Podcast appearances and mentions of Jim Reeves

#263 Broadcast 263 - Episode 263 - The Crooners - 20260905 - 3 in 1 = Eddie Fisher by Jim Reeves

#580 "We Thank Thee" - Side A - RCA Victor Records - LSP-2552 - USA - Year 1962 by Jim Reeves

Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts.Country music in Jamaica sounds like a contradiction until you hear the connections. We connect the dots between Radio Jamaica Rediffusion, Western films on local screens, farm work migration, and a Caribbean listening culture that never treated genres like sealed boxes. We are joined by Jamal Khadar, writer and host of Reimagining Country, who explains how artists like Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline became part of Jamaican soundtracks, and why the cowboy image traveled so well across the Black Atlantic.We go deeper than influence and ask what listeners recognized in country: rural self-recognition, church-rooted morality, survival stories, heartbreak, and the constant question of home. That recognition shows up in reggae's early formation, in rude boy outlaw symbolism, and later in dancehall's Western references and stage names. We also unpack cover culture as a Jamaican superpower, where a song gets re-voiced, re-scored, and re-felt until it becomes something else entirely, sometimes even pushing back into the global north through collaborations and reinterpretations.The conversation also challenges today's narrow story about who “belongs” in country music. Yes, Black roots matter and contemporary moments like Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter open doors, but Jamaica's long-standing love for classic country complicates the picture in a different way: Black audiences have always had wide tastes, including deep affection for “classic” country often made by white artists. We close by widening the map again to African country histories, showing how radio networks, empire, guitars, and post-independence creativity helped build global country scenes that still thrive.Jamal Khadar is a writer, broadcaster, DJ and a key voice on the global history and resurgence of country music, with by-lines in The Guardian, Bandcamp and The European Review of Books and mentions in publications such as the Swiss-German Newspaper WOZ. He also hosts Reimagining Country on NTS Radio. Jamal has shared his research via talks at Goldsmiths, University of London and Newcastle University; with brands like DAZED and Nii Journal; and album liner notes for Mississippi Records. Born in the UK, raised in the Netherlands, but connected to Nashville, he regularly interviews major country artists on their Amsterdam tour stop. After 15 years in London, he now lives in the Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Support the showConnect with Strictly Facts -  Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | Website Looking to read more about the topics covered in this episode? Subscribe to the newsletter at www.strictlyfactspod.com to get the Strictly Facts Syllabus to your email!Want to Support Strictly Facts?Rate & Leave a Review on your favorite platformShare this episode with someone or online and tag usSend us a DM or voice note to have your thoughts featured on an upcoming episode Donate to help us continue empowering listeners with Caribbean history and educationProduced by Breadfruit Media

35 Episode 35 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.09.02 by Jim Reeves

#262 Broadcast 262 - Episode 262 - The Crooners - 20260829 - 3 in 1 = Julie London by Jim Reeves

#579 "Great Moments With Jim Reeves" - Side B - RCA Victor Records - APL1-0330 - USA - Year 1973 Jim Reeves20260828 by Jim Reeves

34 Episode 34 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.08.26 by Jim Reeves

#261 Broadcast 261 - Episode 261 - The Crooners - 20260822 - 3 in 1 = Frank Sinatra by Jim Reeves

**It's The Relax With Rendell Show Replay On Trax FM & Rendell Radio. Rendell Featured Soul & Boogie/Rare Groove/80's & 70's Grooves/Easy Listening Cuts From Revanche, Perfect Touch, Peaches & Herb, New Horizons, Mike Dozier, Linda Clifford, Jim Reeves, Diana Ross, Carolyn Crawford, Beres Hammond, Barbra Mandrell, Sherbert, Conway & Temple & More. #originalpirates #soulmusic #disco #reggae #raregroove #easylistening #boogiefunk Catch Rendell Every Saturday From 8PM UK Time On www.traxfm.org The Stations: Trax FM & Rendell Radio Listen Live Here Via The Trax FM Player: chat.traxfm.org/player/index.html Mixcloud Live: https://www.mixcloud.com/live/trax/ Free Trax FM Android App: https://sbee.link/pwaby4jhng The Trax FM Facebook Page : https://sbee.link/k9pugbrx7e Trax FM Live On Hear This: https://sbee.link/jgn7d34tpm Tunerr: https://sbee.link/f9cwjdx48g Radio Garden: Trax FM Link: https://sbee.link/y9eb4vrujh OnLine Radio Box: https://sbee.link/ej6hnr7x94 Radio Deck: https://sbee.link/6ekfcmugxv https://sbee.link/3t86qau4kn: https://sbee.link/b67upjhwaq Stream Radio : https://sbee.link/q9rwvkyhcu Live Online Radio: https://sbee.link/djeax6u4tr **

