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Jim Byrnes
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James Thomas Byrnes was born on September 22, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a Blues musician, guitarist, and actor. On February 26, 1972, he was struck by a passing car while he attempted to help a friend move a stalled truck, which caused him to lose both his legs below the knee. Later, he starred in the fantasy television series "Highlander" as Joe Dawson, a member of a secret society known as the "Watchers". He reprised his role as Joe Dawson in Highlander: Endgame and Highlander: The Source, later installments of the "Highlander" film series. He also starred in his own short-lived TV show, called "The Jim Byrnes Show". Byrnes currently resides in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
albums
Fresh Horses
St. Louis Times
House of Refuge
Everywhere West
My Walking Stick
That River
I Hear the Wind in the Wires
Long Hot Summer Days
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American Treasures Vol. 1 - The Canadian Connection
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Burning / I Turned My Nights Into Days
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Things About Comin' My Way - A Tribute to the Music of the Mississippi Sheiks
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Funky New Year 2015: Jazz / Blues / Funk