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Posted by Gil Nelson
on March 4, 2008, 3:42 pm, in reply to "Re: YouTube: Jim with T. Tommy Cutrer shows "
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Thank you, Julie, for pointing us to these rare and wonderful performances. Leo was not only an excellent "picker" but a very talented harmony singer. Not every singer is capable of good harmony, but Leo does a masterful job. It was good to see him in the spotlight as you get a real sense of his importance to the Reeves' sound.
I truly hope he understands that fans everywhere associate him as one who was closest to Reeves. And I hope he appreciates the great responsibility that goes with being such an authority. Leo is probably one of the few left who can help to set the record straight on Gentleman Jim. I hope he utilizes that influence wisely.
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: Thanks for pointing this out. For people who
: have never been to www.youtube.com before,
: you need to type in Jim's name at the top of
: the page. Then it will show you a list that
: you can scroll through. There are a lot of
: clips on there from other people doing
: Reeves songs, but you can ALSO find
: Gentleman Jim himself.
:
: One of the nicest clips which I would like
: to call fans' attention to is a color
: segment of Jim's lead guitarist, Leo
: Jackson, appearing on Jim Ed Brown's TV show
: years ago. It's a good chance to see Leo
: singing and playing guitar with Jim Ed. I
: think you will agree with me that it is a
: very worthy tribute by Leo to his mentor Mr.
: Reeves. Fans of course have heard Leo on
: many of Jim's recordings but now you get to
: see him too. It's fun to watch. You'll
: notice when they sing "Billy
: Bayou," you can see Mary on the left in
: the background, keeping time to the song.
: You can see it at:
: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYyJKNXzR1Q
:
: Another clip shows Mary being interviewed by
: Jim Ed, and she introduces a segment with
: Jim himself. You can find it at:
: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZooyClpfAk&feature=related
:
: So check it out! -- Julie
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