Big Jim Sullivan | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | James George Tomkins |
Born | Uxbridge, England | 14 February 1941
Died | 2 October 2012 Billingshurst, England | (aged 71)
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, sitar |
Years active | 1958–2012 |
Website | dunelming |
James George Tomkins (14 February 1941 – 2 October 2012),[1] known professionally as Big Jim Sullivan, was an English guitarist.
Best known as a session guitarist, he was one of the most in-demand studio musicians in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s, and performed on around 750 charting singles over his career, including 54 UK number one hits.[2]