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James Wilsey

James Wilsey

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About James Wilsey

James Calvin Wilsey (Logansport, Indiana, U.S., July 21, 1957 - 24 December 2018) was an American guitarist. He played bass with San Francisco punk band the Avengers, but became better known as the lead guitarist for Stockton crooner Chris Isaak's band Silvertone. His playing was featured on Isaak's albums Silvertone, Chris Isaak, Heart Shaped World and San Francisco Days. Wilsey's 1965 Fender Stratocaster and use of reverb, delay and gentle vibrato gave a distinctive sound to Isaak hits such as "Wicked Game" (the opening two-note riff

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