Thanks for this tribute to the greatest singer ever god put breath in. RIP Jim.... Darren, You are saying words that millions of Jim Reeves fans would agree with completely. I remember one of Jim's albums saying on the back cover, Jim Reeves recordings were not just words and music, but a memorable event, I concur with this... I have 113 of Jim's songs at this time in my favourites list, and still come across another one from time to time, I can add to it.
Jim Reeves has been my favorite singer since the first time I heard him on radio in the 1960s. To me, he is the best singer to ever make a recording. He is a hero to me.
My mother had almost all the LPs he had released. I learnd about Jim through my mother's heavy use of pickups on the gramophone. Some of her records were quite worn down. When I got a little older, I tried to renew her record collection and replace the most worn LPs. It has been several years since I lost my beloved Mother. But I inherited her record collection and combined with my own collection I have pretty much everything Jim has released as well as several compilation albums. -Enjoy. . .
"When l was 5 years old I heard my first phonograph recording..." then came a little bit of Jimmie Rodgers "Blue yodel # 5", loved that. Great record many fine songs and that "l grew up to be" always puts me in a happy mood, just such a nice happy little lovable tune.
Hi Darren I'm very pleased that you brought he's anniversary to me as l truly love Jim Reeves up until today we use to play his songs when l grew up my parents used to play all his songs especially the album,We Thank Thee and l love all his music may his Soul Rest in Heaven God Bless you❤❤🙏
Hi Darren. I liked the video. I'm not familiar with Jim Reeves. He died the year I was born. But I'm going to a Record and CD Festival in Jacksonville tomorrow. If I run across one of his albums, I'll pick it up. Also, I can relate. For me, it was Tom Jones at a very early age and then later KISS. I could easily be seen wearing a KISS t-shirt talking about Tom Jones records 😊
I saw Jim, Chet Atkins, Bobby Bare, The Anita Kerr Singers with The Blue Boys (Leo Jackson, Henry Strzelecki, Dean Manuel and Kenny Buttrey) in Oslo, Norway, on April 15, 1964. Great performance by Jim particularly. It's to find on RUclips.
I quite like Jim Reeves, such a good deep voice. For some reason, I've long thought that a song like "The Merry Christmas Polka" would fit a spooky scene in a horror movie well, oddly enough... :-]
Thank you for mentioning my 672-page book, "Jim Reeves His Untold Story." FYI, I updated the book in 2018 and it's available worldwide in print or ebook versions on Amazon. I notice you are a big vinyl fan and you mentioned the old "duets" which combined Jim's voice with Patsy Cline. Over the years I have produced a series of CDs for EU and Canadian labels that feature previously unreleased recordings by Jim. We've used big league pro musicians and background singers, including Grammy Award winners, to overdub many of these tracks. FYI, we also used new technology to produce two NEW duets ''That's My Desire" and "Have You Ever Been Lonely." Unlike in the analog days, with its limitations, we were able to get Reeves and Cline to harmonize with each other. Among the releases I've produced are Jim with the Nashville Symphony, songs that were not known to exist like "How Many Tears From Now" (which we gave a bluegrass feel; it was a demo recording), and "I'm A Hit Again," which Jim recorded in his basement studio at home a few days before his death. This was long rumored to exist but nobody could find a copy of it and Mary Reeves never released it. But I tracked it down and we recorded the overdub in the SAME basement studio where the song was born. (Jim's former home is now owned by a Nashville musician/producer). So it was truly historic. The latest CD is "Jim Reeves His Country Roots" which consists of demos we've overdubbed. Jim envisioned himself as a perennial favorite and as you probably read in my book, he told Mary what he hoped she would do if something happened to him: overdub his music to keep it sounding "current." In fact, though he didn't believe in life insurance, he told his wife that his unreleased recordings were her "insurance." Hence Jim Reeves is the only artist in the history of recorded music to score 34 charted hits AFTER his death. Nobody else has done that; not Elvis, not the Beatles. Of the scores of songs by Jim I've updated (including a new version of "Distant Drums" with a beautiful orchestral arrangement by Milton Smith, whom Elvis hired shortly before he died), it hit #1 again on radio playlists worldwide. I knew Mary for 33 years, from the time I was a teen, and am confident that she would be very happy that Jim's legacy is still being honored. -- Larry Jordan
@@midtod hi Larry I do have many of those new albums you speak of. I wanted to keep the video down to a certain time, so I chose only a few things to show in the video. It's a thrill to hear from you knowing you knew Mary, it feels like a real connection to the great man himself. I'm saddened to see nothing was really aired to mark the 60th anniversary of his death. Maybe one day, someone will make a movie on his life. Many thanks for stopping by.... 😊
The Voicemaster recordings done by Larry are voicemasterworks in their own right. Even the oldest recordings sound new and fresh. They are very worthwhile. By the way, Jim wrote and co-wrote many of his songs maybe fifty or more. I think it would be a good idea to release "his own songs" as CDs. I'm convinced his fans will love them. Just an idea.
