James Morrison - Biography

James Morrison was born 'James Morrison Catchpole' in 1984 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Aged 21, he states his musical influences to include Al Green, Otis Redding, Cat Stevens and the Kinks.

At 13 he began to learn guitar when his uncle showed him how to play a blues riff. He started busking when he lived at Porth, a small village in Cornwall. After years of playing other musicians songs, he eventually started to write his own. Polydor Productions signed him and he was the supporting artist for Corinne Bailey Rae on her tour supporting her debut album. Morrison released his first album, Undiscovered on the 31st July, 2006, and it topped the album charts in its first week of release.

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