Jim Reeves was a country music star from Texas who rose to fame in the 1950s. His smooth voice and polite style earned him the nickname Gentleman Jim in the industry. He recorded chart-topping songs ...
A 20-song collection of previously unavailable singing performances by the late, great Jim Reeves — Jim Reeves: Live at the Opry — has just been released by the Country Music Foundation. The songs ...
This week in 1957: Over 100,000 people crowded Yankee Stadium for a Billy Graham rally; producers predicted a nonprofitable season for television due to inflation and escalating costs of producing ...
CARTHAGE, Texas (KLTV) - Just outside Carthage, you’ll find the headstone for Jim Reeves, a world-famous country singer. It is also where you’ll find a historical marker commemorating his life. It’s ...
Recently in a small town in the west of this country, I encountered a man in his forties who recalled hearing Jim Reeves when he was a child. This came as no surprise to me because Jim was very ...
If Jim Reeves were alive he’d celebrate his 100 th birthday on Aug. 20 and next year will mark the 60 th anniversary of the death of one of Country Music’s greatest legends. “Gentleman Jim”, as he was ...
I don’t remember the first time I heard Jim Reeves’ “An Old Christmas Card,” but I do remember my reaction. I laughed. How could I not? I would’ve been around 16 at the time, and the song is so, so ...
On this day (September 3) in 1964, Jim Reeves was at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “I Guess I’m Crazy.” Penned by Werly Fairburn, the song spent seven consecutive weeks at No.