Gentleman Jim! Smooth doesn't describe him! Today's 'country music' doesn't belong in the same conversation!

@WildPhotoShooter

Жыл бұрын

Todays so called country music is just pop with a twang, most of it is crap.

He was my dad's all time favorite. Can't believe I'm crying. I miss my Dad

@janiebell6953

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! They are the best memories for me. Sorry about your dad. This is a club that no one wants to be in. I know how you feel.

@Avallachgrey

3 жыл бұрын

Same here my friend

@2SKH

2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh me too my friend ...how I wish he was here ...but then again I think do I ???? Back living in this mess of a World.....whereas He is in Heaven with Jim and can listen to him personally ...Oh what a Thought ...Godbless x

@nchumbeni5450

2 жыл бұрын

Same here dear

👏👏👏👏 doesn't get any better than Gentlemen Jim Reeves, he has a lot of great songs I still have that album!! He was my mom's favorite, thanks for sharing and as always you know "Howdy from Texas "😀!!

@andlehay3973

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Texas with LOTS of love all the way from New Zealand, it's mad that we have this Country in common.

@robertrodrigues7319

2 жыл бұрын

I’m 54 and I still have his original LPS from the 60s. What a voice!

Great song best country male vocalist ever in my opinion.

My dad was a huge Jim Reeves fan. This brought me back. Can’t hear his fantastic voice without thinking or my dad. Great song choice, Don!

years ago , when I did A.M. radio, that was my sign-off song. Back when we had to shut down at sundown. Yes, small station! Nice to hear it again.

Please, please, please!! My favorite song by Jim Reeves isn't even a contest. In my opinion "Four Walls" isn't only HIS best but one of the GREATEST country songs ever written & sung! I KNOW that you'll be very pleased!! 💙

@RockN2Country

3 жыл бұрын

@Sandra Lyn I just added it to my list, but please be patient with me since the list is long. Welcome aboard the channel, BTW!!

@sandralyn5869

3 жыл бұрын

@@RockN2Country Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for a fast reply. I never hear from the channel itself. Thank you. No worries. I know it's hard to get to so many peoples requests quickly. I'm patient and tickled to know that you'll eventually be hearing just an amazing country song. Take care

@RockN2Country

3 жыл бұрын

@Sandra Lyn You're welcome, and looking forward to the song!!

@janiebell6953

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion Sandra.

@tupelohoney622

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion. It is one of my Mother's favorite songs.

Now we're talking Country Music! Jim Reeves is my spirit animal.

funny have not heard in yrs but know all the words thanks bro HAKAD

Gentleman Jim Reeves. I wanted to describe him to you but couldnt find the right words. That DEEEEP smoooooth voice...... Love to listen to Jim.

Thank you Don I remember sitting on my grandmother lap listening to him . She loved him so . He has a lot of great song's

I had just graduated from high school in 1964 and Jim Reeves' funeral was only one hour from where I lived so of course I went - so did thousands of other Jim Reeves fans. Went to see him at the Louisiana Hayride when I was a kid.

My Dream Has come true. Someone Remembered Jim Reeves

Hey! Thanks so much for playing & reviewing, Jim Reeves', "He'll Have To Go". My dad introduced me country music at a very young age & whenever we were out anywhere that had a jukebox he'd give me 25 cents, because in the 1960's you got 1 song for a dime or 3 selections for 25 cents. My dad would tell to go find this song & play it. So, this taught me how to listen to the story & I always wondered how it turned out for the guy on the phone? Yes, Jim Reeves is smiling at the end of the song. Well, that's what all the entertainers did back in the day. They got dressed up in a suit & tie & always smiled for the audience even if they were singing a gut-wrenching song.

Other songs by Jim you may want to do some time Four Walls, Yonder Comes A Sucker, Welcome To My World, just to name a couple

@djpaul146

3 жыл бұрын

And old tig

I remember Jim Reeves well. Such a loss when he died. This song has a special place in my heart. I used to sing this to my late wife every time I called her before we were married, not because I thought there was someone else there, but for the opening 2 lines. It is so Ironic that I was singing this last night and was going to ask you to play it. If you want to know how it turned out, you'll have to listen to the sequal by Jeanne Black titled "He'll have to stay."

