James Turner, singer-songwriter, was born and bred in Liverpool. The city's diverse musical melting pot was a heady influence on James, who started playing guitar and singing from a ridiculously young age and unbelievably played gigs at the Liverpool Cavern (the Junior Cavern sessions) from the tender age of 9. There got to know the legendary Cavern DJ Bob Wooler, who became a lifelong friend of James, and a great fan. Playing r’n’b and the blues, James quickly became a part of the local scene.

After leaving school, James wanted a career as a musician … but his parents had other plans, and his Dad got him a job working on Liverpool docks which was about a million miles from where James wanted to be. But anyway, he met a lot of interesting characters and it’s all part of life’s rich tapestry. Despite hard graft working daily at the docks, James continued to throw himself into his music, and played evenings and weekends. The gigs kept racking up, so the choice was easy. After quitting the day job James fronted several different line-ups, playing a rock'n'roll-meets-new-wave guitar style music; hanging around in Eric’s Club, and releasing records on the Liverpool indie label Probe Records with his band the Electric Morning.

But not wanting to just be a local band, the Electric Morning toured with American bands such as the Rain Parade, True West, the Long Riders and Mitch Easter’s (REM’s producer) Let’s Active, playing in the UK and Europe, and playing legendary venues such as Dingwalls in London, and the Paradiso and the Melkweg in Amsterdam. Both John Peel and Andy Kershaw played the Electric Morning record enthusiastically. He quickly attracted the interest of the UK music media. Kev Sampson in Melody Maker said "it's the singer that makes this lot special, with a manic stage presence and a huge Bono style voice".

After paying his dues on the road James decided to go into the studio to work on what became his debut solo album: The Believer. The songs just poured out; the results were awesome.

James was the only male singer-songwriter selected by Virgin/BPI for their Best of British campaign which saw The Believer distributed throughout North America, attracting critical acclaim and radio playlisting.

Music journals found James "the most immediate and accessible singer/songwriter I've heard in ages", his songwriting style "honest and subtle ...delivered with authority and a touch of class". Coming in for particular recognition and praise were James's powerfully emotive vocals; one critic noted "Turner's vocals have a distinctive depth of delivery". The UK's premier music industry publication Music Week agreed; they stated "his voice sounds a bit like a young Tom Jones which ... genuinely works". The crossover potential of James's music is such that critics struggled to find a classification, but the pan-European trade journal Music and Media reported that "Turner should appeal to Springsteen and Beatles fans alike", and that by "mixing folky vocals and raw guitars" and producing a "direct, warm sound" James succeeded in appealing to lovers of all genres of real music. The word is classic.

James has just completed his new album “Walk the Bridge” with producer Ronnie Stone. For this album James went back to his roots, using acoustic guitars, mandolin and violin, as well as a rhythm section and featuring Henry Priestman on accordion. It has a nu-folk rock feel, with a set of classic songs which people say on hearing them, are the best songs James has ever written. His songs deal with human issues and are coming straight from the heart and soul, and true to his belief that music is best when it is live, gigs are getting set up which James is really looking forward to.