Kevin James

Barclay James Harvest was, for many years, one of the most hard luck outfits in progressive rock. A quartet of solid rock musicians John Lees, guitar, vocals; Les Holroyd, bass, vocals; Stuart "Wooly" Wolstenholme, keyboards, vocals; and Mel Pritchard, drums with a knack for writing hook-laden songs built on pretty melodies, they harmonized like the Beatles and wrote extended songs with more of a beat than the Moody Blues.

Pianist James Williams learned a great deal from his stint with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and when he emerged from the group he was perfectly qualified to be a bandleader. His Sunnyside session features such up-and-coming players as guitarist Kevin Eubanks, the reeds of Billy Pierce and Bill Easley, bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Tony Reedus on a set of original material…

Teresa James shares this musical treasure that began, simply, as a pandemic project to occupy creative minds. With her husband, Terry Wilson, and Kevin McKendree co-producing and arranging, respect for the spirit of the original music was skillfully intertwined with the soulful blend of Texas, Memphis and Muscle Shoals sounds James is known for. Warmly familiar yet distinctively fresh, these ten Beatles tracks will satisfy your spirit and soothe your soul.