James Blood Ullmer, Pioneering Funk and Jazz Guitarist, Dies art 86
“His music was fearless, and so was his spirit,” his family said in a statement
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James Blood Ulmer, adventurous US guitarist and vocalist, dies aged 86
Musician who spliced jazz, funk and blues, including in a spell on a major label in the early 1980s, was celebrated as ‘fearless’ by his family James Blood Ulmer, the US guitarist celebrated for his avant garde splicing of jazz, blues and funk, has died aged 86. A statement on social media said ...