Jim Wilson

Jim grew up in Northeast Arkansas and would describe himself as “the odd man out” with his musical peers. As far as musical influences go, a friend of Jim’s said to him, “You can learn a whole lot about a person by looking at the music they listen to.” “If there is a grain of truth to that statement, after looking at my collection, he probably left with some serious reservations about my sanity! I really gravitate to other writers, folks like Steve Earle, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, John Prine, just to name a few. My taste in music is really pretty diverse. The old Motown and Stax stuff, the pure lonesome hillbilly sound of Merle Haggard and George Jones, Bluegrass harmony, Emmylou Harris, Sarah McLauglin, Ani Di Franco…I could go on forever but it really boils down to one thing: all of the aforementioned people do something that moves me, moves me to dance, moves me to tears; it hits where I live in one way or another. And that is exactly what I am attempting to do each and every time I play to an audience…to use my music to make some kind of lasting connection.” Jim’s musical journey took him from Arkansas to Austin to Memphis, where he currently resides. Writing songs, working as a front man and contributing his talents to other musicians, Jim began to develop a dedicated and loyal fan base and set out to take his career to the next level. He began to “shop” his songs as publishing demos and as a result of friends, other musicians and, most importantly, the fans that came to his shows, he was encouraged to put out a CD. Although at the time he only had enough songs to record half a CD, Jim set out to “complete the circle” and the additional material that he would write and record became SIMPLE THINGS. “Most of the songs are about everyday life…friends, family, love, elderly mentors…things that mean something to most of us, so the title track, Simple Things, seemed to me to be the most logical choice.”