Big Jim Sullivan

Información personal
Nacimiento|  14 de febrero de 1941
Uxbridge (Reino Unido)
Fallecimiento|  2 de octubre de 2012 (71 años)
Billingshurst (Reino Unido)
Nacionalidad|  Británica
Información profesional
Ocupación|  Guitarrista, sitarista y banjista
Años activo|  desde 1958
Género|  Pop y rock
Instrumentos|  Guitarra, sitar y banyo

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Big Jim Sullivan (14 de febrero de 1941 - 2 de octubre de 2012)[1]​ fue un músico inglés, cuya carrera comenzó en 1959. Fue más conocido como guitarrista de sesión. En los años 1960 y 1970 fue uno de los músicos de estudio más solicitados en el Reino Unido, y realizó más de un millar de sencillos a lo largo de su carrera.[1]​ Él también fue acreditado como pionero en el uso de la fuzzbox y el talkbox.

## Grabaciones notables

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El trabajo de Sullivan en la guitarra aparece en las siguientes canciones: -

* 1959 Marty Wilde \- "Bad Boy"
* 1961 Michael Cox \- "Sweet Little Sixteen"
* 1961 Krewkats \- "The Bat"
* 1962 John Barry \- James Bond Theme
* 1962 Tony Hatch \- "Out of This World"
* 1963 The Tremeloes \- "Twist and Shout"
* 1963 Bern Elliott and the Fenmen \- "Money (That's What I Want)"
* 1964 P.J. Proby \- "Hold Me" y "Together"
* 1964 Dave Berry \- "The Crying Game"
* 1964 Freddie and the Dreamers \- "I Love You Baby"
* 1964 Simon Scott - "Move It Baby"
* 1964 Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - Candy Man
* 1965 Gerry & The Pacemakers \- Ferry Cross the Mersey
* 1965 Donovan \- Catch the Wind y Colours
* 1965 Eddy Mitchell \- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
* 1965 Vashti Bunyan \- Some things just stick in your mind
* 1966 Joe Loss \- A Shot in the Dark (Henry Mancini)
* 1967 The Small Faces \- Itchycoo Park
* 1967 Clinton Ford \- El Paso
* 1967 The Truth - Walk Away Renee
* 1968 Johnny Hallyday \- A Tout Casser
* 1968 Anita Harris \- Dream A Little Dream Of Me
* 1968 The Koan (para el álbum Sitar Beat con John McLaughlin)
* 1970 Green Bullfrog \- Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice y Albert Lee
* 1971 Serge Gainsbourg \- Histoire de Melody Nelson
* 1971 Cliff Richard \- Silvery Rain
* 1972 Julie Felix \- Clotho's Web
* 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan \- Alone Again (Naturally)
* 1972 Tom Jones \- The Young New Mexican Puppeter
* 1970s If I Could Only Play Like That
* 1974 Alvin Stardust \- Jealous Mind and Guitar Star
* 1974 Cascade (en el álbum Big Jim's Back)
* 1976 Geoff Love \- (Manuel and his Music of the Mountains) y Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto
* 1977 The Walker Brothers \- Shutout (incluido en el álbumNite Flights)
* 1977 Peace And Quiet \- (en el álbum Test of Time)
* 1977 Strange (en el álbum Test of Time)
* 1984 Matt Bianco \- Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed
* 2006 Caravan (from the DVD Guitar Maestros)
* 2006 Classical Gas \- (Guitar Maestros)