Jim Reeves had the smoothest voice. This was a crossover hit on the Country and Rock and Roll charts. Probably his most known song. He sings some beautiful gospel songs.

I love Jim Reeves. So smooth

Ahh the memories that come flooding back. Love love Jim Reeves. Thank you.

You are in for a treat discovering the music of Jim Reeves.

Jim Reeves was one of the best I loved to listen to him my mothers favorite singer. Thanks for doing this one

Love some Jim Reeves!👍👍👍👍

First remember hearing it my Mom's dining room on her old stereo. When he sings the line "down low", wow, I was hooked on that voice. As important as a good song, is with Jim, that was it. It was The Voice.

his voice is made of butter

Gentleman Jim Reeves. Beautifully smooth voice.

The smoothest voice...

OMGOSH my parents used to play a stack of 33s to sing 5 kids to sleep. ❤️❤️

There’s a group that does a medley of He’ll Have to go, Hello Walls & Hello Darlin’ they are called Lester “Roadhog” Moran & The Cadillac Cowboys. They are the greatest Country vocal group ever.

@gloriashaeffer9117

3 жыл бұрын

Love old Lester Moran and the Cadillac cowboys !!! LOL!!! What a HOOT!!!

@ednafenton7558

3 жыл бұрын

I have the cd. Test....test. I wish they hadn't done that....at the Johnny MacBrown high school. Alllright. Love this group!!!!

Jim Reeves left in an airplane from my hometown in 1964 and his plane crashed later in TN killing him. So much talent killed in plane crashes in those days, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, then later to Jim Croce & Lynard Skynard band members. This is such a smooth song. He was truly talented.

You got a lot more to learn. Every song is as good as the one you last heard it will turn you inside out , you just got to listen. We are 70 years old and have been a Sir Gentleman Jim Reeves fan since day one. Hey was not know in America They did not want to know him But was known in the rest of the world and did very well for that matter. Ti is very comforting , soothing touching and healing to listen to him singing, not the crap the put out today. You will enjoy what you listen to.

The greatest voice in country music in my opinion.

He had such a smooth voice. Growing up I would often listen to a gospel tape of his that we had. His version of In The Garden and Whispering Hope were simply amazing.

Thank you so much Don. This was my dad's favorite song to sing. It's actually 23 years today since we lost him. Jim's voice was so smooth

@janiebell6953

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry about your dad. I know how you feel. It's been 39 years for me. I wouldn't swap my dad for anyone. He was taken too soon but he was the best dad!

@warrenburlingame7087

3 жыл бұрын

@@janiebell6953 I'm sorry for you're loss. Thanks for the kind words

@janiebell6953

3 жыл бұрын

@@warrenburlingame7087 You're welcome. This is a club that no one wants to be in. We do have great memories. Not everyone gets that. I try to remember that. Enjoy your Sunday.

@warrenburlingame7087

3 жыл бұрын

@@janiebell6953 i will now I'm off work

That’s a classic!!! 👍

Can't believe you never heard this one. A classic.

The song that messed with my mind when I first heard it as a kid was "Blizzard". I kept wanting to rewrite the ending in my own head because I just didn't want to accept the ending of the song. I still love it though and of course "Four Walls" is great as is "Blue Side of Lonesome" where he mentions a place that is so lonely and sad that "someone broke the bar mirror with only the ghost of a smile".

Such a distinctive voice. Grew up hearing him and he's got many classics but my mothers favourite Jim Reeves song is 'I've enjoyed as much of this as I can stand'.

@lindanicholson950

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't that the one where the steel guitar "says" the words?

@lowriebean8140

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindanicholson950 Yes - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqenmtpyoqaqqcY.html

I haven't heard this for a long time. The way you throw you headphone cord behind you reminds me of a super-hero throwing their cape behind them, lol. Thanks for posting. Love and hugs for all~stay safe!

@RockN2Country

3 жыл бұрын

@Denise Hughes Thanks for the good laugh about the super-hero!!!!!

