In the years since his debut, Colin has dealt out multi-platinum rock albums, best selling big band records and chart topping singles. He has been called to the podium no less than six times to accept Juno Awards.

In 1988, Colin exploded onto the music scene as a young guitar-slinger from Regina with a sound reminiscent of the great blues masters but at the same time uniquely his own. Needless to say, the world stood up and paid attention. In the years since his debut, Colin has dealt out multi-platinum rock albums, best selling big band records and chart topping singles. He has been called to the podium no less than six times to accept Juno Awards.

Colin has performed with such noted musicians as mentor Stevie Ray Vaughan and Keith Richards and the likes of Mavis Staples, Lenny Kravitz, and Bonnie Raitt have made guest appearances on his records. His first "jump blues" album, Colin James & the Little Big Band, was certified double platinum in Canada and foreshadowed the big band craze of the late '90's by five years. His acoustic blues album National Steel won a Juno Award as Best Blues Recording and he was named Best Producer in 1999 for his work on Colin James & the Little Big Band II.

His music is his journey and his transport and it has brought him to his eighth full-length recording, Traveler. The album, produced by fellow Canadian Mark Howard (Lucinda Williams), was recorded and mixed primarily at the stunning Paramour Studio in Los Angeles.