Jim Reeves
James Travis 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. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
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| Full name at birth | James Travis Reeves
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| Claim to fame | Grand Ole Opry
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| Date of birth | 20 August 1923
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| Place of birth | Panola County, Texas, USA
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| Date of death | 31 July 1964
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| Age | 40 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Brentwood, Williamson Co., Tennessee, USA
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| Cause of death | Plane Crash
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| Occupation | Country Musician
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![Jim Reeves - Yours Retro Magazine Pictorial [United Kingdom] (February 2024)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/w/x/wx8on9emcuh5c598.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Gravesite is located on US 79 about 3 miles east of the US 59 junction in Carthage, Texas.
- According to Chet Atkins, there was one musical instrument Jim didn`t like, and didn`t want on any of his recordings - the accordion. It appeared on only one song he ever recorded - "The Merry Christmas Polka" from his 1963 Christmas album. Chet convinced Jim the song wouldn`t be a polka without it.
- Jim was only about five miles from the Nashville airport on July 31, 1964 when he ran into a severe thunderstorm. He had made contact with the Airport Tower Operator, who was trying to steer him around the storm. His last transmission to the tower was at 4:58 PM, when his plane disappeared off the radar screen. The wreckage wasn`t found until two days later, August 2.
- In a survey taken by the BBC of the Top 100 songs of the 20th Century in the United Kingdom (which included all types of music- rock, pop, country, etc.) Jim`s version of "I Love You Because" was ranked #11.
- Recorded 444 songs in his career- which were released on a multi-volume CD set by the Bear Family in Europe in the late 1990`s.
Jim Reeves is known for his role in the film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) as performer: "Welcome To My World".
He is also known for his role in the TV series Shining Vale (2022) as performer - 1 episode.
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