Sunny Jim White

About

I'm James "Sunny Jim" White, a tropical singer-songwriter born in San Antonio, raised in California, and based for over a decade in the Cayman Islands. My music blends Caribbean, Californian, and Texan story telling song influences with guitar, vocals, and steel drums, conjuring sea breezes and palm trees, sailboats and sandy beaches. I have released more than eleven CDs of studio and live original song recordings, appeared in several Parrothead documentary films, had a small role in the independent film "Chasing the Sun", and had a song and performance credit in the Paramount Pictures film "The Firm". I have performed from Toledo to Tahiti, from Liverpool's famed Cavern Club to the iconic Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. I was the first non Coral Reefer to perform live on Radio Margaritaville, and the first live performance on RM from outside the US. I was fortunate to host the "Six String Music Songwriter Festival" in New Orleans, LA for 15 years, as well as host the "Music On The Bay" Event in Tampa Fla since its inception. I have over 17 TropRock Music Wave awards for song of the year, CD of the year, performer of the year, and a Lifetime Achievement award. But most of all, I love the people and places music has taken me, and the wonderful family of friends I've found along the way.