Jim Reeves



James Travis Reeves ( Galloway (Texas) , August 201923 - Nashville (Tennessee) , July 311964 ) aka Gentleman Jim was an Americancountry singer who was known for his warm velvet voice .



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[ hide ]  *1 Biography  ==Biography [ edit] == Reeves was born in Galloway in Texas as the youngest in a family of nine children. His father died when he was 1. Despite his love for music, he began a career as aballplayer, which in 1947 came to a premature end by an ankle injury. He got a job as a DJ at a radio station in Louisiana, and in 1953 he recorded his first hit record,Mexican Joe, that was a number 1 listing. In 1955 he signed a contract with RCA and joined the Grand Ole Opry . By the end of the 50s was the Rock 'n' Roll and Reeves shifted under the influence of Chet Atkins style are the pure country which in that direction. Reeves was - with Patsy Cline - one of the first to the Nashville sound brought.
 * 2 Discography
 * 2.1 Albums
 * 2.2 Singles
 * 2.3 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 3 External links

Jim Reeves was one of the first with 'talking' close- microphone technique worked, something his voice extra good did come out. This he did with the recording engineer for RCA as high quarrel he between 1962 and early 1964 made ​​no more recordings.

Jim Reeves' plane was on the way home in Nashville on July 31, 1964 in a heavy storm. Both occupants, Reeves as a pilot and a friend, Dean Manuel, died.

A few of the songs that made him famous are:

He scored his biggest hit in 1959/1960 by He'll have to go .
 * Mexican Joe
 * Talkin 'to your heart
 * Yonder comes a sucker
 * A Fool Such As I
 * Distant drums
 * I love you because
 * I will not forget you
 * Adios Amigo
 * Blue Boy
 * Billy Bayou
 * Home
 * Am I Losing You

Jim Reeves has also released an album containing only songs in Afrikaans entitled Jy Is My Sweet Ling .

Even long after his death Reeves has gotten hit list prices; the latest in a duet with Patsy ClineI fall to pieces in 1982 . All this was possible because of the massive amounts of unreleased studio material and the careful management by his wife. ==Discography [ edit] == ===Albums [ edit] === ===Singles [ edit] === ===Radio 2 Top 2000 [ edit] ===