James A. Fyke (born June 27, 1959), better known as Jimmy James, is an American musician. He is a multi instrumentalist and a singer-songwriter.
James is from Colonia, New Jersey. He received a bachelor of Music degree from the University of Tampa in 1981. In college, he was president of the honorary music fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi.
James originally played the bass in the rock band Tommy Tutone, later switching to guitar and drums and performing the role of band leader.
He has played bass with Animotion, keyboards with Mike Tramp (White Lion), and guitar with Bad Company featuring Brian Howe. James has written rock music shows for theme parks such as Busch Gardens, Opryland, Fiesta Texas and for Disney. He has performed with acts that include Fabian, The Coasters, The Marvellettes, and Lou Christie. He has performed solo acoustic guitar throughout Europe, supporting acts such as Kip Winger and Eric Martin (Mr. Big). Additionally, James has had a solo singer-songwriter career.
James has product endorsements with Orange Amplifiers, Marshall Amplifiers, Ampeg Amplifiers, Gibson Guitars, Kubicki basses, Hammond organs, Rick Turner guitars and Clayton guitar picks.
Jimmy James resides in Tampa, Florida.