James Ellis and the Jealous Guys is a country / Americana / honky tonk band from Melbourne, Australia which includes members of Big Smoke(Tim Baker, Luke Brennan, Joe Cope and Alex O'Gorman), The Hello Morning (Steven Cliffhanger and Joe Cope) and The Bitter Sweethearts(James Ellis and Joe Cope). Their music draws on the influence of Hank Williams, Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and Daniel Romano.