Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with veteran singer, songwriter & guitarist Jamie James. From his base in Los Angeles, we dive into his new 2025 album Straight Up and his very cool life in music.

Jamie is a true rock & roll lifer — best known as the founder of early-’80s rockabilly trio The Kingbees, longtime guitarist for the late Harry Dean Stanton, and co-founder of Dennis Quaid & The Sharks. Now at 71, he’s channeling a lifetime of grit, heartbreak, and swagger into this punchy new collection.

We cover his remarkable journey in the music world, the making of Straight Up, and stories from a career steeped in rock & roll history. Dig in.

🎶 Listen to the album → Straight Up

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Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.