tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post5530886836795835359..comments2024-03-27T12:09:07.950+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: JIM REEVES STAGES A COMEBACK (WELL, SORT OF)... Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-83143784444088811702017-12-09T11:53:18.653+00:002017-12-09T11:53:18.653+00:00Ta much, IM - I'll be ordering that very soon....Ta much, IM - I'll be ordering that very soon.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-74452520606782069812017-12-09T11:43:49.813+00:002017-12-09T11:43:49.813+00:00Something too late for your Xmas list (this year)....Something too late for your Xmas list (this year)...<br /><br />https://www.amazon.co.uk/Singles-Eps-1949-Jim-Reeves/dp/B075NX6878/ref=zg_bsnr_9840746031_74?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=GSH4FE5DXSJQ4BF9V6JPIain Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-9389128782385752112017-08-17T13:14:12.103+01:002017-08-17T13:14:12.103+01:00What's more, it kept The Beatles out of the Nu...What's more, it kept The Beatles out of the Number One spot and was voted song of the year - making Jim the first American singer ever to achieve that accolade. Also, it was only a demo (which was overdubbed for commercial release) for the song's composer (Cindy Walker, who wrote it specifically for Jim) and, according to Leo Jackson, one of Jim's backing band (The Blue Boys), would never have been issued if Jim had still been alive. He'd have sung it in a more polished fashion in a proper recording session. Before Jim's version was released, Roy Orbison had a crack at recording it (it was a B side on one of his records), but it failed to make an impression. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-24074362095139097862017-08-17T12:44:52.785+01:002017-08-17T12:44:52.785+01:00You could also have mentioned that his 1966 UK #1 ...You could also have mentioned that his 1966 UK #1 "Distant Drums" was a posthumous chart-topper which succeeded on its' own merit, not merely because the singer had just died - a rare feat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com