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WELCOME TO THE HOMEPAGE OF THE JIM REEVES FAN CLUB

THIS WEB SITE WAS  ENDORSED BY JIM'S LEAD GUITAR PLAYER THE LATE LEO JACKSON

 

Jim Reeves

 

 


Our objective is to promote the music of Jim Reeves and keep the memory of him alive. Also, we supply the members with a quarterly fan club magazine of 12  pages, full of interesting articles, album reviews, photos, etc.

The fan club was founded as THE NEW DUTCH JIM REEVES FAN CLUB by Arie den Dulk and Bert Bossink in 1975. For the first two years we catered only to Dutch speaking fans, but since the closure of the British Jim Reeves Fan Club in 1977, we have two editions of the club magazine, one in Dutch, the other in English. Some years ago we changed to our present name as for more than  25 years it has  been the only Jim Reeves fan club.

Our approximately 250 members live all over the world, but 80% are Europeans. We have members in the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australasia, India and Japan.

  On this website we'll put various information such as discographies, newspaper cuttings and photographs from my own and other collections. Any material from visitors to this site is welcome.

If you wish to join the fan club or would like to know more about it,  or have any questions,  please write to: The Jim Reeves Fan Club. Or you may send mail to our postal address, which is:

 


 

 

Jim Reeves Fan Club
Postbus 66
2280 AB Ryswyk
The Netherlands
telephone number 0031613844105

 

 



 

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NEWS

UPDATED - 7 MAY 2012

4 MAY 2012

 ANNIVERSARY OF LEO JACKSON'S DEATH

On this day four years ago, we heard the sad news about the passing of Leo Jackson.  For ten years Leo played lead guitar for Jim Reeves.  There is little doubt that Leo's  guitar playing contributed to the unique sound of  many Jim Reeves recordings.

Leo will also be remembered  for relentless promoting of Jim Reeves' music and history in radio programs and interviews over the years . One of these, the British TVS television documentary, "Gentleman Jim Reeves" is still on sale on DVD at both sides of the Big Pond.

I feel honored to have been his friend for many years, his friendship was really a special one, as many of his friends will testify .
Leo is gone, but  will remembered by us when we hear his guitar play in  many  Jim Reeves' recordings.
 
Updated May 7, 2012 - Tom Perryman played the Jim Reeves track  "Penny Candy" .  I had send him  a request  to play that song, the very first Jim Reeves' studio recording in which Leo Jackson was featured, for all loyal Jim Reeves fans. on his Friday, May 4 prgram. Unfortunately Tom  had to leave the studio right after finishing the first hour. Right after playing that song he remembered Leo and mentioned also the fine steel guitar play by Jimmy Latham on that record. Jim had bought that steel guitar for Jimmy.  After Jimmy had left the band, that instrument  was used by Bobby Garret at live shows and record sessions .  The steel guitar was on display at the Jim Reeves museum and is believed to be in the possession of Ricky Garret.

20 APRIL 2012 

 BRITISH GUITAR GENIUS BERT WEEDON DIES AT 91

British guitar genius Bert Weedon, who has inspired  many British guitarists such as Paul McCartney, Hank Marvin, Brian May , and Eric Clapton has died at age 91.  Bert Weedon was a versatile and talented guitar  player who could play all musical styles. He played with the Mantovani Orchestra, on early British rock and roll records, and accompanied famous American singers who toured the UK, such as Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland. He was the first British guitarist to get a solo record in the UK charts. His album  "Bert Weedon remembers Jim Reeves"  sold over 250,000 copies and many British Jim Reeves fan treasures his probably worn out LP album.  I confident that I am not the only one who considers this to be one of the finst instrumental Jim Reeves tribute albums.

18 APRIL 2012 

 DICK CLARK DIED AT AGE 82

Dick Clark had a heart attack this (Wednesday)  morning at Saint John's hospital in Santa Monica.  He was admitted there  after he was admitted for an outpatient procedure the day. before. Dick Clark is best known to Jim Reeves fans for the  "American Band Stand" and "Saturday Night Beech-Nut" television shows. Jim performed 4 times in these shows in 1958 and 1960. He lip-synched to the released version of his songs.  

