JR1923 to 1964
- Born
- 20 August 1923, Galloway, Texas, United States
- First work
- 1953: Mexican Joe
- Peak
- 1957 to 1964 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1964: I Won't Forget You
- Died
- 31 July 1964, Brentwood, United States; aged 40; accident
Jim Reeves
Music: singer, songwriter, United States
Jim Reeves was an American country and popular music singer known affectionately as Gentleman Jim for his warm, velvety baritone. A central architect of the smooth Nashville sound of the late 1950s and 1960s, Reeves achieved international pop crossover success with songs like Four Walls and his signature hit He'll Have to Go. His recordings maintained massive popularity throughout the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Scandinavia. Reeves's career ended when the private aircraft he was piloting went down in dense fog near Brentwood, Tennessee, in July 1964 when he was forty years old.
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Signature works
- Mexican Joe 1953
- Four Walls 1957
- He'll Have to Go 1959
- Welcome to My World 1963
- I Won't Forget You 1964
Honours
- Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, 1967