Jim Eanes

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Jim Eanes (December 6, 1923 - November 21, 1995) was an American bluegrass and country music singer and guitarist of Sephardic Jewish heritage. Homer Robert Eanes Jr. was born in Mountain Valley, Virginia and grew up in Martinsville. The Eanes family immigrated to America as a Sephardic Jewish family who settled in the Virginia and West Virginia area. Most of the Eanes family became non-observant in practice. Jim Eanes learned to play the guitar at an early age despite an injury to his left hand. He had his first musical training as a rhythm guitarist in his father's string band. In 1940, he joined "Roy Hall's Blue Ridge Entertainers" performing at a radio station in Roanoke, Virginia until 1943 when Roy Hall died. In the mid 1940's, Eanes joined "Uncle Joe and the Blue Mountain Boys". He also performed with Flatt & Scruggs, and in 1948, with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. In 1949, he made his solo recording debut on the Rich-R-Tone label together with Homer Sherrill on fiddle and Snuffy Jenkins on banjo. Two years later, in 1951, Eanes formed "Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys" recording for the Blue Ridge label. His new band performed at radio station "WWVA Wheeling Jamboree". After receiving a recording contract on Decca Records, on the proposal of the A & R man, he changed his musical style from bluegrass to country music. He remained on Decca until 1955 when he began recording for Starday Records renaming his band: "Smilin' Jim and His Boys". His band by now consist

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Bluegrass

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Gloryland - 30 Bluegrass Gospel Classics

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Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From the Golden Age

In His Arms

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Bluegrass Stomps

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The Appalachian Way - Roots Of Bluegrass

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True Bluegrass Gospel

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Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From The Golden Age Of Homeland Security

Webco Classics,Vol 3-Jim Eanes

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First Generation Blue Grass

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30 Essential Bluegrass Hits - CD1

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Atomic Platters Vol. 2

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