 Please  click here  to read more about Jim's appearences on that television show series,  and  to view a copy of Jim's contract for the February 6, 1960  show

  Please  click here to read more about it in the "Nashville Tennessean" newspaper

 

10 APRIL 2012 

 WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT?

As reported earlier, Country Music People printed both a " Letter to the editor" and  an essay by David Bussey in the April 2012 issue of that magazine. The essay was sent to Country Music People as support to a letter Bussey had written to the editor, seeking a balanced critique of the book.  The author then took umbrage at what he thought was being said in CMP and decided that the best form of defence is attack. He created a blog and went for the jugular.

Please  click here to read more about it

 

8 APRIL 2012 

 HAPPY EASTER 

Luke 24:34 'and saying, "It's true, the Lord has risen.." '

We wish all Jim Reeves fans a Blessed and Happy Easter.


6 APRIL 2012 

 TODAY IS GOOD FRIDAY

 

On Good Friday,  Christians remember the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. In many of parts of the world, and in especially in Europe, it is a tradition that  St Matthews Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach is performed, and attracts a large audience.

Many of you will remember the 1973 movie "Jesus Christ Superstar". It is not widely known  that a former Jim Reeves song writer wrote the words and composed the music of a contemporary musical dramatization of the life of Jesus Christ.

In 1974 Alex Zanetis produced and directed the double LP album "The Carpenter's Son" on the RCA label. The cast lists artists such as Alex Zanetis as Jesus, Ray Walker as Judas, George Jones as Pilate, Elder, and Old Man, and David Cobb as Scribe. Vocal accompaniment by The Jordanaires and The Nashville Edition.

Recently I managed to obtain a copy of this album and enjoyed listening to it. I am confident that if Jim Reeves had lived in 1974, he would love to have played a part in this  musical drama.

 5 APRIL 2012 

 FAN CLUB MAGAZINE ISSUE #129 MAILED 

We have sent both the Dutch and English editions of issue #129 out to our members and  it should reach them before Easter.

In this issue you'll find the correspondence between Canadian deejay Lorne Haresen and Jim Reeves from the first part of 1962. It's a typical letter from a person of the music industry who wants to use Jim Reeves for his own and Jim's good. Jim Reeves replies to the letters in his usual courtious manner, going to great length not to hurt someone else's feelings, and judging from letters sent and received by various individuals,  always give the impression that the correspondent  was very special to Jim Reeves. Jim, who had been a deejay himself,  realised how important is the contact between an artist and deejays. He spent a  lot of his own money  sending out records to radio stations and deejays who were not on the RCA despatch list.  Jim was indeed an expert on public relations and knew one had to spent a dime to earn a nickel.        

Mr. Harsen  got the impression that Jim selected him, but very likely someone at the office of RCA probably had a promotion campaign of Jim's next country album in Canada in mind, and liked the idea of a Canadian writing the liner notes.

You can also find the letters on the Scrapbook section on this website.

31 MARCH 2012 

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID BUSSEY!

We wish Mr. David Bussey a Happy Birthday. He will celebrate his 69th Birthday today. David used to run the British Official Jim Reeves fan club till 1977. He has always been very active in promoting Jim Reeves and his music since he started the British fan club. He has written a large number of Jim Reeves articles in  "Opry" , and its successor  Country Music People. David  has been guest on a large number of British country music radio programs. was a co-script writer, together with Don Ford,  of the 7 part BBC radio documentary "JIM REEVES AND HIS MUSIC". He played a role as advisor of the TVS documentary "GENTLEMAN JIM REEVES'. Part of the documentary was filmed at a fan meeting at his house, with guests such as Joyce Jackson, Kurt Rokitta and yours truly. Despite his age, or just because of it, he is still as active Jim Reeves wise as he was in the 1970's and a recent letter by him will be published  in the April issue of "Country Music People".
 

25 MARCH 2012 

 LATEST UPDATE IN THE 'SCRAPBOOK' SECTION

Mr. Frank C. Anderson supplied us with copies of correspondence between Mr. Lorne Harasen, a Canadian radio personality and Jim Reeves, regarding Mr. Harasen's request to write the liner notes of a future Jim Reeves album. The letters date from January and June 1962. 

