James Calvin Wilsey, guitarist on Wicked Game, has reportedly passed away
We’ve heard unconfirmed reports that James Calvin Wilsey, Chris Isaak’s former backing guitarist, has passed away. He was 61. The news has surfaced on several guitar forums and on social media, with fans and former bandmates offering their tributes to Wilsey. Although he’s best known for that iconic Spaghetti Western-inspired lead guitar on Isaak’s Wicked Game, Wilsey had starred in the crooner’s backing band – called Silvertone – from 1980 all the way up to 1993. His first claim to fame, however, was as the bassist of Californian punk group the Avengers; he joined way back, in 1977.
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