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Sugar Blue (James Joshua Whiting) was born on 16 December, 1949 in New York City, U.S., is an American blues harmonica player (born 1949). Discover Sugar Blue's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

Popular As James Joshua Whiting
Occupation Musician · singer · songwriter
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 16 December 1949
Birthday 16 December
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1949

James Joshua Whiting (born December 16, 1949), known professionally as Sugar Blue, is an American blues harmonica player.

Whiting was born in New York City in 1949.

1970

In the mid-1970s, Whiting played as a session musician on Johnny Shines's Too Wet to Plow (1975) and with Roosevelt Sykes.

Taking advice from Memphis Slim, in the late 1970s Whiting traveled to Paris, France.

According to Ronnie Wood, Whiting was found by Mick Jagger busking on the city streets.

This led to him playing on several of the tracks on The Rolling Stones' Some Girls and Emotional Rescue albums: "Some Girls", "Send It to Me", "Down in the Hole" and "Miss You".

1978

He is best known for playing on the 1978 Rolling Stones album Some Girls, and well as his partnership with blues guitarist Louisiana Red.

The Chicago Tribune said, "The sound of Sugar Blue's harmonica could pierce any night...it's the sound of a musician who transcends the supposed limitations of his instrument."

While in the company of the latter, he met Louisiana Red, and the two toured and recorded in 1978.

1979

Trombonist Mike Zwerin backed Whiting on his solo debut album, Crossroads (1979).

1982

Following the release of his From Chicago to Paris (1982), Whiting joined Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues All Stars.

1984

In 1984, Whiting's track "Another Man Done Gone", appeared on the compilation album Blues Explosion.

1985

It won a Grammy in 1985 for Best Traditional Blues Album.

1987

Whiting appeared with Brownie McGhee in the film Angel Heart (1987).

1988

Whiting joined as a side musician recording with Willie Dixon on the Grammy Award winning album, Hidden Charms (1988).

He played on the album Down Too Long, by Southside Denny and the Skintones, in 1988.

1994

His next album, Blue Blazes, was released in 1994 and it included his version of "Miss You".

1995

It was followed by In Your Eyes (1995) and Code Blue (2007).

2010

Whiting's next album, Threshold, was released by Beeble Music on January 26, 2010.

Writing in the Chicago Tribune, music critic Howard Reich said, "There's no mistaking Sugar Blue incendiary virtuosity. The speed and ferocity of his playing are matched by its inventiveness, with Blue packing nearly every phrase with trills, glissandos, clusters and chords. At times, it sounds as if two harps were working at once... intense, melodically ornate, punctuated by growls and swooping pitches, it's the sound of a musician who transcends the limitations of his instrument."