Please  click here to  visit the Scrapbook page

 

 

24 MARCH 2012 

 'JIM REEVES - HIS UNTOLD STORY'  TO FEATURE AGAIN IN APRIL ISSUE OF 'COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE'

 

The book will be featuring again in the April issue of the top U.K. country music magazine 'Country Music People'.  Noted publicist, journalist and former editor of the magazine, Tony Byworth has written a review of the book.
 
Also included will be a letter to the current editor Duncan Warwick from David Bussey which includes excerpts from an essay he wrote, and which will appear in full in the latest issue of the Jim Reeves Fan Club magazine which has been sent out to members.

 22 MARCH 2012 

 ALAN JACKSON HAS BEEN CHOOSEN TO RECEIVE THE JIM REEVES INTERNATIONAL AWARD     
 

ENCINO, CA (March 21, 2012) The Academy of Country Music has announced that Alan Jackson has been chosen to receive the Jim Reeves International Award, which is presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world.

Alan Jackson’s down-home music and laid back personality has translated well internationally. He played for eager audiences in Sweden and Norway in August 2011, brought back by popular demand following his 2009 shows. Jackson’s album, Good Time, has also earned platinum sales in Norway. Jackson also toured Australia for the first time in March 2011. He’ll play four arena shows in Canada in April 2012, as well as a summer concert at the Craven Country Jamboree in Saskatchewan. Jackson won his first ACM Award as 1990’s Top New Male Vocalist, an honor that coincided with career-building tour dates in the UK and Germany.

Past recipients of the Jim Reeves International Award include Garth Brooks, Dick Clark, Roy Clark, Merv Griffin, Charlie Nagatani, Buck Owens, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, among others.

The Academy of Country Music is announcing the winners of awards that will not be televised during the live telecast of the 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, telecast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network, due to time constraints. Special Awards, Industry Awards, MBI (Musician, Bandleader, Instrumentalist) and Songwriter of the Year honorees will be feted at the 6th Annual ACM Honors event on September 24, 2012 in Nashville.

 The Academy of Country Music Special Awards are voted on by the ACM Board of Directors and are awarded during years where the Board of Directors feels there are clear and deserving candidates. Industry Awards are voted on by professional members of the Academy. 

The 47th Academy of Country Music Awards is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.  For more information, please visit www.acmcountry.com<http://www.acmcountry.com/>.

source: www.alanjackson.com/news.html?n_id=3902

 

 

8 MARCH 2012 

 CHARLIE LAMB PASSED AWAY AT AGE 90

'MUSIC ROW' reported the death of Nashville music stalwart Charlie Lamb yesterday. He was 90 and suffering from an illness.
Charlie Lamb is remembered mainly as a celebrated journalist, but he had been  active as a manager and entertainer too.

Charlie was a close friend of Jim and Mary Reeves. His memories on Jim Reeves were captured on video on the Channel 4  documentary 'GENTLEMAN JIM REEVES' in 1989. 
WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT?
 
Those longterm Jim Reeves fans in the UK who remember David Bussey, are gobsmacked at the fact that he has suddenly gained absolute  notoriety  because he has dared to express his own opinion on a book on his hero Jim Reeves.  Surely to God, everyone has a right to an honest opinion about anything.  Surely, the author of the book must have realised that at some point, someone was not going to like some of the content, and dare to say so.

 

His essay was printed in full in the Jim Reeves Fan Club magazine and makes reasonable and valid comment.   At NO point does he attack the author. The essay was sent to Country Music People as support to a letter Bussey had written to the editor, seeking a balanced critique of the book.  It is very interesting to note that at this moment in time, there has been no comment at all from the female of the species.

The author then took umbrage at what he thought was being said in CMP and decided that the best form of defence is attack. He created a blog and went for the jugular.  He thought it would add weight if he included some incriminating audio. Unfortunately, he broke UK  law by using secret tape recordings he had made during 2 long conversations with Bussey who had no idea he was being recorded.

 

In order to right any wrong, Bussey will be taking legal action.  He has already been in contact with a London solicitor, and has to decided whether spending so much money is worthwhile to remove a wart that could reappear in 6 months time. 

