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THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE JAMES PITTS BAND
This Isn’t Background Music.
Soul-driven hard rock. Modern blues fire. Southern weight. A live show built to hit — not just play.
The James Pitts Band brings a heavier, deeper, more emotionally charged kind of live rock show — rooted in blues, driven by guitar, carried by soul, and built around moments you actually remember.
Feel it. Don’t just hear it.
Newest single: Born In Voodoo — Released March 2026THE NEW DIRECTION
A different kind of blues-rooted rock show.
The James Pitts Band is moving into a heavier, show-first direction — blending Soul-Driven Hard Rock, Modern Blues Rock, and Southern Rock Blues into a live experience that feels powerful, raw, and real.
This is not a band standing in the corner filling space. This is a show built with tension, release, grit, emotion, guitar fire, vocal contrast, and songs that carry weight.
Music with a pulse, a backbone, and a reason to be on stage.
WATCH
See what it looks like live.
A live show should not need a long explanation. You should be able to see it in the first few seconds — the way the band hits, the way the songs land, and the way the performance changes the room.
James Guitar Moment
“Misery” – James Pitts Band (Live at Oak Hill Music)
Diane Lead Vocal
Amanda Fish with James Pitts — Ball and Chain
Modern Blues Grit
Guitar — Cover at a wedding
Southern Weight
Let The Big Dog Eat — Bad Challenge
Behind the Build
Double Trouble at the Strange Brew
THE SOUND
Rooted in blues. Driven by rock. Carried by soul.
The sound still carries the blues. You can hear it in the guitar, in the bends, in the grit, and in the weight behind the phrasing.
But this version of The James Pitts Band is not built around slow shuffles or traditional bar blues.
It leans heavier. It hits harder. It pulls from modern blues rock, Southern rock, hard rock, and soul-driven performance.
Familiar enough to grab you. Strong enough to surprise you.
DUAL VOCALS
Two voices. One heavier direction.
At the center of the band are James Pitts on guitar and vocals and Diane Pettipas on bass and vocals.
James brings guitar fire, blues-rock grit, frontman authority, and lived-in vocal weight.
Diane brings contrast — female-led rock edge, emotional force, bass-driven groove, and a modern vocal color that pushes the band beyond its old blues-band identity.
More tension. More release. More contrast. More emotional range.
THE SET
Songs chosen for impact, not filler.
The setlist is being rebuilt around the new direction. Songs are chosen because they serve the show — they carry weight, create moments, fit the identity, and sound like they belong on stage.
Modern Blues Fire
Guitar-driven songs with grit, edge, and live intensity.
Southern Weight
Roots, atmosphere, swagger, and emotional depth.
Hard Rock Impact
Bigger choruses, stronger endings, and more stage force.
Dual-Vocal Contrast
James and Diane shifting the color of the show.
This is not a random cover list. It is a map of the band’s new lane.
THE 50-SONG PROJECT
50 Songs. 50 Years. One Statement.
James Pitts is writing toward an ambitious milestone: 50 tracks for his 50th birthday in November. This is a statement of direction — a lifetime of playing, writing, rebuilding, and chasing a sound pushed into one massive creative period.
LATEST
The show is still being built.
Follow the clips, rehearsals, song previews, and live moments as the next version of The James Pitts Band takes shape.
Latest Clip
Fresh live footage from the new set direction.
View videosNew Song Update
Writing progress from the 50-Song Project sessions.
View music updatesNext Show
Upcoming room announcements and booking windows.
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Bring the show to your room.
For venues, festivals, private events, and live music rooms looking for something stronger than background entertainment, The James Pitts Band delivers a controlled, professional, high-impact live show rooted in rock, blues, soul, and Southern weight.
This is the next chapter.
The sound is heavier. The show is sharper. The songs are being chosen with purpose. The original music is expanding. The live identity is being rebuilt from the ground up.
If you want a blues-rooted rock show with grit, soul, weight, and real performance behind it — you’re in the right place.