James Blood Ulmer

Willie James "Blood" Ulmer (February 8, 1940 – June 3, 2026) was an American jazz, free funk and blues guitarist and singer. He played a Gibson Byrdland guitar. His guitar sound has been described as "jagged" and "stinging". An article by journalists Peter Margasak and Graham Flashner called Ulmer's singing "raggedly soulful".

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