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James Thomas Kesterson Jr. (born June 8, 1964) is an American songwriter and musician best known for his marketing & advertising skills. James' first band was called 44-Magnum that he started with friends at Clinton Jr High school in Clinton, Tennessee in 1979. Around the same time, James created a fictional band called InVader which had many albums with all covers designed by James himself. After InVader, James formed his first band with his brother, Michael. The band would be called "Sleaze Patrol" and played covers and a few originals at private parties. in 1988, James formed a new band called, Alison Steel. This band was discovered by Electra Records A&R president, Carole Childs, who heard a 4 song demo sent in by the band in May 1990. The demo included the songs, "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye", "Poor Lonely Soul", "Still", and "Forever".

In 1994, James put the band on hiatus and decided to attend college. Over the next couple of decades, James worked as a computer technician and in marketing & advertising for some Fortune 500 companies including, IBM, Staples, CVS, and Reebok International. In August 2011, James' brother, Michael, was diagnosed with stage-4 colon cancer. During this time, James re-recorded many of the demos he and his brother recorded in the 1980's and 1990's. He had hoped to put the band back together so Michael in hopes of motivating his brother to fight harder to defeat his cancer. In October 2013, James and Michael setup their equipment in a rented house in Clinton, Tennessee and jammed with James' son, Anthony to original and cover songs. It would be, not only, the first time they'd played together, it would also be the last as Michael's health quickly got worse shortly afterwards and he would lose his battle  on May 19,2014 ending all hopes of a reunion of Alison Steel forever.