James Solberg - Real Time

James Solberg was born in Superior, Wisconsin, in 1951. Attending elementary school and Junior High in Eau Claire, Wis­consin, he moved with his family several times. At one point they shared a duplex with Robert Zimmerman () and his family, in Hibbing, Minnesota. In 1963 Solberg began his musical career playing in a top 40 radio band. Between 1971 and 1973, James was playing with his own band, Dynamite Duck. '74 and '75, it was The Solberg Brothers Band, with his brother Chuck on piano. Also during this time James began to play with . An immediate band was formed between the two guitarists based on mutual admiration and a love of the Blues! Thanksgiving Day 1981, worn out, disillusioned with the music business, and heavily addicted to drugs and alcohol, James retired to the Wisconsin North Country for a long rest. In 1985, after going through a successful treatment for his drug and alcohol ad­dictions, James began touring with the legendary Blues Band. In 1987 Solberg began touring with , replacing , and also formed . In early 1993 an old partnership with his friend Luther Allison, who had been living in Paris, was renewed. James met Luther at in Memphis, to assist in the recording of a new record. In 1994 Luther Allison asked James Solberg to be his band leader. In addition to touring the U.S. and Europe with Luther, James managed to find time to record his debut solo album "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean