Playing the Changes
A Musician's Memoir
$71.60
- Hardcover
324 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2026
Summary
A poignant, humourous and heartfelt coming-of-age memoir from one of Canada’s most beloved musicians.
From the prairies of Saskatchewan to sharing the stage with some of the most important musicians of all time, Colin James is one of Canada’s greatest talents.
In Playing the Changes, Colin looks back at his early years, as he emerges as a full-formed musical talent in his teens. Growing up in Saskatchewan, the son of social worker parents, Colin was always sur…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781039013261 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1039013260 |
| Author: | Colin James |
| Publisher: | Random House Canada |
| Imprint: | Random House Canada |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 324 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 228mm |
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Colin James
Colin James OBC is one of Canada’s most beloved musicians. With twenty-one studio albums, eight Juno Awards, thirty-one Maple Blues Awards and multi-platinum sales, he continues to gain legions of fans around the world with each new record release and his sold-out tours. He’s attained seven gold-certified albums during his career, including four platinum albums and two double platinum albums.
Over the years Colin has worked with some of music’s most revered artists, including Bonnie Raitt, Albert Collins, Pops Staples, Robert Cray, Albert King, Keith Richards and Buddy Guy, to name but a few.
In 2013, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and in 2024 was appointed to the Order of British Columbia for his contribution to shaping Canadian music.
Colin James lives in Vancouver, BC.
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