#578 "Great Moments With Jim Reeves" - Side A - RCA Victor Records - APL1-0330 - USA - Year 1973 by Jim Reeves

33 Episode 33 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.08.19 by Jim Reeves

#260 Broadcast 260 - Episode 260 - The Crooners - 20260815 - 3 in 1 = June Christy by Jim Reeves

#577 Jim Reeves "Golden Album" - Side B - RCA Victor Records - SRA-5098 - Japan - Year 1967 by Jim Reeves

32 Episode 32 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.08.12 by Jim Reeves

#259 Broadcast 259 - Episode 259 - The Crooners - 20260808 - 3 in 1 = Vikki Carr by Jim Reeves

#576 Jim Reeves "Golden Album" - Side A - RCA Victor Records - SRA-5098 - Japan - Year 1967 by Jim Reeves

31 Episode 31 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.08.05 by Jim Reeves

#258 Broadcast 258 - Episode 258 - The Crooners - 20260801 - 3 in 1 = Tony Martin by Jim Reeves

#575 "The Golden Hits Of Jim Reeves" - Side D - RCA Records Sublabel Heart HGW 7602 - EX 31-642/31-750 . Year 1972 by Jim Reeves

30 Episode 30 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.07.29 by Jim Reeves

#257 Broadcast 257 - Episode 257 - The Crooners - 20260725 - 3 in 1 = Arthur Prysock by Jim Reeves

#574 "The Golden Hits Of Jim Reeves" - Side C - RCA Records Sublabel Heart HGW 7602 - EX 31-642/31-750 . Year 1972 by Jim Reeves

29 Episode 29 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.07.22 by Jim Reeves

#256 Broadcast 256 - Episode 256 - The Crooners - 20260718 - 3 in 1 = O.C. Smith by Jim Reeves

#573 "The Golden Hits Of Jim Reeves" - Side B - RCA Records Sublabel Heart HGW 7602 - EX 31-642/31-750 . Year 1972 by Jim Reeves

28 Episode 28 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.07.15 by Jim Reeves

#255 Broadcast 255 - Episode 255 - The Crooners - 20260711 - 3 in 1 = Brook Benton by Jim Reeves

#572 "The Golden Hits Of Jim Reeves" - Side A - RCA Records Sublabel Heart HGW 7602 - EX 31-642/31-750 . Year 1972 by Jim Reeves

