Corky James

Corky James performed on the soundtrack for the movie Bobby, a Golden Globe Award-nominated historical drama film written & directed by Emilio Estevez and contributed several music cues for the documentary movie More Than a Game. Among the many other soundtracks he's contributed to are the On the Line Soundtrack (2001), More Than a Game Soundtrack (2009), and the X-Men: First Class Soundtrack (2011).

He operates a private studio, "The Wire," where he does much of his session work and collaborates with other artists. After becoming active as a session musician in the late 1980s, his discography credits include many contemporary recording artists such as: Avril Lavigne, Liz Phair, Stacie Orrico, Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Ashley Parker Angel, Cock Robin, Hilary Duff, Bo Bice, Kevin Gilbert, LeAnn Rimes, Paul Stanley, Alex Band, Lili Haydn, Meat Loaf; and music producers Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, The Matrix, Desmond Child and The Underdogs.

Corky James (born February 10, 1954 in Washington, D.C.) is a Los Angeles-based recording session guitarist and bassist who has appeared on a considerable number of music albums and motion picture soundtracks. His genres encompass rock, pop, country, singer-songwriter, and film scores, and James operates an active recording studio in Los Angeles.

Corky James was born in Washington, D.C. on February 10, 1954, and grew up in nearby Arlington, Virginia, and went by his birth name, "Jimmy McCorkle", until 1972. The third of four children, both his parents exposed him and his siblings to music at a young age; his mother played both piano and organ, while his father sang and called square dances. According to James, he first developed an interest in guitar after seeing Elvis Presley on television at around the age of five. As early as elementary school he played guitar in bands that performed at school dances, private parties, or variety shows. He later left college, where he was earning a degree in business administration, to become a full-time musician.