Darren, something I can't understand, is the three part documentary about the history of country music by Ken Burns that did not even mention JIM REEVES, nor Marty Robbins or Faron young... I was born 1944 so I was a fan of Jim's in my early teens. I remember vividly the day in 1964 I heard about the death of Jim Reeves, such a major loss to all of his fans.
Hi Darren. WoW ! Jim Reeves. My favorite Lp by Jim is "The Country Side Of Jim Reeves". For your info, Jim was credited for actually saving RCA records, NOT ELVIS, from almost bankrupsy, entirely on record sales alone, far outselling Elvis. What a voice.
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My dad played him and I remember it in 1971, still loving his music
Jim Reeves was the best singer in the world
Well put together video, thank you!
Thanks for this tribute to the greatest singer ever god put breath in. RIP Jim.... Darren, You are saying words that millions of Jim Reeves fans would agree with completely. I remember one of Jim's albums saying on the back cover, Jim Reeves recordings were not just words and music, but a memorable event, I concur with this... I have 113 of Jim's songs at this time in my favourites list, and still come across another one from time to time, I can add to it.
Jim Reeves has been my favorite singer since the first time I heard him on radio in the 1960s. To me, he is the best singer to ever make a recording. He is a hero to me.
DARREN, THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING HIS 60th ANNIVERSARY IN HEAVEN. IT MEANS A LOT TO HIS FANS. LOVE YOU MUCH ❤
My mother had almost all the LPs he had released. I learnd about Jim through my mother's heavy use of pickups on the gramophone. Some of her records were quite worn down. When I got a little older, I tried to renew her record collection and replace the most worn LPs.
It has been several years since I lost my beloved Mother. But I inherited her record collection and combined with my own collection I have pretty much everything Jim has released as well as several compilation albums.
-Enjoy. . .
THANKS, THAT WAS GREAT.
Jim Reeves is my favourite singer.
This man had the most purest and clear voice of all the artist in the world, then and now...a gift from the gods!...Ireland
Thanks you for covering this! One of my favorite singers, my mom and I listen to him every morning! May he rest in peace awesome guy
Thank you for this absolutely engrossing and informative video about my one of my favorite singers, Jim Reeves! His voice was like no other.
@@JimReeves_jdr you're welcome. Thanks for stopping by. 😉
"When l was 5 years old I heard my first phonograph recording..."
then came a little bit of Jimmie Rodgers "Blue yodel # 5", loved that.
Great record many fine songs and that "l grew up to be" always
puts me in a happy mood, just such a nice happy little lovable tune.
Hi Darren I'm very pleased that you brought he's anniversary to me as l truly love Jim Reeves up until today we use to play his songs when l grew up my parents used to play all his songs especially the album,We Thank Thee and l love all his music may his Soul Rest in Heaven God Bless you❤❤🙏
I love jim Reaves ♥️ ❤️ ❤
My mother can remember Jim reeves on the radio. I was introduced to his LP, at the age of 10. He made a film called Kimberley Jim.
@@flyingscotsman8517 you're right about his movie. It's featured in the video 😉
I highly recommend Larry Jordan's book. It follows Jim's life almost day by day. It's the most honest and open book I ever read.
Hi Darren. I liked the video. I'm not familiar with Jim Reeves. He died the year I was born. But I'm going to a Record and CD Festival in Jacksonville tomorrow. If I run across one of his albums, I'll pick it up. Also, I can relate. For me, it was Tom Jones at a very early age and then later KISS. I could easily be seen wearing a KISS t-shirt talking about Tom Jones records 😊
I saw Jim, Chet Atkins, Bobby Bare, The Anita Kerr Singers with The Blue Boys (Leo Jackson, Henry Strzelecki, Dean Manuel and Kenny Buttrey) in Oslo, Norway, on April 15, 1964. Great performance by Jim particularly. It's to find on RUclips.
