James Gurley
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| Birth name | James Martin Gurley |
| Born | December 22, 1939 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 2009 (aged 69) Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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James Martin Gurley (December 22, 1939 – December 20, 2009) was an American musician. He is best known as the principal lead guitarist of Big Brother and the Holding Company, a psychedelic/acid rock band from San Francisco which was fronted by singer Janis Joplin from 1966 to 1968.