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Jim was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. As he grew up, he played music with some of the Opry folks. He graduated from Woodbine Christian Academy, where he played football on the high school team with his best friend, Stonewall Jackson, Jr., also known as Tarp. As a teenager, Jim had his own band and played in outlying clubs in the Nashville area. He also competed in a contest in Gospel music and went to the Nationals, where he placed second. His style of guitar picking was learned from watching and picking with Larry Gatlin. His marriage to Pam and his 2 daughters, Jennifer and Autumn, side-tracked his music career for a period of time. |
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