[ Post a Response | JIM REEVES FAN FORUM ]
Posted by Jimmy Peterson
on May 9, 2008, 2:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Another singer has died"
12.150.164.100
Larry,
Did Jim have a specific person he liked to go to for his haircuts, and was he and Mary well known residents in the Madison area?
--Previous Message--
: Thank you for posting this. There is a cute
: story about how Cindy Walker had pitched a
: couple of songs to Jim for what turned out
: to be his last recording sessions. One of
: them was "In the Misty Moonlight,"
: which she had high hopes Reeves would
: record. But he didn't care for the song,
: even though Mary loved it.
:
: A short time later, Jim was getting his
: haircut after hours, when a song came on the
: radio by Jerry Wallace. Jim's barber
: recalled "he jumped up and said 'That's
: my song!'" It was Jerry Wallace,
: singing "In the Misty Moonlight."
:
: That changed Jim's opinion of the number,
: and he decided to cut it on his next
: session, which was on July 2, 1964.
:
: It took Jerry Wallace's fine singing to
: demonstrate to Reeves that it was a good
: quality song.
:
: Jim liked Jerry very much, and I agree with
: Reeves' opinion. I'm sorry to hear Mr.
: Wallace passed away.
:
J.Peterson
Responses:
TO RETURN TO THE JIM REEVES WAY, CLICK ON JIM'S NAME AT TOP OF PAGE