As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s.

Nothing to do with us…” The Damned backstage, London, 1977. L-R Jon Moss (later of Culture Club), Lu Edmonds ("That lunatic"), Dave Vanian, Brian James and Captain Sensible. | Credit ...

vocalist Dave Vanian, bassist Captain Sensible and drummer Rat Scabies. Minus Hynde, James formed The Damned with the other ...

Also featuring singer Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible on bass and Rat Scabies on drums, The Damned first hit the UK charts in March 1977 with its album Damned Damned Damned on Stiff Records.

In 2020 he and The Damned lead singer Dave Vanian, drummer Christopher "Rat Scabies" Millar and Burns announced the band would reform more than four decades after it began in 1976. James performed ...

vocalist Dave Vanian, bassist Captain Sensible and drummer Rat Scabies. Minus Hynde, James formed The Damned with the other three members in 1976. The band made its debut that year, and opened for ...

Cheers BJ!” The Damned formed in 1976, after James and his bandmates — Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, and Rat Scabies — had spent several years circling around one another in other proto ...

A punk audience crowsd the front of the stage watching The Damned perform with a new lineup including Dave Vanian, left, and Brian James. (Erica Echenberg / Redferns via Getty Images) The Damned ...

He played in proto-punk bands like London SS and the Subterraneans as well as a glam rock band called Bastard before forming the Damned in 1976 with lead vocalist Dave Vanian, bassist Captain ...

In 2022, James reunited with Rat Scabies, Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible for an original lineup of The Damned UK tour. Rest easy, Brian.