@StevenEverett7

3 жыл бұрын

Denise: He really is you know... but don't tell anyone. 😉 Cheers, Steve

What a voice that man had! I just looked up the writers of this song - Audrey and Joe Allison. I'm not familiar with them. Love 4 Walls, too. I also got thinking about Ricky Van Shelton and Ray Price. Both had such smooth voices, but were still considered country music singers.

there is an "answer to this song called She'll have to Go by Kitty Wells, listen to that one.

@celiagorleski2716

3 жыл бұрын

I remembered an answer song called "He'll Have to Stay"

One of the smoothest, most amazing voices I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing. It was a sad day when this talented man died.

This is why I enjoy old-school country more than the so-called country that's out there in the 2020s. Even as far into the 1980s, country songs often told a story. In the 2020s most (not all) of country seems to be written by people that THINK country music is about tractors, and farms and small towns. Also, yesterday's country was done by singers and musicians who--for the most part--were not trying to be crossover artists. 2020s, some doofus thinks he is "country" just because he's wearing boots, jeans and a Stetson while singing about a pickup truck through his nose.

My grandpa plays the guitar. When we were young he would play all of the oldies. This was one of them. Jim Reeves reminds me of him. He also played alot of Kingston Trio. Desert peet is an all time favorite!

@richardfrawley161

3 жыл бұрын

leave the bottle filled for others...thank u kindly, desert pete

@jenniferbutcher3028

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardfrawley161 thirsty down to my toenails I stopped to rest me on a stump...took it to be a mirage at first when I saw that water pump...

This is what you call brilliance in music Hey loved it and so did we That is why Hey is so loved today I am a fan club member to this date It can’t get any better than this. His music is the best God bless his heart There is much more to it than what one knows Love all his songs You can listen to them hours on end

Beautiful voice.

I love Jim Reeves. One of my Dad’s favorites. Please give Carolina Moon a listen to.

We all know there are a lot of stellar voices out there in any genre of music, but I honestly have to rate the voice of the late Jim Reeves as perhaps the best there ever was. His voice is like that of butter melting in your heart. He's yet another great artist the world lost all too soon at the ripe age of 40.

My father’s favourite singer. RIP dad.

"I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low". A simple lyric but it infers that he is sitting in a bar and has had a few drinks which gave him the courage to make the call. P.S.- I never took you for a Clash fan. Great band!

@RockN2Country

3 жыл бұрын

@Blasty The Clash is one of my favorite bands of all time!! They're raw and real, which is what I like about traditional country. And good take on the song's lyrics, BTW.

@blasty290

3 жыл бұрын

@@RockN2Country Ha! I love The Clash as well. I even named my cat Strummer in honor of Joe, RIP.

@janiebell6953

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Yes, Yes!! A powerful statement indeed.

Hi s voice is timeless and surrounds you like a warm blanket

Heck yes Jim Reeves, more of this please. Gen X but this was this furniture of my childhood.

Such a dreamlike quality to the vocals and overall arrangement. I love these old songs. Reminds me a bit of Four in the Morning by Faron Young, would be a good one to react to if you get the notion. Love the videos!

Great request. Another song that reminds me of my dad. He played this with so many others. When I was 6 years old my mom would hold her breath when I was asked to sing. I presume that explains why my dad would sit there with a grin. He knew something like this was coming. Thanks again for the request. Great memories for me at lease, if not my mom. Ha! Thanks again Don!

His voice was described as velvet perfection.

The Voice The Man !

My mother bought album after album and this is what I grew up on. Now I have all her albums and Jim sings on 8 tracks and cassettes and CDs and my KZread playlist. You should try The Blizzard or The Shifting Whispering Sands for a good story. Or there's Dark Water or Teardrops On The Rocks for more heartache. Or........

I've over 400 Jim reeves songs in my collection and my most favourite is called Maureen. Have a listen at his delivery it's just beautiful 👍🍀😁

Jeanne Black replied to this song with "He'll have to stay". My personal favorite of his was "Welcome to my World", just beautiful! I remember listening to him on my "transistor radio".........Yep! I'm an old B**********

Pure talent, no auto tune or other trickery !

cool what a talant what a voice gentleman jim reeves the king of country

One of the best country singers ever! Loved him!

to me top ten greatest songs of all time

i have some old casettes my mom recorded from the radio in the 80's when she was a teen and i listened to them a lot as a kid, one of them has a lot of country music including this song so i know it for almost my whole life :) another song i remember i loved on the same casette was Becky Hobbs - Jones on the Jukebox, have you heard that one?

