Big Jim Sullivan

Big Jim Sullivan
Sullivan on This Is Tom Jones
Background information
Birth nameJames George Tomkins
Born(1941-02-14)14 February 1941
Uxbridge, England
Died2 October 2012(2012-10-02) (aged 71)
Billingshurst, England
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, sitar
Years active1958–2012
Websitedunelming.co.uk/BJS/

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]

  1. ^ "Prolific Session Guitarist Big Jim Sullivan Dies". Sonicstate.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. ^ "'Big Jim' Sullivan profile". The Telegraph. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2015.