James White and The Blacks

James White is/was James Chance of the James Chance & the Contortions in a more jazzy disco version of the Contortions. The Contortions were a New York based band in the late 1970's that first appeared on a compilation produced by Brian Eno entitled No New York. The Contortions were the funkiest of the lot, led by James Chance on vocals and screeching sax. They became "James White and the Blacks" for their second album (presumably taking another name to get around Contortions record contracts).

Influenced by: The Contortions, Talking Heads, DNA, Brian Eno

Active:

late 1970s–early 1980s

Scene:

NYC Downtown

Side projects

• James Chance & the Contortions

• Victoria WilliamsThu, Oct 1
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• Boney JamesThu, Oct 29
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• James SavageWed, Aug 26
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• Black Wolf & The ThiefSun, Jul 19
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• The Blues VulturesSat, Aug 8
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• SugarThu, Oct 15
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• kwnSat, Sep 19
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• Pearl Street PromFri, Jul 31
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