July 31, 2020

31 July – remembering Jim Reeves (20 Aug 1923 – 31 July 1964),one of the greatest voices in country music who achieved widespread fame not only in the US but worldwide, especially following his 1960 hit He’ll Have To Go. He scored big hits in the early 50s with his up-tempo recordings of Mexican Joe and Bimbo, but by the mid to late 60s his voice had deepened and matured, producing a string of beautiful ballads, his deep baritone much emulated since but never equalled. BACM have not yet issued a dedicated Reeves CD because his recordings are widely available on other labels but several of his hits are our Country Music Chart Hits series (the series features the Top 100 Country Hits each year; we have so far completed eight years: 1955, 1957 …1960.)

SOUTH OF THE BORDER (various artists). B.A.C.M. 221

Country Music – Chart Memories – 1955 – (Vol. 3) CD 023

Country Music – Chart Memories – 1956 – (Vol. 2) CD 026

Country Music – Chart Memories – 1957 – (Vol. 1) CD 029

Country Music – Chart Memories – 1958 – (Vol. 2) CD 034

Country Music – Chart Memories – 1959 – (Vol. 1) CD 037

Country Music – Chart Memories – 1960 – (Vol. 1) CD 041

Country Music ~ Chart Memories – 1961 – (Vol. 1) CD 045

Country Music ~ Chart Memories – 1962 – (Vol. 1) CD 049