J
James Gurley
Acting
- Born
- 1939-12-22
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan USA
- Died
- 2009-12-20
Biography
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.



