Born September 14, 1941 in Gadsden, Alabama, James is an American Grammy-winning musician, arranger, and record producer. He worked in Los Angeles as an arranger for The Olympics, Bill Cosby and others in the 1960s, before finding greater success at Motown as arranger and producer with the Commodores and Lionel Richie from the early 1970s to the late 1990s.
Not to be confused with James Carmichael, vocalist with Instant Funk.