James Lee Stanley returns to Sundilla on Friday, April 5, with a brand new, hot-off-the-press CD in tow. He says it’s his best ever, and if it is, that’s noteworthy, since he already has one CD that has been named as “one of the top 200 recordings of all time.” Showtime at the AUUF is 7:30; advance tickets are $15 and can be found at Spicer’s Music, World Cup Coffee and online at sundillamusic.com. Admission at the door will be $20. Free coffee, tea, water and food will be available, and attendees are welcome to bring their own favorite food or beverage.
It is only a long lived singer-songwriter career that lets James Lee Stanley unite the unpredictable creative turns and the eclectic elements that make up his world. His remarkable ability as a vocalist and composer allow him to create songs, each recorded with a finely crafted with guitar orchestrations that enhance the lyric. But a whole new dimension is added when James Lee performs live. These incredible songs, coupled with his outrageously hilarious repartee, make for an evening of hilarity and tenderness and one of the most entertaining concerts on the circuit.
The career of James Lee Stanley is basically a list of highlights. His 1998 album “Freelance Human Being” is described by FI Magazine as “one of the top 200 recordings of all time.” He has toured with Bonnie Raitt, Robin Williams, and Nicolette Larson (to name a few) and comedian Steven Wright chose James to be his opening act on a national tour… three years in a row. He has released CDs with Michael Smith, Peter Tork (The Monkees), John Batdorf, Cliff Eberhardt and (upcoming) Dan Navarro. His acoustic recordings of rock classics (All Wood and Stones; All Wood and Doors; the upcoming All Wood and Led) are revolutionary. He recently recorded the soundtrack… to a book. And he appeared in 13 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space 9 (usually as a Bajoran, but once as a Vulcan.)
The accolades for James Lee Stanley are many, and come from diverse sources. Village Voice says “It is simple, really. With James Lee you get great songs, great guitar playing, great voice and a gifted comedian as well. You are in for a very entertaining evening.” From Brigham Young University comes “This is only the second time there has been enough enthusiasm for an act to have a return engagement within the same year.” And “So where have they been hiding James Lee Stanley? We could say that James Lee Stanley is probably the last great undiscovered singer-songwriter in America. But true as that may be let’s say something else, let’s say that a diamond has been smuggled into the wasteland…and here is where the wasteland ends” comes from Tom Robbins, author of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
So be sure to be there when James Lee Stanley returns to Sundilla on Friday, April 5. Showtime at the AUUF is 7:30; advance tickets are $15 and can be found at Spicer’s Music, World Cup Coffee and online at sundillamusic.com. Admission at the door will be $20. Free coffee, tea, water and food will be available, and attendees are welcome to bring their own favorite food or beverage.
“It is simple, really. With James Lee you get great songs, great guitar playing, great voice and a gifted comedian as well. You are in for a very entertaining evening.” — Village Voice“This man is a great artist – his songs are finely-crafted and richly textured, with immediately memorable melodies and thought provoking lyrics, and his guitar playing is simply gorgeous, alternating between subtle finger picking. Lush chording, stark simplicity, rhythmically-charged complexity, and many and varied shades in between.” –FI-The Magazine of Music and Sound
” … Stanley delivered his original songs with vocals that flipped from breathy whispers to falsetto hiccups to slightly menacing shouts. It’s a style that captured both the attention and the imagination. … Stanley accompanied himself with crisp, full work on acoustic guitar. There was no need for backup. Stanley is a one-man band who doesn’t need any help.” -The Milwaukee Journal
“His comedy and songs won the hearts of the 6,000 in attendance and brought them to their feet in an ovation that brought him back for two encore numbers.” -the Daily Universe, Provo, Utah
“The show was stolen by the opening act … James Lee Stanley … Stanley held the attention of the audience from the beginning of his set to the end. His music has a mellow James Taylorish quality. A solo performer, Stanley drew overwhelming applause for his outrageous monologue as well as his music.” -The Daily Aztec, San Diego