James "Jimmy" Ellis (born August 17, 1935) is an American blues musician. He has a recording career that goes back to the mid 1960s. On more than one occasion he has played at the Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festivals. In the 1960s he did some recordings that were released on the Jewel, Space, Kris and Romark labels. The type of music he has recorded over the years ranges from blues and R&B to Psychedelic funk and in the 1970s soul music from that era.