## Sencillos Número Uno

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* 09.11.1960 Frankie Vaughan \- "Tower of Strength"
* 26.01.1961 Petula Clark \- "Sailor"
* 01.06.1961 Eden Kane \- "Well I Ask You"
* 02.11.1961 Danny Williams \- "Moon River"
* 10.05.1962 Mike Sarne \- "Come Outside"
* 05.07.1962 Frank Ifield \- "I Remember You"
* 25.10.1962 Frank Ifield - "Lovesick Blues"
* 10.01.1963 Jet Harris and Tony Meehan \- "Diamonds"
* 24.01.1963 Frank Ifield - "Wayward Wind"
* 27.06.1963 Frank Ifield - "Confessin'"
* 12.09.1963 Brian Poole and the Tremeloes \- "Do You Love Me"
* 23.01.1964 The Bachelors \- "Diane"
* 06.02.1964 Cilla Black \- "Anyone Who Had a Heart"
* 12.03.1964 Peter & Gordon \- "A World Without Love"
* 02.04.1964 The Four Pennies \- "Juliet"
* 07.05.1964 Cilla Black - "You're My World"
* 17.12.1964 Georgie Fame \- "Yeh Yeh"
* 07.01.1965 The Seekers \- "I'll Never Find Another You"
* 11.02.1965 Tom Jones \- "It's Not Unusual" (not the main guitar)
* 22.04.1965 Jackie Trent \- "Where Are You Now (My Love)"
* 13.05.1965 Sandie Shaw \- "Long Live Love"
* 19.08.1965 The Walker Brothers \- "Make It Easy On Yourself"
* 02.09.1965 Ken Dodd \- "Tears"
* 28.10.1965 The Seekers - "The Carnival Is Over"
* 13.01.1966 The Overlanders \- "Michelle"
* 03.03.1966 The Walker Brothers - "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
* 31.03.1966 Dusty Springfield \- "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
* 23.06.1966 Chris Farlowe \- "Out of Time"
* 10.11.1966 Tom Jones - "Green, Green Grass of Home"
* 26.01.1967 Engelbert Humperdinck \- "Release Me"
* 02.02.1967 Petula Clark - "This Is My Song"
* 16.03.1967 Sandie Shaw - "Puppet on a String"
* 27.04.1967 The Tremeloes \- "Silence Is Golden"
* 23.08.1967 Engelbert Humperdinck - "The Last Waltz"
* 08.11.1967 Long John Baldry \- "Let The Heartaches Begin"
* 03.01.1968 Love Affair \- "Everlasting Love"
* 14.02.1968 Esther and Abi Ofarim \- "Cinderella Rockafella"
* 14.02.1968 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich \- "The Legend of Xanadu"
* 08.05.1968 Des O'Connor \- "I Pretend"
* 06.11.1968 The Scaffold \- "Lily The Pink"
* 04.12.1968 Marmalade \- "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
* 08.02.1969 Peter Sarstedt \- "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)"
* 11.07.1969 Thunderclap Newman \- "Something in the Air"
* 30.07.1969 Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg \- "Je t'aime... moi non plus"
* 22.11.1969 Rolf Harris \- "Two Little Boys"
* 04.04.1970 Dana \- "All Kinds of Everything"
* 05.06.1971 Middle of the Road \- "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"
* 13.11.1971 Benny Hill \- "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"
* 18.12.1971 New Seekers \- "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"
* 21.10.1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan \- "Clair"
* 17.03.1973 Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Get Down"
* 26.05.1973 Peters and Lee \- "Welcome Home"
* 24.11.1973 New Seekers - "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me"
* 16.02.1974 Alvin Stardust \- "Jealous Mind"
* 18.01.1975 Pilot \- "January"

## Álbumes

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* 1964 - Big Jim Sullivan (Charles Blackwell and Jimmy Sullivan) - Classics With A Beat (deleted)
* 1965 - Big Jim Sullivan (Charles Blackwell and Jimmy Sullivan) - Folklore With A Beat (deleted)
* 1967 - M Kansara (aka Big Jim Sullivan) De Wolfe Records DWLP3060 - - Sounds of India (deleted)
* 1968 - Big Jim Sullivan & Barry Morgan - The Perfumed Garden (deleted)
* 1968 - Big Jim Sullivan - Sitar Beat (available on CD)
* 1969 - Big Jim Sullivan - Lord Sitar (available on CD)
* The 1970 album Jim Sullivan - UFO (label Monnie or Century City) is not Big Jim Sullivan (deleted)
* The 1972 album self titled Jim Sullivan (label Playboy) is not Big Jim Sullivan (deleted)
* 1973 - Big Jim Sullivan - Sullivan Plays O'Sullivan (deleted)
* 1974 - Big Jim Sullivan - Big Jim's Back (available on CD)
* 1975 - Tiger - Tiger (deleted)
* 1976 - Tiger - Goin' Down Laughing (deleted)
* 1983 - Tiger - Test Of Time (deleted - unreleased when recorded in 1977, but released later by manager John Glover)
* 1992 - Jim Sullivan - Forbidden Zones - Guitar Tutoring (deleted VHS)
* 1994 - Tiger - Test Of Time (available on CD)
* 1998 - Big Jim Sullivan - Big Jim's Back / Tiger (available on CD)
* 2001 - Big Jim Sullivan - Mr Rock Guitar (aka Ultimate Rock Guitar) (available on CD)
* 2003 - BJS Duo - Hayley's Eyes (available from Sullivan's BJS Duo website on CD)
* 2003 - Big Jim Sullivan - Rockin' Rebels (deleted)
* 2004 - The Big Jim Sullivan Trio - Jazz Cafe (available on three CDs)
* 2005 - The Big Jim Sullivan Band - Live At Coolham (available from Sullivan's website on two VHS tapes)
* 2006 - Big Jim Sullivan - Guitar Maestros (available on DVD \- Sound Techniques)

## Referencias

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1. ↑ a b «Prolific Session Guitarist Big Jim Sullivan Dies». www.sonicstate.com. Consultado el 3 de octubre de 2012.

## Enlaces externos

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* Official website
* Big Jim Sullivan en Internet Movie Database (en inglés).
* Sullivan's UK hit singles and albums as a session guitarist
* Sullivan's own singles
* http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p20841/biography
* Ritchie Blackmore interview

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