James Travis Reeves

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James Travis Reeves was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter, known for his smooth baritone voice and major influence on the Nashville sound in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country singer ⓘ
human ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1964 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gentleman Jim ⓘ
Jim Reeves ⓘ
associatedWith Grand Ole Opry ⓘ
Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
birthName James Travis Reeves ⓘ
causeOfDeath airplane crash ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1923-08-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1964-07-31 ⓘ
era 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
fullName James Travis Reeves ⓘ
genre Nashville sound ⓘ
country music ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
influenced Nashville sound ⓘ
instrument vocals ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath accident ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableCharacteristic smooth baritone voice ⓘ
notableFor major influence on the Nashville sound in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ
notableWork Adios Amigo ⓘ
Four Walls ⓘ
He'll Have to Go ⓘ
I Love You Because ⓘ
Welcome to My World ⓘ
occupation radio announcer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Galloway, Texas, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath near Brentwood, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
posthumousRecognition Country Music Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ
recordLabel RCA Victor ⓘ
spouse Mary Reeves ⓘ
stateOfBirth Texas ⓘ
style smooth countrypolitan sound ⓘ
vocalRegister baritone ⓘ
voiceType baritone ⓘ

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Jim Reeves → fullName → James Travis Reeves ⓘ
James Travis Reeves → fullName → James Travis Reeves ⓘ
James Travis Reeves → birthName → James Travis Reeves ⓘ
He'll Have to Go → associatedWithArtistImage → Jim Reeves "Gentleman Jim" persona ⓘ
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