Show Notes
Episode 323, Jim Reeves, traces the career of a pioneer country performer whose career was cut short by a plane crash when he was just 40. Recordings include Four Walls, The Blue Side of Lonesome, Have You Ever Been Lonely, Mexican Joe, Stand at Your Window, and The Blizzard, plus duets with Dottie West and Patsy Cline.
45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s
Episode 323 Jim Reeves
Playlist
1 Four Walls Jim Reeves
2 Blue Boy Jim Reeves
3 Blue Side of Lonesome Jim Reeves
4 I’m Gonna Change Everything Jim Reeves
5 I Love You Because Jim Reeves
6 Mexican Joe Jim Reeves
7 Am I Losing You Jim Reeves
8 Stand at Your Window Jim Reeves
9 The Blizzard Jim Reeves
10 The Wreck of Number Nine Jim Reeves
11 Newscast of 1948 Jim Reeves
12 Scarlett Ribbons Jim Reeves
13 The Night Watch Jim Reeves
14 Love is No Excuse Jim Reeves & Dottie West
15 Little Ole You Jim Reeves
16 He’ll Have to Go Jim Reeves
17 Welcome to My World Jim Reeves
18 Have You Ever Been Lonely Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline
19 Welcome to My World Floyd Cramer
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