RCA Country Legends

Performer: Jim Reeves
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel includes: Jim Reeves (vocals, guitar); Tommy Bishop (guitar); Jimmy Day (steel guitar); Joe "Big Red" Hayes, Kenneth "Little Red" Hayes (fiddle); Floyd Cramer (piano); Don Davis (bass); Farris Coursey (drums). Producers: Stephen H. Sholes, Chet Atkins, Fabor Robison. Compilation producer: Rob Santos. Includes liner notes by Rich Kienzle. Digitally remastered by Mike Harty (BMG Studios, New York, New York). Personnel: Jim Reeves (vocals, guitar); Anita Kerr Singers (vocals); Tommy Bishop, John D. Loudermilk, Wayne Moss, Billy Harlan (guitar); Chet Atkins, Hank Garland, George Edward "Leo" Jackson, Leo Jackson (electric guitar); Sonny Burnette, Jimmy Day, Bobby Garrett (steel guitar); Lillian Hunt, Solie Fott, Rufus Thibodeaux, Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower (violin); Dale Potter, Tommy Vaden, Bob "Barbecue Bob" Hicks , Tommy Jackson (fiddle); Floyd Cramer, Dean Manuel, Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Bill Pursell (vibraphone); Mel Rogers, William Paul Ackerman, Farris Coursey, Buddy Harman (drums); Neal Matthews, Jr., Hugh Jarrett, Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Rich Kienzle. Recording information: KWKH Studio, Shreveport, LA (01/18/1953-05/31/1965); RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, TN (01/18/1953-05/31/1965). Unknown Contributor Role: The Jordanaires. As part of RCA's Country Legends series, this set highlights country-pop crooner Jim Reeves' biggest hits from the late '50s to the early '60s. Among the 16 tracks are the number one singles "Mexican Joe," "Bimbo," "Four Walls," "Billy Bayou," "He'll Have to Go," and "I Guess I'm Crazy." This collection serves as an excellent career overview. ~ Al Campbell

Reeves's smooth, velvety voice is easy on the ears, as are the 'Nashville Sound' instrumental tracks behind it, but Jim Reeves was pure country. Although no one would ever confuse him with Hank Williams, Reeves cut such sides as "Four Walls," "He'll Have to Go," and "Distant Drums," all as much a part of the country canon as "Your Cheatin' Heart." Reeves, Eddy Arnold, and Patsy Cline pretty well defined country's sophisticated sound during the '50s and '60s.

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