Big Jim Sullivan
Big Jim Sullivan | |
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Sullivan on This Is Tom Jones | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James George Tomkins |
| Born | 14 February 1941 Uxbridge, England |
| Died | 2 October 2012 (aged 71) Billingshurst, England |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, sitar |
| Years active | 1958–2012 |
| Website | dunelming |
James George Tomkins (14 February 1941 – 2 October 2012), 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.