We first saw Kevin in ‘77 wearing jodhpurs onstage with his art-punk band the Killjoys! He's formed a new version of Dexys, made an album, starts a tour in October, and looks back here at central moments in his life, some recent ones so huge and affecting “that I put them to music” and they'll be performed as a drama in the first half of these upcoming theatre shows. This touches - in vivid detail - on bands that inspired him, repaired relationships, a health crisis, what it took to be a singer in the first place and what's requires now to put the show back on the road, along with … … memories of music before the Beatles … playing Jim Reeves and Ricky Nelson in a social club band in 1975 “after the bingo” … the touching shift of power in his relationship with his 102 year-old father: “he was like a child again, he needed me” … Roxy Music on Top Of The Pops, “I couldn't believe you could be avant garde AND commercial” … life on the Top Rank circuit supporting the Specials: “you learnt not to play at an audience but play for them” … making Searching For The Young Soul Rebels in ten days with producer Pete Wingfield dancing in the studio … “Come On Eileen doesn't belong to me anymore” … the alarming spectacle of an ‘80s Hear & Now package tour and what it taught him .. the song he wrote for his grandchildren (one of whom is 31) … a possibly terminal diagnosis in 2024 and “like Wilko Johnson, the relief I felt” … and the Tim Buckley song he just recorded without knowing who wrote it! Order the new Dexys album ‘Love' here: https://dexysofficial.lnk.to/love And tour tickets here: https://dexys.tmstor.es/LiveHelp us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We first saw Kevin in ‘77 wearing jodhpurs onstage with his art-punk band the Killjoys! He's formed a new version of Dexys, made an album, starts a tour in October, and looks back here at central moments in his life, some recent ones so huge and affecting “that I put them to music” and they'll be performed as a drama in the first half of these upcoming theatre shows. This touches - in vivid detail - on bands that inspired him, repaired relationships, a health crisis, what it took to be a singer in the first place and what's requires now to put the show back on the road, along with … … memories of music before the Beatles … playing Jim Reeves and Ricky Nelson in a social club band in 1975 “after the bingo” … the touching shift of power in his relationship with his 102 year-old father: “he was like a child again, he needed me” … Roxy Music on Top Of The Pops, “I couldn't believe you could be avant garde AND commercial” … life on the Top Rank circuit supporting the Specials: “you learnt not to play at an audience but play for them” … making Searching For The Young Soul Rebels in ten days with producer Pete Wingfield dancing in the studio … “Come On Eileen doesn't belong to me anymore” … the alarming spectacle of an ‘80s Hear & Now package tour and what it taught him .. the song he wrote for his grandchildren (one of whom is 31) … a possibly terminal diagnosis in 2024 and “like Wilko Johnson, the relief I felt” … and the Tim Buckley song he just recorded without knowing who wrote it! Order the new Dexys album ‘Love' here: https://dexysofficial.lnk.to/love And tour tickets here: https://dexys.tmstor.es/LiveHelp us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We first saw Kevin in ‘77 wearing jodhpurs onstage with his art-punk band the Killjoys! He's formed a new version of Dexys, made an album, starts a tour in October, and looks back here at central moments in his life, some recent ones so huge and affecting “that I put them to music” and they'll be performed as a drama in the first half of these upcoming theatre shows. This touches - in vivid detail - on bands that inspired him, repaired relationships, a health crisis, what it took to be a singer in the first place and what's requires now to put the show back on the road, along with … … memories of music before the Beatles … playing Jim Reeves and Ricky Nelson in a social club band in 1975 “after the bingo” … the touching shift of power in his relationship with his 102 year-old father: “he was like a child again, he needed me” … Roxy Music on Top Of The Pops, “I couldn't believe you could be avant garde AND commercial” … life on the Top Rank circuit supporting the Specials: “you learnt not to play at an audience but play for them” … making Searching For The Young Soul Rebels in ten days with producer Pete Wingfield dancing in the studio … “Come On Eileen doesn't belong to me anymore” … the alarming spectacle of an ‘80s Hear & Now package tour and what it taught him .. the song he wrote for his grandchildren (one of whom is 31) … a possibly terminal diagnosis in 2024 and “like Wilko Johnson, the relief I felt” … and the Tim Buckley song he just recorded without knowing who wrote it! Order the new Dexys album ‘Love' here: https://dexysofficial.lnk.to/love And tour tickets here: https://dexys.tmstor.es/LiveHelp us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Episode 27 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.07.08 by Jim Reeves

#254 Broadcast 254 - Episode 254 - The Crooners - 20260704 - 3 in 1 = Bing Crosby by Jim Reeves

#571 "Jim Reeves Specials" - Side B - RCA Victor 33.103 (Local Comp) - South Africa - 1969 Jim Reeves by Jim Reeves

26 Episode 26 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.07.01 by Jim Reeves

#253 Broadcast 253 - The Crooners - 20260627 - Mel Tormé & George Shearing - Concert August 1987 - Released Feb. 1988 - Paul Masson Mountain Winery, Saratoga, California. by Jim Reeves

#570 "Jim Reeves Specials" - Side A - RCA Victor 33.103 (Local Comp) - South Africa - 1969 by Jim Reeves

25 Episode 25 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.06.24 by Jim Reeves

#252 Broadcast 252 - Episode 252 - The Crooners - 20260620 - 3 in 1 = Billy Eckstine by Jim Reeves

#569 "The Best Loved Songs Of A Lifetime" - Side B - RCA Special Products - DVL1-0426 from 1980 by Jim Reeves

24 Episode 24 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.06.17 by Jim Reeves

#251 Broadcast 251 - Episode 251 - The Crooners - 20260613 - 3 in 1 = Dinah Shore by Jim Reeves

#568 "The Best Loved Songs Of A Lifetime" - Side A - RCA Special Products - DVL1-0426 from 1980 by Jim Reeves

23 Episode 23 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.06.10 by Jim Reeves

#250 Broadcast 250 - Episode 250 - The Crooners - 20260606 - 3 in 1 = Lainie Kazan by Jim Reeves

#567 "Room Full Of Roses" - Side D - RCA Special Products - PDL2-1113 from 1985 - Pair Records Inc. - USA by Jim Reeves

22 Episode 22 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.06.03 by Jim Reeves

#249 Broadcast 249 - Episode 249 - The Crooners - 20260530 - 3 in 1 = Chris Connor by Jim Reeves

#566 "Room Full Of Roses" - Side C - RCA Special Products - PDL2-1113 from 1985 - Pair Records Inc. - USA by Jim Reeves

21 Episode 21 - André van Duin - extragold - 2026.05.27 by Jim Reeves