Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 – July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer and songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville Sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death in a plane crash.
Learn about the life and career of Jim Reeves, one of the best of the "Nashville Sound" style country and western singers. Find out his achievements, awards, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
Learn about the life and career of Jim Reeves, a smooth-singing Nashville Sound vocalist who enjoyed many crossover pop hits in the 1950s and 1960s. Find out how he transitioned from hard-country to pop-tinged love ballads, and how he became an international star and a Country Music Hall of Fame member.
8 Οκτ 2009 · This is a short biography of James Travis Reeves also known as Gentleman Jim who was an American country and pop music singer and songwriter popular in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the biggest male star to emerge from the Nashville sound.
Jim Reeves -- a 185-pound, six-foot-two, pleasant-faced baritone -- has been pushing ahead ever since 1947, when he gave up pro baseball for singing. By 1953, he was second in the country polls, and by 1955 he had switched to RCA Victor and joined the "Grand Ole Opry."
27 Σεπ 2015 · James Travis (Jim) Reeves, country and popular singer, was born in Galloway, Texas, on August 20, 1923. He was the son of Tom and Mary (Adams) Reeves. After graduation from Carthage High School in 1942, Reeves attended the University of Texas and played for the university baseball team.
Born into a large family on a farm in rural east Texas, Reeves was raised by his mother, his father having died shortly after Jim's birth. Reeves developed his interest in country music at an early age from listening to recordings of the legendary Jimmy Rodgers, and he got his first guitar when he was six.