A true classic ... Thank you .

Can you do Hank Williams senior “I’m so lonesome I could cry”

We listened to him on the radio. No TV until high school.

A beautiful classic country song straight from the heart ❤️- a song I grew up with - always loved it, always will. The songs he sang along with that velvet voice of his were a perfect match. - Steve G.

I grew up with Jim Reeves, Don and I have to say his song choices combined with his vocals was pure magic. If you see this, would you please react to another Jim Reeves song, "The Blizzard"? In his less well known songs, he does some great story-telling. Thanks so much!

Man I wish there was a way to revive our music nowadays

in 2004 my friend and i were in nashville and went to his mansion called evergreen, which was deserted and close to the new opry...we went over the small brick wall and took our own tour of the grounds..there was a deserted studio and a house. i remember a chandelier made from a wagon wheel.. we wanted to take the iron gates that when closed said evergreen , but we didnt have the tools.....i did take a couple wall bricks, which i still have....i have , but i do know his widow was horribly bad with money and sold the place. there was a minor scandal involved with his will and his estate, but i do know the estate included the late patsy clines cadillac.......he had a number of #1 hits welcome to my world 4 walls, missing you distant drums

I believe my folks had this on a album played it often brings back memories

my grampa had this on 8tracks in his old truck. man those were the good old days

Gentleman Jim Reeves aka The Velvet Voice He sang Bimbo

One of the smoothest voices in country music. Never made a bad song. Try FOUR WALLS

On my wife’s phone country crooner smooth extordnar

A magazine in India named him the best selling foreign artist in India. He was really popular among the older folks including my dad, who can't speak English. There's a video of a beggar in India singing this number that went viral in India.

There was a follow-up, He'll Have to Stay.

More old timer to listen to...Ferlin Husky, Faron Young, Webb Pierce, Ray Price, Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline, Hank Snow, are just a few I listened to as a kid. My parents played them all the time.

I have this song as well as “ Boys from Oklahoma “ on my playlist....lol

❤❤❤ Old songs touch my heart. I think sometimes I was born in the wrong generation lol. I did enjoy the 80's though.

Jim Reeves has been my favorite singer since the first time I heard him years ago. I have literally spent hundreds of hours listening to his recordings. There are a couple of generations now that don't even know who he is. They are missing out on some fantastic music. Check out Larry Jordan's website "The Jim Reeves Way".

I really don't believe your hearing Mr. Reeves voice. Listen again to the purity and velvet quality he has, and the flawless gentle vibrato. The emotional inflection he shows with each word. Pitch perfect, this was done before you could hide vocal mishaps with a machine. Many of his songs were done in one take with all the musicians and back up singers present. Yeah......listen again.

He was actually 39 (month short of his 40th)

I like this song and he has such a nice voice. Makes me want to see you react to That Ain’t My Truck by Rhett Atkins.

If you want the other side of the story listen to Skeeter Davis version He'll have to stay you'll like it

Finally! People are getting around to Jim Reeves. :)

Next up has to be He’ll have to stay!

Straight up cut!

Jim Reeves - Dark Moon.

Great video reaction try old tige another great song by Jim

Look at the quality of the equipment they have today That man above all of todays rubbish

Skeeter Davis brought out “ He’ll have to stay “ in reply to this, from the girls point of view, check it out.

My moms favorite song back in the late '50's. Good reaction Don.

Perfect pitch.

There is a reply to this, it's called He'll have to stay, by Jeanne Black

Great video reaction you might like Jim reeves old tige

Great singer and great lyrics. I think you should do Talk by trembling lips...

Need to do Distant Drums also! Beautiful!

Good evening, sir. Don't know if you've ever heard it, but maybe you should review " The Lord Knows I'm Drinkin' " by Cal Smith. Thanks.

That man had a voice like refined syrup!