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The original, inimitable Sweet Baby James Sweet Baby had just performed at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival

The late Jimmy Makarounis (Jimmy Mak's) and James Jimmy always thanked James for making his club "hip" with his performances and attendance

King Louie & Baby James @ the '09 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival. Since '05, the band was a staple at the festival

The Original Cats @ Billy Reed's, July 1996 James gave the teenaged Esperanza Spalding her professional start with the Cats

The Frank Martin Trio: James, Martin, & Delbert McSwain Martin, a Kansas City Hall Of Fame inductee, helped James develop as a jazz vocalist

Sweet Baby James with Esperanza Spalding @ the Kung Fu Bakery recording studio The two recorded a duet together following her Grammy win

Sweet Baby James & Phil Upchurch @ Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival James and the Chicago guitar/bass legend really hit it off!

King Louie & Baby James @ Port City Development, Feb. 2012 l to r: Micah Kassell, James, Louis Pain, & Renato Caranto

Sweet Baby James with the Mel Brown B-3 Organ Group @ Jimmy Mak's. Mel loved to have his former mentor sing with his band

King Louie & Baby James @ Portland's Memorial Coliseum The Portland Trailblazers hired the band to play at a special event

Sweet Baby James & the late Dick Bogle @ Jimmy Mak's The two old friends swapped entertaining stories about Portland's legendary Williams Ave. Scene

King Louie & Baby James' 2nd CD, "Around the World" In the title song, James' character brags about all the places he's been, but can only name Oregon locations!

Sweet Baby James & Tracy Pain outside James' home James was giving his "Baby Sis" a tour of his property

Inside Sweet Baby James' home The walls of James' home was lined with hundreds of photos, and he had a story for every one

Sweet Baby James & Esperanza Spalding @ Portland City Hall, 2-23-11 James & his former protege were honored by Mayor Sam Adams as part of History, Hope & Harmony Day

Sweet Baby James & Esperanza Spalding @ City Hall, 2-23-11 The two had just been honored by Portland Mayor Sam Adams

King Louie & Baby James at the '05 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival It just doesn't get any more soulful than Sweet Baby!

Louis "King Louie" Pain @ '05 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival Louis and James met when Louis joined Mel Brown's band in 1997

The NW Ray Charles Tribute @ Oregon Symphony Sweet Baby brought the house down with "Come Back Baby"

King Louie & Baby James @ 2010 Salem State Fair l to r: Renato Caranto, Micah Kassell, Louis Pain, James, & Jay Koder

Sweet Baby James with the Pal Club Bombers The Bombers were semi-pro; James later joined the Chicago Hot 'N' Tots, a Harlem Globetrotters farm club

"The Body"--written by Sweet Baby James & performed by the Audios The record was banned on Portland radio for suggestive lyrics!