Ethan James

Ethan James is a curious figure, an artist who spent years playing, producing and engineering other people's music before finally finding his own muse. Born Ralph Burns Kellogg, he spent time as a teenager in San Francisco R&B bands in the early-'60s and joined Blue Cheer in 1969, shortly after the group found success with their cover of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues." He remained with Blue Cheer, touring and recording, until their breakup in 1971. After spending the remainder of the '70s playing in Los Angeles-area country & western bands, he changed his name and rose to ...