 

 

Please  click here to  read more about it in MUSIC ROW

7 MARCH 2012 

 HARGUS 'PIG' ROBBINS INDUCTED IN TO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME

Session musician Hargus 'Pig' Robbins has been elected as one of the new members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Hargus 'Pig'Robbins played piano on a few Jim Reeves recording sessions  in 1961, 1963, 1964 and an overdub session in 1975,  He can be heard playing the piano on albums such as 'Tall Tales And Short Tempers', ' Moonlight And Roses' , 'Jim Reeves And Some Friends' , and 'Songs Of Love'. 

Please  click here to  read more about it

23 FEBRUARY 2012 

 MAXINE BROWN OF 'THE BROWNS' FAME TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS 2012 ELLA DICKY LITERACY AWARD HONEREE 



Marty Martel reported that Maxine is one six honorees to receive this prestigious 2012 Literary Award for her book, 'Looking Back To See'.  This honor is presented annually in honor of the city's first librarian, Ella Dickey, who served in that position for over 50 years. Maxine will receive her award, April 26th at 4:15 P.M. during the festival in Marshfield, MO located approximately 30 miles from Springfield, MO .  Maxine is a member of one of country music elite vocal groups of all time, 'The Browns.' Their success will surely see them in the Country Music Hall of Fame for all of their achievements. And now Maxine has accomplished more awards for herself to go along with her song writing talents. Her best-selling book 'Looking Back to See'  www.uapress.com is that with 30 years in publishing (over 500 titles, including those of President Carter, Daisy Bates, Billy Collins, etc.), Maxine ranks right up at the top, 20th on the all-time bestsellers list of University of Arkansas Press (and still selling). 


The Browns and Jim Reeves recorded and performed in Shreveport and later in Nashville at about the same period and in the book you'll find many references to Jim Reeves.

 

16 FEBRUARY 2012 

 JOHNNY CASH MUSEUM TO BE OPENED IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE

Bill Miller who is a Johnny Cash fan, plans to open a Johnny Cash museum in a warehouse in downtown Nashville in June. A large part of the exhibits  are from the former Johnny Cash museum. 'The House of Cash' in Henderson, Tx. which closed in 1999. The museum will also display personal items of Johnny Cash, some of which have been donated by the Cash family.

James Newberry would have been the only Jim Reeves collector who could have set up a  proper Jim Reeves museum. Indeed there  have been plans for one in Carthage, but it never materialised.  Mr. Newberry sold his collection to Mike Curb, who has a record for preserving Nashville's musical heritage, among them the historic RCA Studio B, Columbia studio A,  and the Quonset Hut studio ( Owen Bradley's studio). At the time it was announced that part of the collection would be  on display after the Quonset Hut would be renovated, but that has not happened yet. Perhaps, when the Johnny Cash museum has become a significant tourist attraction, the conditions to open a Jim Reeves museum in downtown Nashville, a major tourist spot, may  be favourable. Until then, we can only view the collection in a
virtual musuem .


12 FEBRUARY 2012 

 ANOTHER UPDATE TO MARY REEVES COURT CASE 


The 'NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN' has  reported on the court ruling  in today's newspaper. Terry Davis is not entitled to any more money from his wife's estate beside the money specified in Mary's will.

Both Lani Arnold, Jim's niece, and one of the heirs, and Joyce Jackson, commented in the newspaper article  about the ruling which ends a legal battle that lasted over 12 years.

Please  click here to  read the article


9 FEBRUARY 2012 

 UPDATE TO MARY REEVES COURT CASE 

The NASHVILLE POST has an exclusive article to its subscribers, "Circuit Court denied spouse's claim to country star's assets"  and  it reported that Terry Davis won't receive long-persued funds from executor of deseased's wife's estate. 

The 'NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN' has not reported on the court ruling  yet, but  nodoubt it will when the judge's order has been  filed.

In a couple of weeks we'll learn wether or not Terry Davis will fight the outcome of the ruling.
 

