At 19 years old, James’ life turned upside-down when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, according to Walrusgumboot. He played on his father’s album “Flaming Pie,” and later on Linda’s album “Wide Prairie.” He played on her track “The Light Comes From Within” just a month before she died in 1998, at the age of 56.
According to AllMusic, after his mother’s death, James took time to himself for the next decade. In 2009, he played at David Lynch’s Weekend for World Peace and Meditation benefit concert under the name “Light,” and in 2010 released an EP, “Available Light,” produced by his father and David Kahne. He followed that up with a second EP, “Close At Hand,” and released his first album, “Me,” in 2013 — a year in which he also played at Coachella, per Rolling Stone. His second album, “The Blackberry Train,” came out in 2016.
