Jim Reeves was a country music star from Texas who rose to fame in the 1950s. His smooth voice and polite style earned him the nickname Gentleman Jim in the industry. He recorded chart-topping songs ...

Reeves released his debut single, “What Were You Doing (Last Night),” in 1953. His next release, “Mexican Joe,” was his first No. 1. The next year, he scored another No. 1 with “Bimbo.” The first half ...

On this day (September 3) in 1964, Jim Reeves was at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “I Guess I’m Crazy.” Penned by Werly Fairburn, the song spent seven consecutive weeks at No.

Six decades ago, the life of one Nashville's most iconic musicians was tragically cut short in a plane crash that rocked Music City to its core. Jim Reeves, a crooner that stood at the intersection of ...

This week in 1957: Over 100,000 people crowded Yankee Stadium for a Billy Graham rally; producers predicted a nonprofitable season for television due to inflation and escalating costs of producing ...

For readers of a certain age, no doubt, the velvet voice of Jim Reeves will have only romantic associations. For me, however, the memories are slightly more disturbing. Whenever I hear his songs of ...

THE promise country singer Jim Reeves made to businessman Sammy Barr will be recalled today when the 40th anniversary of the death of Gentleman Jim in a plane crash is commemorated. THE promise ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A trial over how music royalties of the late country singer “Gentleman” Jim Reeves should be split is set to begin this week. Reeves was a country music sensation ...

Ken Tizzard (with hat) and his band Music for Goats have recorded a Christmas EP, Sketches of Christmas. (courtesy Steve Dagg ) Musician Ken Tizzard admits he's not much of a Christmas music fan. But ...