In 1970, James and Salt'N'Pepper member Ed Roth later were included in Bruce Palmer's solo album "The Cycle Is Complete". The duo also recorded as part of the group Heaven and Earth in Toronto. Heaven and Earth eventually changed their name to Great White Cane and recorded a self-titled album for the Los Angeles label Lion Records, released in 1972. James formed another band, Hot Lips, afterwards. He also briefly replaced Joe Mendelson in the Toronto blues band McKenna Mendelson Mainline. During this period James and Mainline guitarist Mike McKenna co-wrote the song "You Make the Magic" which would later be released by The Chambers Brothers as a B-side to their single "Boogie Children."