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  1. Born in England but raised in Scotland, his nomadic existence has taken him from everywhere from the Caribbean to Finland.

    • When He Writes A New Song, He’S Involved with Every Part of The Process
    • He Used to Be A Busker
    • Pink Asked Him to Perform His Cover of Her Song on Her German Tour
    • Elton John Is A Fan of James Gillepsie
    • He Was Born in England, Raised in Scotland and Lived in Spain
    • He Designs His Own Tattoos
    • He Played His First Venue as A Stand in
    • He Loves Playing Fortnite in His Downtime
    • He Hustled His Way Into A Music Lineup in France
    • He Recorded 38 Songs in 1 Day

    When James is writing a new song, he writes, co-produces, co-mixes and even draws the artwork for the cover. He has said if you let someone else do it, you lose a part of the song.

    Before he became famous, James Gillespie used to be a busker. He says he started with 5 songs and kept adding to them. He would add music to poetry and create a song.

    After James released his cover version of Pink’s song “Don’t Let Me Get Me” she contacted him and asked if he wanted to come and perform it with her as part of her German tour. Around a week before the show, someone on her team asked him if he’d like to open for her and play for around half an hour. He then got an Email asking him to perform with P...

    At the premier of Elton John’s movie Rocketman, he told James “I love your music and play it on my show all the time”.

    James was born in England and raised in Scotland until he was around 16 when he went to Spain. Travelling non-stop until he got to Fuerteventura when he was swimming in the sea daily, and playing in a little bar 5 minutes from the beach.

    James includes a piece of his own art with every CD, so it’s obvious he draws, but did you know he designs his own tattoos.

    James started his career by busking outside music venues, and one day someone came out of the venue and said, our support act has let us down at the last minute, will you come and do the opening set.

    When James isn’t performing, songwriting, recording or snowboarding he likes to play the video game, Fortnite.

    While living in France, James convinced promoters he was a big deal in Scotland. He said he knew he wouldn’t have been taken seriously unless he had some sort of proof he could perform. He says he lied, and that’s how he got his first gig, first recordings and the reason he is signed today.

    Operator Records booked James into a studio for 1 day and he recorded 38 songs. He said they asked for a demo which he never had, so they booked the studio and told him to record whatever he had written – Which was 38 songs, and he managed to get them all done in just one day.

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  3. Early life and career. The youngest of nine children of Lottie and James Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. [10] His father was a local bandleader, [11] so instruments were made available to the children. Gillespie started to play the piano at the age of four. [12]

  4. On roll Dec 1777-1778. Munster Roll Valley Forge. James Gillespie , married Jane March 1771, May 9 in Morris Co, NJ. An officer in 3rd Battalion. Buried 1st Presbyterian Church, Morristown, NJ. Children: John March Gillespie b 1772, Aug 10; Robert James Gillespie 1774-76. Wm Gellaspy, Private, Roll No 62. NEW YORK.

  5. James Gillespie was born in Roslin, Midlothian, south of Edinburgh, on 28 April 1726. [2] He grew to fame and fortune in the city as a merchant, working with his younger brother John who ran the family shop, and eventually becoming one of Edinburgh's richest men. [3]

  6. Source citation. John L Gillespie was born May 11,1875 in Franklin County Arkansas, and died July 18, 1935, death place is unknown at this time, death date came from Gillespie Bible, The 1930 census in Custer Oklahoma was the last place he was found. He married maggie Stevens February 24,1895 in McKinney, County of Collin Texas,she was...

  7. Robert James Gillespie had 6 children. He passed away on 19 Sept 1910 in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA.

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