James Edward Wilbur (1898–1968) was a British bandleader and prolifically recorded musician identified with and influential in the era of Big Band and British dance band music. Wilbur was born Wilbur Blinco in 1898 in Leamington Spa. He became recording director for in 1928, but left Dominion shortly before its demise, and became recording manager for the Crystalate Manufacturing Company. With his own name and under many pseudonyms, his recordings appeared on a variety of labels, including Imperial, Eclipse, Rex and Crown. Wilbur died in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1968.