Paul James (born January 18, 1951, in Toronto, Canada) is a Juno Award-winning blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter.

The very young group of 14 year olds were asked to play a couple of songs at the Devil's Den, located below the Avenue Road Ballroom.

This time Paul James and his drummer John Butt sat in with The Mynah Birds, (Rick James was the lead singer, Neil Young was Rhythm guitar, and Bruce Palmer was bass guitar, Neil & Bruce would later go the USA to play in the group, Buffalo Springfield), again there was great applause.

Paul James and John Butt were invited by the owner of the Devils Den to come back once more, this time they sat in with The Sparrow (who would later form the band Steppenwolf).

He answered an add put up by Frank Mehan in the Long & McQuades Music Store, who was looking for a guitarist who could also sing R&B in his Trio Spring Fever.

[1] The first, Cyclone Jack, written by Carol Bolt about aboriginal marathon runner Tom Longboat, premiered in 1972.

[1][4] The other two plays to which James Musical Director and Composer were Mauriceabout Quebec Premier Maurice Dupessis (1975) and Finding Bumble (1975), both also written by Carol Bolt.

A major break for James and Lick 'n' Stick was when the band was asked to open for and back up Bo Diddley at the El Mocambo, during a week long engagement in 1973.

James had expressed reservations about the label's perspective, since at the time George Thorogood was becoming increasingly popular, performing Bo Diddley songs, and Blues rooted Rock'n'Roll.

"[1] With the Columbia Record deal gone and Disco Music flooding the airwaves Lick'n'Stick fell apart leaving all the band members seeking the haven of straight reliable jobs...except Paul James Vigna... LICK'N'STICK- Founded 1970, while the house band at The Bermuda Tavern, by Paul James Vigna, guitar vocal; with Rick Law, bass; and Rob Hancock, drums...Malcom Glassford became band manager in 1971...some of the other musicians who played with Lick'n'Stick as the changing Fourth musician were; Jane Vasey, piano; Michael Picket, guitar, harp; Gary Gary, rhythm guitar, piano; Martin Soldat, piano, organ; Brian Frazer, piano Following the demise of Lick'n'Stick, Paul James Vigna became professionally known as Paul James, and founded The Paul James Band.

Band members were James on lead guitar and vocals, Gary Gray on keyboards, Brian Kipping[6] on bass and Adrian Vecchiola on drums.

Mike had seen James backing up Bo Diddley and asked him if he would back up Lightnin' Hopkins and then Sunnyland Slim, The Paul James Band also opened for and jammed Ramblin' Jack Elliott...The Paul James Band became a popular house band during the 1980–1984 period, playing long-term engagements at various Toronto venues, The Red Lion, The Hotel California, The Upper Lip, and The Isabella Hotel.

Paul guitar played for Mink DeVille for two months in large concert halls and festivals all over Europe, including an appearance at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival, which gave birth to a DVD released on Eagle Rock TV titled" Mink DeVille Live at Montreux 1982'.