James "Hurricane" Finlay is a legendary street musician, born and raised in New Orleans. He has performed on big-city sidewalks and small-town street corners his entire life, honing his distinctive raw blues style.
In the late 1970s, he traveled to California in search of better weather, settling in downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row district. There, Finlay mentored a young guitarist named Jimi Homeless (born James Allan Holmes) from age 10.
Years later, "The Jimi Homeless Experience" had some commercial success, and Hurricane recorded dozens of blues tracks, which were produced by Jimi Homeless and his long-time collaborator/lyricist "Lonesome Jon" Kinyon.
Hurricane's story intersects with the unreleased rockumentary film "The Jimi Homeless Experience," chronicling Jimi's life and his new music outfit "Band of Junkys." To date, a date has not been set for the release of the film, but hopes are high.
James Finlay is married to Rev. Mary Chapin and proudly plays guitar in her gospel band.