30 JANUARY 2012 

 THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM WILL GET A NEW STAGE

The 60 year old stage of the Ryman Auditorium, where Jim Reeves performed on the WSM Grand Ole Opry, will be replaced with a new one.  Just like its prececessor replaced in 1951, the new one will made it compliant to future production's  needs.  Part of the original stage will be saved and  incorperated in the new one. Artists will be able to stand on a historic spot.

The last performance on the old stage will be this Friday, February 3. and the first one on the new one will be on February 20.

Please  click here to  read more about it

26 JANUARY 2012 

TODAY'S UPDATE TO MARY REEVES COURT CASE 

There was no report about yesterday's court session in today's newspaper. When there is an update I'will post it as soon as possible.


25 JANUARY 2012 

 UPDATE TO MARY REEVES COURT CASE 

Nashville Tennesean reporter Anita Wadhawani posted an update on Twitter at tnmusicbiz yesterday  afternoon and in today's issue of the newspaper.

The trial over country singer Jim Reeves royalties couldn't be wrapped up on Tuesday and wil continue on Wednesday. The proceedings went slow with disputed testimony over the  mental state of Mary Reeves at the time of the sale of the Jim Reeves estate. Although the court case was scheduled to finish today, it is likely to finish in February.


Please  click here to  read her  article in the Nashville Tennessean of today, January 25, 2012

You'll find  the latest news on the court proceedings on Ms. Wadhawani's Twitter at tnmusicbiz .

24 JANUARY 2012 

  CHESTER STUDDARD'S WIFE EFFIE DIED 

We are sad to learn about the death of Effie, the wife of Chester Studdard, who died at the age of 83 last Saturday. Chester and Effie were married for 60 years.

Chester and Jim Reeves were friends for many years, they attended school and highschool and played together in Carthage High School Baseball team.

Please  click here to  read Effie Studdard's orbituary

  NEW UPDATE TO MARY REEVES COURT CASE 

The Nashvile Tennessean published a report on the first of the two days of the court session in today's newspaper. The reporter Anita Wadhawani will post an update on Twitter at tnmusicbiz this afternoon,  when it's supposed to wrap up.

Please  click here to  read the article

23 JANUARY 2012 

  UPDATE TO MARY REEVES COURT CASE NEARS THE END OF A 12 YEAR LEGAL DESPUTE

The trial about who gets what share of the Jim Reeves's royalties began at 10 am in Nashville this morning.  Fans who are on TWITTER can also follow the story at tnmusicbiz . If there are interesting developments/updates during the trial, NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN's reporter Anita Wadhwani  who is at the trial, will post them there first.

18 JANUARY 2012 

 MARY REEVES COURT CASE NEARS THE END OF A 12 YEAR LEGAL DESPUTE

Next week may see the end of a 12 year  of legal dispute over how much Terry Davis, the widower of Mary Reeves Davis is entitled too. The Nashvile Tennessean has an article about it in today's newspaper.

Please  click here to  read the article

18 JANUARY 2012 

 DUTCH RADIO 5 STATION FEATURES JIM REEVES AS 'ARTIST OF THE WEEK '

Dutch Nostalgia radio station RADIO5 features Jim Reeves as 'Artist of the week' this week. Every hour a Jim Reeves record will be played on the station. 

You can listen to Radio5 on the web here .    

 

4 JANUARY 2012 

 'DISTANT DRUMS' BY JIM REEVES IN BELGIUM TOP  1000 CLASSIC RECORDS   CHART 2011

'Distant drums' by Jim Reeves entered the Belgium radio 2 Top 1000 'classic' record chart of 2011 at the 653rd position. The record in that chart had been broadcasted on Belgium radio  between December 26th and  New Year's Eve.


1 JANUARY 2012 

 WE WISH YOU ALL A  HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS 2012!


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  • IN MEMORIAM

    MARY REEVES  

    20 January  1929 - 11 November 1999 

    Please click HERE for our tribute 

     

    Click on the camera for links to a collection of photographs of Jim Reeves. 

    Scrapbook

    List of radio shows issued on transcription records

    The opening of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.

    Pictures of the Jim Reeves Memorial in Carthage.

    Pictures of the former Jim Reeves "EVERGREEN" Museum in Madison  

    Pictures of the mausoleum where Mary Reeves has been put to rest

     

    Please click HERE for links to other sites

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