Jim Reeves~ "Snowflake"
James Travis "Jim" Reeves (August 20, 1923 – July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter.
With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound
(a mixture of older country-style music with elements of popular
music).
Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of a private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of a private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Travis Reeves |
| Also known as | Gentleman Jim |
| Born | August 20, 1923 Galloway, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1964 (aged 40) Davidson County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, Nashville sound, Gospel |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 1949–1964 |
| Labels | RCA Victor, Fabor, Macy, Abbott |
| Associated acts | Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer, Dottie West |
Early life and education
Reeves was born in Galloway, Texas, a small rural community near Carthage.
Winning an athletic scholarship to the University of Texas, he enrolled to study speech and drama, but quit after only six weeks to work in the shipyards in Houston.
Winning an athletic scholarship to the University of Texas, he enrolled to study speech and drama, but quit after only six weeks to work in the shipyards in Houston.
Soon he resumed baseball, playing in the semi-professional leagues before contracting with the St. Louis Cardinals "farm" team during 1944 as a right-handed pitcher.
He played for the minor leagues for three years before severing his sciatic nerve while pitching, which ended his athletic career.[citation needed]
He played for the minor leagues for three years before severing his sciatic nerve while pitching, which ended his athletic career.[citation needed]
Initial success in the 1950s
Reeves' first successful country music songs included "I Love You" (a duet with Ginny Wright), "Mexican Joe", and "Bimbo" which reached Number 1 in 1954 on the U.S. Country Charts, and other songs with both Fabor Records and Abbott Records.Abbott released his first album in November 1955, Jim Reeves Sings (Abbott 5001), which was the label's only album release.
Earlier in 1955, he was signed to a 10-year recording contract with RCA Victor by Steve Sholes, who produced some of Reeves' first recordings at RCA and signed Elvis Presley for the company that same year.
Also in 1955, he joined the Grand Ole Opry[2] and made his first appearance on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee, where he was a fill-in host from May–July 1958.
For his earliest RCA recordings, Reeves was still singing with the loud style of his first recordings, considered standard for country and western performers at that time.
He decreased his volume, using a lower pitch and singing with lips nearly touching the microphone, although there were protests at RCA.
During 1957, with the endorsement of his producer Chet Atkins, he used this style for his version of a demonstration song of lost love intended for a female singer. "Four Walls" not only scored No. 1 on the country music charts, but scored No. 11 on the popular music charts.
Reeves had helped begin a new style of country music, using violins and lusher background arrangements soon known as the Nashville sound.
Reeves became known as a crooner because of his rich light baritone voice. Songs such as "Adios Amigo", "Welcome to My World", and "Am I Losing You?" demonstrated this.
His Christmas songs have been perennial favorites, including "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S", "Blue Christmas" and "An Old Christmas Card".
He is also responsible for popularizing many gospel songs, including "We Thank Thee", "Take My Hand, Precious Lord", "Across The Bridge", "Where We'll Never Grow Old" and many others.
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