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James Walbourne (born 2 February 1980) is a British singer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the current lead guitarist in The Pretenders as well as one-half of The Rails.
James Walbourne is a singer/guitarist/multi instrumentalist from Muswell Hill, North London. He is the lead guitar player in The Pretenders as well as one half of The Rails and Mother Little Helper Other notable acts he has played with include The Pogues, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Davies, Edwyn Collins and Pernice Brothers.
With 13 years as the lead guitarist in The Pretenders under his belt, James Walbourne has also played with Jerry Lee Lewis and The Pogues and has folk-rock royalty for in-laws. We head to his local pub to find out more, and get up close with the highlights of his well-travelled guitar collection.
I’ve told you how great James Walbourne is, but check out the rest of the lineup – Jim Keltner on drums, Ivan Neville on keyboards, Danny Williams (Black Grape) on bass James Fernally (The Pogues) on accordian and brother Rob Walbourne on second guitar.
18 de ene. de 2024 · James Walbourne is one of his generation’s great rock ’n’ roll players, most notably found holding an electric guitar in the company of Chrissie Hynde with the Pretenders, but also now with His Lordship, who are about to drop their self-titled debut.
23 de nov. de 2023 · But since 2008, she’s had an equally persistent partner in guitarist James Walbourne, who has served as Hynde’s musical foil. Walbourne is not only an astounding guitarist but also Hynde’s writing partner, co-penning the band’s last two albums with her.
The Rails are Kami Thompson (daughter of Richard and Linda) and James Walbourne (guitarist with The Pogues and The Pretenders) and hail from Kentish Town in North London. The duo got together in 2019