I quite like Jim Reeves, such a good deep voice. For some reason, I've long thought that a song like "The Merry Christmas Polka" would fit a spooky scene in a horror movie well, oddly enough... :-]
One of the best in music history
Thank you for mentioning my 672-page book, "Jim Reeves His Untold Story." FYI, I updated the book in 2018 and it's available worldwide in print or ebook versions on Amazon. I notice you are a big vinyl fan and you mentioned the old "duets" which combined Jim's voice with Patsy Cline. Over the years I have produced a series of CDs for EU and Canadian labels that feature previously unreleased recordings by Jim. We've used big league pro musicians and background singers, including Grammy Award winners, to overdub many of these tracks. FYI, we also used new technology to produce two NEW duets ''That's My Desire" and "Have You Ever Been Lonely." Unlike in the analog days, with its limitations, we were able to get Reeves and Cline to harmonize with each other. Among the releases I've produced are Jim with the Nashville Symphony, songs that were not known to exist like "How Many Tears From Now" (which we gave a bluegrass feel; it was a demo recording), and "I'm A Hit Again," which Jim recorded in his basement studio at home a few days before his death. This was long rumored to exist but nobody could find a copy of it and Mary Reeves never released it. But I tracked it down and we recorded the overdub in the SAME basement studio where the song was born. (Jim's former home is now owned by a Nashville musician/producer). So it was truly historic. The latest CD is "Jim Reeves His Country Roots" which consists of demos we've overdubbed. Jim envisioned himself as a perennial favorite and as you probably read in my book, he told Mary what he hoped she would do if something happened to him: overdub his music to keep it sounding "current." In fact, though he didn't believe in life insurance, he told his wife that his unreleased recordings were her "insurance." Hence Jim Reeves is the only artist in the history of recorded music to score 34 charted hits AFTER his death. Nobody else has done that; not Elvis, not the Beatles. Of the scores of songs by Jim I've updated (including a new version of "Distant Drums" with a beautiful orchestral arrangement by Milton Smith, whom Elvis hired shortly before he died), it hit #1 again on radio playlists worldwide. I knew Mary for 33 years, from the time I was a teen, and am confident that she would be very happy that Jim's legacy is still being honored. -- Larry Jordan
@@midtod hi Larry
I do have many of those new albums you speak of. I wanted to keep the video down to a certain time, so I chose only a few things to show in the video.
It's a thrill to hear from you knowing you knew Mary, it feels like a real connection to the great man himself.
I'm saddened to see nothing was really aired to mark the 60th anniversary of his death. Maybe one day, someone will make a movie on his life.
Many thanks for stopping by.... 😊
THANk YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR HELPING TO KEEP HIS MEMORIES and HIS SONGS ALIVE FOR HIS FANS. WE LOVE YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.😊
The Voicemaster recordings done by Larry are voicemasterworks in their own right. Even the oldest recordings sound new and fresh. They are very worthwhile. By the way, Jim wrote and co-wrote many of his songs maybe fifty or more. I think it would be a good idea to release "his own songs" as CDs. I'm convinced his fans will love them. Just an idea.
Keep up the good work son !
I own all of Jim's songs plus all his sheet music
Jim Reeves had the smoothest voice on records Always one of my favorites.
Listen to "Am I losing you?"......
@@bobblynes3926 know it well....
He recorded that sing four times.
Darren, something I can't understand, is the three part documentary about the history of country music by Ken Burns that did not even mention JIM REEVES, nor Marty Robbins or Faron young... I was born 1944 so I was a fan of Jim's in my early teens. I remember vividly the day in 1964 I heard about the death of Jim Reeves, such a major loss to all of his fans.
Hi Darren. WoW ! Jim Reeves. My favorite Lp by Jim is "The Country Side Of Jim Reeves".
For your info, Jim was credited for actually saving RCA records, NOT ELVIS, from almost bankrupsy, entirely on record sales alone, far outselling Elvis. What a voice.
He was equally good live as on record.