James Apollo ( b. 1980) is a U.S. songwriter and musician.

Apollo was born on 25th December 1980 in North-West Arkansas, and spent his formative years in Minneapolis, San Francisco, New York, and Tennessee. He currently lives and works in Silverton, Colorado, and New York City.

He is best known for creating emotionally textured soundscapes, often including musical and lyrical references to William Faulkner, Tom Waits, and classic Americana of the Western U.S. His songs have been featured in a number of independent films, including the 2009 feature, Sun Dogs.

After touring the U.S. for several years, Apollo was picked up by NoAlternative Records, which released a number of his albums, including Good Grief (2005) and Hide Your Heart in a Hive (2007). First touring Europe with Canadian songwriter Morgan Finlay, James Apollo was invited by Tom Robinson to perform live on the BBC. This led to numerous radio appearances, and a live television session on Channel M in Manchester, gaining the singer a wide audience throughout the U.K. He has since continued performing in both the U.S. and Europe.

In 2008 Apollo recorded Angels We Have Grown Apart, which featured a number of prominent New York musicians such as Clifton Hyde, Stefan Zeniuk, and Jesse Selengut.
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