James Stelfox Explained

James "Stel" Stelfox
Birth Name:James Paul Stelfox
Birth Date:23 March 1976
Birth Place:Warrington, England
Instrument:Bass guitar
Genre:Alternative rock
Occupation:Bassist, record producer
Years Active:2001 - present
Associated Acts:Starsailor

James Paul Stelfox[1] (born 23 March 1976 in Warrington, England) is an English musician, best known as the bassist for Starsailor.

Biography

Stelfox first met Ben Byrne ten years prior to Starsailor forming. They became friends since junior school and they went to Leigh Campus of Wigan and Leigh College, where they finally met Barry Westhead and James Walsh.[2] Stelfox and Byrne started playing in the north west of England for a number of years. After their singer fell ill, James Walsh decided to join them (before, he was on a school choir).[3]

Stelfox is musically influenced by Neil Young, Paul McCartney and Massive Attack.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BMI | Repertoire Search . repertoire.bmi.com . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20141201183923/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=828924&keyname=STELFOX+JAMES+PAUL&CAE=293724540&Affiliation=PRS . 1 December 2014 . dead.
  2. Web site: starsailor biography at ssfans.com : the #1 starsailor fansite . https://web.archive.org/web/20080410155810/http://ssfans.com/star_theband.php . dead . 2008-04-10 . 2020-05-08.
  3. Web site: Starsailor - Biography - Virgin Radio soon to be known as Absolute Radio . https://web.archive.org/web/20080905121936/http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/starsailor/biography/ . dead . 2008-09-05 . 2020-05-08.
  4. Web site: starsailor whos who? at ssfans.com : the #1 starsailor fansite . https://web.archive.org/web/20031225092349/http://www.ssfans.com/star_theband_who.php . dead . 2003-12-25 . 2020-05-08.