James Lee Stanley will play at Charles and Myrtle's Coffeehouse on Saturday at 8 p.m. The coffeehouse is inside Christ Unity Church at 105 McBrien Road. There is a $10 suggested donation at the door.
Review for James Lee Stanley:
James Lee Stanley has put out 60 albums since 1973, was the singing Klingon and other characters of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, did two man shows and albums with Peter Tork (Monkees) and John Bardorf (Bardof and Rodney), and has had his music used throughout the novel Dove.
His first self-titled album on Wooden Nickel was released January 23, 1973 and one month later he had his first booking as a recording artist, opening for Les Paul at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. His third album, Three's The Charm (1974), was highlighted by Billboard Magazine alongside Queen's Night at the Opera and Loggins and Messina's Sittin In. In 1980, Stanley recorded Midnight Radio for Regency Records and in 1982 a compilation album of Stanley's earlier recordings titled Eclipse was released by Jollye Roger. Stanley then recorded his 6th album, Racing the Moon (1984), for Takoma Records.
During this time, Stanley toured regularly, performing up to 300 dates each year. He has performed with such diverse acts as Steven Wright, Bonnie Raitt, Robin Williams, Nicolette Larson and Bill Cosby. Steven Wright chose James Lee as his opening act for three years in a row; a testament to his professionalism and talent.
In 1985, James Lee Stanley founded Beachwood Recordings, a boutique label that has released albums by such talented artists as Laurence Juber, Rick Ruskin, Peter Tork, Danny O'Keefe, Michael Smith and Pamala Stanley. It was his vision to present intelligent melodic acoustic music at a time when Disco was Queen. All of James Lee's recordings since 1986's Live have been released on Beachwood. It could well be argued that it was with the leap to Beachwood that James Lee's songwriting and recording talents -- not to mention his live performances -- really hit stride. He has since released 20 additional CDs.
James Lee's remarkable ability as a vocalist and composer allow him to create truly great songs, each accompanied by his amazing guitar orchestrations. From amphitheatres to the most intimate house concert, James Lee Stanley delivers the goods. He has been hailed as one of the few all time greats and undisputed geniuses among singer-songwriters. Fi Magazine listed his Freelance Human Being CD as one of the finest recordings of 1998 and one of the Top 200 Recordings of all time. (FI Magazine, March 1999).
When you couple this with his outrageously hilarious repartee, you get one of the most entertaining concerts on the circuit.