Ask Michael Bublé how he felt going in to record his third studio album, Call Me
Irresponsible, and this artist with 11 million albums sold and two Grammy
nominations under his belt can sum it up in one word. “Terrified,” he says simply.
Terrified?
This was the exact same reply we got when James was asked to try and fill the
shoes of the 11 million album and 2 Grammy award winning artists shoes. But he
added “I’m very excited and very honored as Michael Buble is probably my biggest
inspiration musically.”
The Michael Buble tribute show is less of a tribute and more a re-enactment and
direct replication of the man himself. Hailed a very close sound alike is not enough
when it comes to a Michael Buble tribute show. What makes Michael so popular is
his constant touring and massive stage charisma and presence and interaction with
his audience. This made James Huish as the easy choice to pull this outstanding
show off. Not only does James sound like Michael Buble but also he has a great
stage presence and charisma equal to none.
James has performed at the o2 arena for the Michael Buble Bungalow B fan club
girls… and a few boys. Members of Michael Buble's camp agree that James is a
great representative and ambassador of Michael Buble’s.
Songs by the greats, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra to name
but a few. Coupled with modern swing songs and this show is electrifying and
thoroughly entertaining. The impeccably orchestrated set includes songs by Cy
Coleman’ “The Best Is Yet To Come,” (made famous by Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and
others). Then there’s the exhilarating, salsa-flavored “It Had Better Be Tonight,” written by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini, which James performs with real hot
blooded passion, and with a real edge. From there, he takes on “Me and Mrs.
Jones”, the 1972 Gamble and Huff classic popularized by soul singer Billy Paul.
Leonard Cohen’s “I’m Your Man” from the Canadian singer/songwriter’s 1988 album
of the same name. “Its is a truly wonderful song that always gets the audience on the
edge of their seat, described by Buble as “desperate, sexy, and dark,” Bublé says. “I
actually called Leonard and told him I was afraid of performing it live. When he asked
me why, I said because he’d written too sexy of a song and I was afraid men were
going to throw their underpants at me. He just laughed and said, ‘I wouldn’t worry too
much about that.”
James has earned his right to perform in this amazing exhilarating show of such
huge songs. James has grown as an artist from years singing in workings men’s
clubs and smoky lounges, weddings and corporate events and even musicals which
have really honed his performance skills. “ You have to connect with the audience,
that’s what its all about being on stage and entertaining people. My inspiration, like
Michael’s comes in many forms. People like Elvis Presley. Ella Fitzgerald, Dean
Martin, Bobby Darin and Sammy Davis Junior. They act they sing and they dance
and they made people laugh. They were entertainers. Buble was so right, when he
said that it’s a lost art now.” James believes this form of pure entertainment is coming
back. He says, “If I appear to be tall, it is because I am standing on the shoulder of
giants” Musically you will never hear better songs written again.
James Huish and The Michael Buble Tribute Band promise you a night of sheer
entertainment with professionalism and quality worthy of the music and Michael
Buble. Don’t miss the show everyone is going to be talking about.