For other people named Jim Sullivan, see Jim Sullivan (disambiguation).
Big Jim Sullivan
Sullivan on This Is Tom Jones
Background information
Birth name
James George Tomkins
Born
(1941-02-14)14 February 1941 Uxbridge, England
Died
2 October 2012(2012-10-02) (aged 71) Billingshurst, England
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Guitar, sitar
Years active
1958–2012
Website
dunelming.co.uk/BJS/
Musical artist
James George Tomkins (14 February 1941 – 2 October 2012),[1] known professionally as Big Jim Sullivan, was an English guitarist.
Best known as a session guitarist, he was one of the most in-demand studio musicians in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s, and performed on around 750 charting singles over his career, including 54 UK number one hits.[2]
^"Prolific Session Guitarist Big Jim Sullivan Dies". Sonicstate.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^"'Big Jim' Sullivan profile". The Telegraph. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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