Muscle Shoals Records & FAME Publishing
Presents
James Leblanc
James LeBlanc is a singer/songwriter out of Muscle Shoals, Alabama originally from Shreveport, Louisiana.
Early Influences:
The Eagles
Jackson Browne
Crosby Stills Nash And Young
Bob Dylan
James Taylor
Neil Young
Merle Haggard
George Jones
"I was playing songs by all these guys by the time
I was twelve. I started playing and singing when I was 7 years old. My dad
was a picker and singer so he taught me all this stuff as soon as I was old
enough to know what was going on. I grew up with it. It was very good training."
- JL
Later Influences:
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Dave Gilmour - Pink Floyd
Prince
Fleetwood Mac - Particularly Lindsey Buckingham
"Anybody with real soul. Funky and rhythmic music moves me".
"My number one influence of all time
would have to be the band U2. They're totally awesome. I love the sheer passion
in their playing, singing and writing."
- JL
As an artist, James' delivery is what we in Muscle Shoals call Soulful. James is difficult to define stylistically, as he is cutting his own trails musically and his talents are broad so he crosses genres easily.
On top of his singing and writing talents, James also is an amazing guitar
player. He spent much of his youth practicing and playing in local bands throughout
the South. On stage James is dynamic, holding the audience in the palm of
his hand. He spent years developing his stage chops by playing and singing
for up to 8 hours a night six days a week in the Shreveport casinos.
Last year James took a friend up on an offer to play guitar on the massive "Girls Night Out Tour". He spent the next six months on the road with the up and coming Australian sensation Jamie O'Neal, Martina McBride and Sara Evans.
James has been writing for Fame Publishing in Muscle Shoals since December
of 1997. He has spent the last 5 years in Muscle Shoals building a publishing
catalog and honing his musical talents. He has had 18 songs cuts by major
label artists in the last 3 years as a songwriter. This includes the recent
top 10 single "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" for Travis Tritt. James'
latest successes have been two cuts on Rascall Flatts multi-platinum album
"Feels Like Today". The titles are "Where You Are" and
"When The Sand Runs Out".