In 2017, he played guitar on Miss Derringer's cover of "Unchained Melody". Personal life and death In the 1990s, Wilsey met fashion boutique owner and designer Winter Mullender. They married in 2003 and had a son, Waylon. They divorced in 2008. Wilsey's health declined and in 2013 he developed hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver. His drug use reportedly continued during this time. He reconnected and temporarily cohabited with Mullender, but they were evicted in 2018 and became homeless. Wilsey was taken to LAC+USC Medical Center in December of that year with the onset of organ failure, and died on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. Selected discography Solo El Dorado (2008) With the Avengers We Are the One EP (1977) Avengers EP (1979) Avengers (1983) Died for Your Sins (1999) Zero Hour (2003) The American in Me (2004) Live at Winterland 1978 (2010) With Chris Isaak Silvertone (1985) Chris Isaak (1986) Heart Shaped World (1989) San Francisco Days (1993) References External links https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195565825/james-calvin-wilsey 1957 births 2018 deaths People from Logansport, Indiana American rock guitarists American male bass guitarists American punk rock bass guitarists Guitarists from California People from Greater Los Angeles Musicians from Indiana 20th-century American bass guitarists Avengers (band) members 20th-century American male musicians