Peter James has enjoyed a musical career that has spanned 4 decades, it began when he was lead vocalist in a number of Groups and Bands on the pop and concert circuit, backing such artists as :- Adam Faith, Helen Shapiro, Susan Maughan, Joe Brown and Bruce Forsyth to name but a few.
Also during that era Peter featured regularly on the Show Band dance scene around the Midlands in such venues as The Coventry Locarno, The Crystal in Stoke on Trent, The Leicester Palais, and the Talk of the Town in Birmingham, where he played keyboard and was a lead vocalist for a wide variety of music.
During the 1970's and 80's Peter toured with a number of Motown bands playing to large audiences all around the country. During this period Peter shared the stage with many very well known artists such as Tony Christie, Slade and the wonderful Status Quo. Peter was also a regular session musician both playing keyboards and providing backing vocals on quite a number of well known Records, TV programmes and Adverts.
In the 1990's Peter was involved in a number of very well known professional musical stage productions where he took leading parts in such great shows as :- Oklahoma, South Pacific, Me and My Girl and Calamity Jane..He also appeared for a full season with a touring Gilbert and Sullivan theatre company playing in many of the country's top theatres.
From 2000 onwards Peter has been performing his own very special style of Cabaret where he combines Songs from the Shows with popular American Swing and his wide experience of Blues and Jazz.. But it is, when performing the wonderful foot tapping, hand clapping sounds of the Swinging 60's that Peter really excels. Peter's 1960's show has wowed audiences and filled dance floors all over the UK, on Cruise Ships and across Europe.
Peter has also released three CD's featuring some very well known songs.. The first being "Just For You" in 2005, this was followed by "Avenues and Alleyways" in 2007 and his latest CD "Love Is All Around" in 2009
Peter is a very versatile Cabaret Artist who is well able to get the very best out of almost every audience, with his own style of family vocal comedy and his ability to produce the right songs for every occasion. Peter has also acted as resident Compare & Host at several well known hotels.
In cabaret Peter specialises in songs from the Shows and American Swing, but he is also able to put together top quality tribute nights featuring individual artists such as Elvis Presley, Billy Fury, Roy Orbison, Tom Jones or Matt Monro. On the keyboard Peter is renowned for his great dance nights to The Fabulous Sounds of the 60's But! he has done everything from the nights of Strict Tempo Sequence Dancing to a full blown Cockney Knees-up...