WANTED MAN

JIMMY FAME

Jimmy Fame is Jim Newport’s musical alter-ego.  He has toured with artists such as Eric Burdon & The Animals, Jimmy Witherspoon and Robben Ford. As a song writer he’s written songs for The Animals, Eric Burdon, Jim Altman, ‘Doc’ Nemo & The Young Marquis and John Sterling.  In Thailand he’s performed with Rich Harper, The Prodigal Sons, Cannonball, The Soi Dogs, Dr. Blues, The Blues Junkies, the Groove Doctors, The Rockin’Angels, Andy Gonzales and, most recently, the Colin Hill Band.  He is a regular performer at the annual Phuket International Blues Festival.

WANTED MAN is the latest CD from Jimmy Fame. It is a collaboration between Newport & Australian guitar legend Colin “illy” Hill. It was recorded entirely on Phuket island at Legend Music. All the musicians are local and based in Phuket with the exception of Norwegian Arvid “the snakeman” Munthe and Bangkok-based keyboardist Kith Nolan.

“This is a collection of songs that I’ve wanted to record for a long time.” Newport states. “There are two originals, a few old chestnuts such as Eve Of Destruction and If I Were A Carpenter, two from the wonderful singer/songwriter Tom Russell, and a couple of blues (of course.) The CD is a departure from the rockin’ blues that I’m more known for locally (Jerry Hopkins – author of the Doors biography No one Here Gets Our Alive) said ‘…it’s was Jimmy Fame has moved up the road from Memphis to Nashville.’”