Big Jim Sullivan

[anthonyTD]

Another one gone.:(
Its amazing how many hits he played on' and was involved with.
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[Marco]

Is it this dude you're talking about, matey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Jim_Sullivan

Didn't know him, but sorry to see him go :(

Marco.

[anthonyTD]

Is it this dude you're talking about, matey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Jim_Sullivan

Didn't know him, but sorry to see him go :(

Marco.

That's him!
http://www.overzeal.btinternet.co.uk/
For anyone interested...
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[Jonboy]

A real gent, my father-inlaw was in the same ward as him at our local hospital last year , they talked a lot about music and his recordings being of simular age and all that

[Spectral Morn]

Sadly I must confess to not having heard of him but like Marco I am sad that he has died.

[Mr Kipling]

Sad to learn he's not with us.

I remember seeing him on The Tom Jones Show. They regularly used to do a number together. Used to have a gotee beard.

A "LEGEND" session player that we'll never see the like of again. Sadly.

[John]

A great session player another sad loss

[Stratmangler]

A man whose importance is hugely underestimated.
So long Jim.
Thanks for the music :cool:

[The Grand Wazoo]

He played on an incredible number of landmark records & was influential to many players. He had a hand in the start of something big in the gear side of things too:

Jim Marshall - "..... lads like Pete (Townshend), Ritchie (Blackmore) and Big Jim Sullivan - who was and still is one of the top session guitarists in England - started saying to me, "no one makes an amplifier that sounds the way we'd like it to. The Fender Bassman is something like it but not exactly." They explained to me exactly what they were looking for and I said to my repairman, Ken Bran, "let's have a go at making the amplifier they're looking for. I've got the sound in my mind and I think we can do it." Ken said, "I'm a good at repairs but I don't really know enough to design an amplifier from scratch. I know of this 18 year old kid who works for EMI called Dudley Craven who's brilliant, though." So, I met with Dudley and said, "How would you like to join the team that's going to design and build the first rock and roll guitar amplifier?"