Real name: James Richard Hendricks

Effective period / Period of releases: 1968 - 2001

Multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, mandolin, dobro and autoharp. Born February 10, 1940 in Atkinson, Nebraska. Jim has recorded over 50 albums of traditional American folk, mountain, gospel, and western music. His career has spanned over four decades of American music. He was a pioneer on the 1960's folk circuit, performing with such artists as "Mama" Cass Elliot and John Sebastian. He wrote the number one hit "Summer Rain" for Johnny Rivers and the theme song "Long Lonesome Highway" for the TV show "Then Came Bronson".