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James Burgon Valentine (born October 5, 1978 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the pop rock group Maroon 5. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
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Nickname: Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country State County United States Nebraska Lancaster Founded[1] Renamed Incorporated 1856 July 29, 1867 April 1, 1869 Government - Mayor Chris Beutler Area - City 195. ...
For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ...
For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ...
Funk is an African American musical style. ...
Maroon 5 is a pop rock band from Los Angeles, California comprised of five members: Adam Levine (lead vocals, guitar), James Valentine (guitar), Jesse Carmichae (keyboards), Mickey Madden (bass) and Matt Flynn (drums). ...
Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ...
Octone Records is a New York-based independent record label distributed by Sony/BMG Entertainment. ...
For the jazz guitarist, see Les Paul. ...
See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 2000s in music. ...
The present is the time that is perceived directly, not as a recollection or a speculation. ...
October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (279th in leap years). ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
Nickname: Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country State County United States Nebraska Lancaster Founded[1] Renamed Incorporated 1856 July 29, 1867 April 1, 1869 Government - Mayor Chris Beutler Area - City 195. ...
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Maroon 5 is a pop rock band from Los Angeles, California comprised of five members: Adam Levine (lead vocals, guitar), James Valentine (guitar), Jesse Carmichae (keyboards), Mickey Madden (bass) and Matt Flynn (drums). ...
Valentine played in Lincoln bands Kid Quarkstar and Happy Dog. In 2000, Happy Dog changed its name to Square and moved to Los Angeles from Anaheim, CA. where he taught private guitar lessons out of his home. Square was a musical trio from Lincoln, Nebraska who moved to Southern California in early 2000. ...
Eventually the members of Square and Kara's Flowers became friends and when Kara's Flowers began looking for another guitarist, Valentine was tapped. It was a tough decision for Valentine, but personal tensions in Square helped the decision and shortly afterward, Kara's Flowers became Maroon 5. Karas Flowers is the name of band that precedes Maroon 5. ...
Maroon 5 is a pop rock band from Los Angeles, California comprised of five members: Adam Levine (lead vocals, guitar), James Valentine (guitar), Jesse Carmichae (keyboards), Mickey Madden (bass) and Matt Flynn (drums). ...
Valentine is a longtime friend of John Mayer, whom he met in 1996 at a weeklong guitar school at Berklee in Boston. Valentine once tried to get Mayer to move to Lincoln to play guitar for the Lincoln blues rock band Baby Jason and the Spankers, and later on an opening slot on one of Mayer's tours helped bring widespread exposure to Maroon 5. Valentine most recently contributed guitar work to Mayer's September 2006 release Continuum on the songs "Stop This Train" and "In Repair." John Clayton Mayer (born on October 16, 1977) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist. ...
Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ...
Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area - City 232. ...
Valentine was raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) and has three sisters and one brother. His family now lives in Utah, and both parents work for Brigham Young University which is owned and operated by the LDS church. His mother is a former beauty queen. The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ...
// BYUs origin can be traced back to 1862. ...
Most recently, James Valentine has played guitar on Jenny Lewis's solo album, Rabbit Fur Coat, and has appeared in her music video for "Rise Up with Fists!!" Jenny Lewis playing at a concert. ...
Rabbit Fur Coat is an album by Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, featuring The Watson Twins. ...
Before finding fame with Maroon 5, Valentine has also played with Reel Big Fish, firstly when guitarist Aaron Barrett broke his hand, and then later in 2001 when Barrett fell down some stairs. Valentine displayed a picture from one Reel Big Fish show he played during Maroon 5's appearance on MTV Cribs. Reel Big Fish is an American third wave ska band, best known for the 1997 hit Sell Out. ...
Aaron Barrett (born August 30, 1974) is the lead singer and guitarist for the ska-punk band Reel Big Fish. ...
The MTV Cribs logo MTV Cribs is a reality television program on MTV that features tours of the houses and mansions of celebrities. ...
James was the only member of Maroon 5 to live in the haunted mansion where their second studio album was written and recorded, and encountered what he describes as "a benevolent spirit" in the house. It was the ghost of an old lady who had lived and died in the mansion; he thought she was a living person and called out to her as she walked into a room - when he reached the room there was nobody there.
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