the greatest singer who ever lived:
Jim Reeves
If I, a lowly singer, dry one tear
or soothe one humble heart in pain,
then my homely verse to God is dear,
and not one stanza has been sung in vain.
-Reeves Monument Inscription
Carthage, Texas
The Dutch Version Of This Website
Although Jim Reeves had an ear for timeless songs, it was clearly his incomparably warm, "velvet" baritone, intimate phrasing, exacting diction, precise pitch and superior expressiveness which made him an artist of enduring significance. It is the purpose of this website is to gather information about the man and his music, and to freely distribute this material across the globe. Moreover, it is my sincere desire that this website should be an international effort in the spirit of worldwide cooperation. Therefore, if you have anything that you would like to contribute such as stories, photographs, video, etc., or if you would like to help translate any portion of this website, please contact Eric at [email protected]. Like Jim always said "The shortest distance between two hearts is a song."
IMPORTANT: If anyone knows how to contact James Newberry (possibly a resident of San Francisco, California), please contact me asap. He is an avid collector of Jim Reeves memorabilia and it has been reported that his collection may be up for sale. This is one guy we've got to track down before he sells off all those rare Reeves items!!!! My email address is [email protected] (or you can contact Larry Jordan, whose e-mail address is [email protected]).
Listen to a portion of a Jim Reeves song in wav format! (Please realize that this file is at least 300k and will take some time to load.)
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", sung by Jim, especially for Christmas. (1.2 meg WAV)
Clip of "Adios Amigo" (1 meg AVI).
Clip from "Kimberley Jim" (755 k AVI)
Clip of "Scarlet Ribbons"(742k AVI)
*Attention: PC users, you may need to download and install this software (722 kb .exe file) in order to view these files. I have designed this website for use primarily with a PC using Netscape. However, since I do not wish to exclude anyone from learning more about Jim Reeves, I am attempting to make it more accessible for Mac and Internet Explorer users. Currently, I am trying to locate software to convert AVI files to MOV files and WAV files to AU files. If anyone knows where I may obtain such software, please let me know asap. I welcome any suggestions for the improvement of this website. Here is a conversion utility (AVI to MOV) for use on Mac's which was sent by fan.
Find out more about Jim Reeves by reading my research paper.
The research paper in Swedish
The text from my original website
Original website text in Norwegian
Original website text in Swedish
Observations about my research paper by a friend of Mary Reeves.
The New York Times article announcing Jim Reeves' death
A copy of Jim Reeve's birth certificate submitted by Alistair Biggar from Glasgow, Scotland
Notes accompanying "Jim Reeves: A Legendary Performer"
Notes accompanying "Live At The Opry"
Recent article from Country Music Spotlight
List of Jim Reeves songs that made the Cash Box Country Singles Chart
Lyrics in English and Swedish
Jim Reeves Sings Afrikaans
Please sign my Guestbook
Past Guestbook Entries
A Jim Reeves Fan Club in The Netherlands
Unofficial Eddy Arnold Home Page
Unofficial Ferlin Husky Home Page
Unofficial Ray Price Home Page
Unofficial Marty Robbins Home Page
The following people have made significant contributions to this website and have helped honor the memory of Jim Reeves:
Inger Aftonljus - Eveninglight's World
Ron Beerman - Middleburg, FL ([email protected])
Alistair Biggar - Glasgow, Scotland ([email protected])
Mike Creasy - Collinsville, IL ([email protected])
Tommy Dedmon - Dalton, Georgia ([email protected])
Curtis B. Dixon - Fredericton, NB, Canada ([email protected])
Andre Hagman -
The Dutch Jim Reeves Website
Jack Harden - Nashville, IN ([email protected])
Leon Hart - Asgard Data, South Africa ([email protected])
Per Jonsson -
The Tribute To Patsy Cline Website
Larry Jordan - Midwest Today
Bing Kinsey - Sydney, Australia ([email protected])
Jerry Kynsi ([email protected])
Professor C. Ostrowski at Schenectady County Community College
Peter W. Robinson - Johannesburg, South Africa ([email protected])
Roar S�thre ([email protected])
James Saicheck - Banning, CA ([email protected])
Kate Smyth ([email protected])
Sujatha Stephen - Toronto, Canada ([email protected])
You are Visitor Number since 1/26/97.
This website copyright 1997 Eric W. Penman. All rights reserved. Sounds and artists pictures used by permission granted in the Fair Use guidelines of the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act. This is a nonprofit website who's sole purpose is to distibute information about Jim Reeves freely to his many fans around the world. I have attempted to give credit for the use of text and multimedia materials wherever possible. Also, I understand the copyright laws and their current application to the Internet. If anyone feels that I have violated their rights, please contact me and I will try to rectify the situation.