James Maddock

James Maddock (born 1962) is an English singer-songwriter and performing musician. Originally from Countesthorpe, Leicester, Maddock has been based in New York City since 2003. His first album was Tied Weight in 1982. (Reach Up Records SRO 001). Musicians were, James 'Bam Bam' Barker - drums, keys, percussion. Martyn Lewis - Electric guitar, backing vox. Gary Twist - bass. James played acoustic and electric guitars, mouth organ, and vocals. Produced by Paul Witherspoon One of his earlier bands, Fire Next Time, which played up-tempo left-wing soul a la the Redskins, released a well-received album North to South on Polydor Records in 1988. The band consisted of James, Nick Muir, Ray Weston, and James O' Malley. String arrangements by Anne Dudley. Produced by Hugh Jones. O' Malley would later follow Maddock into the band Wood. Singles from the album were 'Stay With Me Now' and 'Too Close', both issued in 7" and 12" formats in 1988. A non album single, "I Can't Go Back' was issued in 1987. The band on this single were James, Geoff Sapsford, James O' Malley and Martin Hughes. Maddock's first public success in the U.S. was with his band Wood, whose album Songs from Stamford Hill produced multiple songs appearing on the hit TV show Dawson's Creek, including the Top 5 single "Stay You". Maddock, though English, is largely associated with the Americana music style and has performed with Bruce Springsteen. Maddock has since become a solo artist with several albums, including Sunrise on Avenue C (2009) which won the 2010/11 NY Music Award for 'Best Americana Album', and is currently a resident artist at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City. Maddock's most recent albums, Sunrise on Avenue C, Jimmy & Immy Live at Rockwood Music Hall (with David Immerglück), Wake Up and Dream, James Maddock: Live At Rockwood Music Hall, and Another Life were released by the independent record label Casa Del Fuego. Another Life has been featured in both American Songwriter magazine and CMT Edge, which calls it "an album that finds [Maddock] crooning an old-school folk ballad one minute and rasping his way through a rusty-edged pop tune the next". Maddock is represented exclusively by Global Positioning Services in Santa Monica and New York City. Maddock has appeared on CBS This Morning and Late Show with David Letterman. In 2018 Maddock appeared on Willie Nile's Children of Paradise album, and again in 2020 on New York at Night.

A Heart So Rare - 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Under My Skin: Reimagining Cole Porter - 2023-08-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Night Work - 2023-07-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Little Bird in the Neighbourhood - 2021-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Willie Nile Uncovered - 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000000Z

No Time to Cry - 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Silver Moon - 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000000Z

If It Ain't Fixed, Don't Break It - 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jimmy Lloyd Songwriter Showcase, Vol. 2 - 2017-10-16T00:00:00.000000Z

An American Troubadour: The Songs Of Steve Forbert - 2017-10-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Insanity vs. Humanity - 2017-09-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Mongrel - 2016-11-11T00:00:00.000000Z

The Green - 2015-06-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Jimmy & Immy Live at Rockwood Music Hall - 2013-08-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Another Life - 2013-07-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Belong - 2012-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Open Book - 2012-10-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Wake up and Dream - 2011-06-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at the Rockwood Music Hall - 2010-11-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Sunrise on Avenue C - 2010-10-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Take My Side - 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Wish You Were Here - 2025-10-15T00:00:00.000000Z

October Skies - 2024-10-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Ordinary People - 2023-07-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Runaway - 2023-06-16T00:00:00.000000Z