Jimmy started playing Bass professionally in 1980 with the band Masque featuring guitar wiz Vinnie Moore. Moving to Florida in 1986, he took up with Easy Excess for 2 years on non-stop gigging. Wanting to pursue Blues as his main music, Jimmy returned to the Tri-State are in 1989. He picked up a gig with Lisa Jack & The Reputations and this led to many years of work backing up Regional Acts such as Sister Blue, Jim McCarthy, The Homewreckers & Roni & The Eldorado's. In 1996, he hit the road with Blues Great Sonny Rhodes touring Europe, Canada & the U.S. It was on this tour that he met and played with many Great Bluesmen including the Legendary Frankie Lee, and would go on to back up the singer on some East Coast dates. Returning in 1997, he recorded with Randy Lippincott & began backing up Randy as well as Georgie Bonds & The Blueskeepers and Arkansas' own Lonnie Shields. It was at this time that Jimmy recorded & backed Delaware artist Socco, & was touched by his sparks of creativity. Jimmy stays busy with these various artist ,even backing L.A.'s Arthur Adams at the 2000 Pocono Blues Fest and Chris Cain at the 2001 Riverfront Blues Fest. In 2003 Jimmy hit the road with Big Jack Johnson touring the U.S. & Canada, one of the kindest artist in the blues. Joining up with Roger Girke in 2004, Jimmy toured with Roger supporting the album ''My Baby Loves that Stuff" enjoying many powerful nights of music. Since 2003, Jimmy has played & recorded with harmonica ace Mikey JR.This young artist is turning many heads on the blues scene. He also started backing Richard Ray Farrell & He's been hosting the blues jam Every Tuesday @ Warmdaddys in Philly since the Late 90's with The Randy Lippincott Band . Jimmy recorded his own record of originals "Shopping for the Blues." It has been well received and was nominated by the North Jersey Blues & Jazz Society for The Blues Foundation C.D competition in 2007. Jimmy recently finished tracking for a new C.D from Lonnie Shields "KEEPER OF THE BLUES" & backed Gary Allegretto @ The Riverfront Blues Fest in support of His record " Many Shades of Blue ".Since 2008 Jimmy's been playing with Philly's own Zydeco-a-go-go ''Letting the Good Times Roll'' "It's been my great pleasure to play behind all these Great Blues Artists. I am truly blessed. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!" - Jimmy Pritchard SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY SONNY RHODES "BORN TO BE BLUE" KINGSNAKE RECORDS SONNY RHODES " TEXAS FENDER BENDER" GREATER PLANET RECORDS GEORGIE BONDS "SOMETIMES I WONDER" &"LIVE" GB RECORDS RANDY LIPPINCOTT "ARTISTE" INDEPENDENT RANDY LIPPINCOTT "SOUL MONKEY" GREATER PLANET RECORDS ROGER GIRKE "MY BABY LOVES THAT STUFF" TELETONE RECORDS SOCCO "CALL ME BUSTER BROWN" INDEPENDENT MIKEY JR. " LOOK INSIDE MY POCKET" 8TH TRAIN RECORDS MIKEY JR. " MIKEY LIKES IT" 8TH TRAIN RECORDS LONNIE SHIELDS " KEEPER OF TH BLUES" GREATER PLANET RECORDS MIKEY JR "POCKET FULL OF MONEY" 8TH TRIAN RECORDS RANDY LIPPINCOTT "CROSSEYED FISF & WAVEY GRAVEY"
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