodd called So What Management? took over James for about a year in 1987 – 1998 and negotiated with Sire on the band’s behalf, including getting Sire’s agreement to a remix of Strip-mine.
Mcdonagh, Ben
| Dates connected with James: | From 1989 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Inspiration behind song Gold Mother |
Tim’s son with manager Martine born in 1989. His birth is the inspiration behind the song Gold Mother.
Riley, Marc
| Dates connected with James: | From early 1980s |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | DJ and supporter of the band |
Now Lard, Mark Radcliffe’s sidekick on BBC Radio 1, Marc Riley was a member of The Fall in the early eighties and was a good friend of the young Paul and Jim, helping them to get support slots with The Fall at early Manchester shows.
Mellor, Clive
| Dates connected with James: | 1988 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Harmonica and maracas on Strip-mine |
A close friend of Larry’s who played harmonica and maracas on several tracks on the Strip-Mine album.