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Jim Glaser first gained national attention at
age nineteen when he sang the high part on the Marty Robbins’ classic “El
Paso.” As members of the Grand Ole Opry for fifteen years, Jim Glaser and
his brothers (Tompall and Chuck) not only paved the way for modern Country
Music groups but also won virtually every group award Country Music had to
offer. Billboard Magazine named them the most awarded Country group of the
time.
Glaser was much in demand as a background singer and
did countless sessions with the Jordanaires, the Anita Kerr Singers, The
Nashville Edition, etc. He sang tenor with many artists including such
varied artists as Wayne Newton, Jon Schneider, Bobby Lord, Charley Pride,
and many others.
Jim set out on a solo career in 1980 and his first
release, “When You’re Not A Lady,” still holds the record for being the
most successful first release of a new label, staying on the national
charts an incredible 34 weeks. In 1984, his “You’re Getting’ To Me Again”
hit number one on Billboard’s charts, and he was voted Top New Male
Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music. Jim’s first solo album, the
critically-acclaimed “Man In The Mirror,” stayed on Billboard’s Magazine's
Album charts for over a year and a half. The album contained six singles,
four of which were Top Ten records on Billboard's charts.
As a song writer, Glaser has had songs recorded by
Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, Warner Mack, Liz Anderson, Skeeter
Davis, Bill Anderson, to name just a few. He is co-writer of the Rock and
Roll classic by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, "Woman, Woman."
Jim Glaser's latest CD, "Me and My Dream," contains 11
songs written or co-written my Jim. He did all of the background vocals
on the CD with the exception of one song, on which he was joined by his
daughter, Lynn. |
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From the
time Jim Glaser left his family's 1200-acre farm in the heart of Nebraska, at age
nineteen, to travel the world with famed singer Marty Robbins, he has been at the vanguard
of country music's developments and trends. Well-known as a singer and songwriter by
country music fans the world over, and well-respected by the most prominent players in the
music business today, Jim Glaser is the perfect performer to fill your entertainment
needs.
As members of the Grand Ole Opry for fifteen years, Jim Glaser
and his two brothers (Tompall and the Glaser Brothers) won nearly every group award
country music had to offer. As a matter of fact, Billboard Magazine presented them with an
award for being the most awarded group in country music at that time.
In the early 1980s, Jim began recording as a solo artist for the
newly-formed independent label, Noble Vision Records. Their first release, "When
You're Not A Lady," still holds the record for being the most successful first
release of a new label, staying on the national charts an incredible 34 weeks!
Jim Glaser and Noble Vision Records continued having hits and, in
1984, the year that saw, "You're Gettin' To Me Again" reach the coveted number
one position on Billboard's charts, Jim Glaser was voted "Top New Male Vocalist of
the Year" by the Academy of Country Music.
Jim's first solo album, "The Man In The Mirror," was
then released. It quickly entered Billboard's album chart, where it remained for more than
a year and a half! In all, six top-twenty singles were pulled from that landmark
LP.
Jim Glaser's long musical heritageover 40 years as a
professionalgives him a rich and varied background from which to draw material for
his show. As well as flawless renditions of his own hits, The Jim Glaser Show includes
musical tributes to other great artists he's worked with over the years, including Tompall
and the Glaser Brothers, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, and Patsy Cline. The Glaser Brothers travelled with the Marty Robbins show for
three years, and it's Jim's tenor voice you hear on Marty's classic, "El Paso."
Some of the first country performers to appear in Las Vegas, Marty Robbins and Tompall and
the Glaser Brothers had a six-week run at the Showboat Casino in 1960!
The Brothers' stint on the road with Johnny Cash included
performances at SteelPier in Atlantic City and New York City's prestigious Carnegie Hall.
And Jim and his brothers were with Patsy Cline for her debut in Las Vegas's Mint Casino
just weeks before her tragic death.
The Jim Glaser Show is ideally suited to audiences of all ages.
Ralph Emery, host of Nashville Network's long-running Nashville Now says that, "Jim
Glaser has one of the best voices in Nashville!" Glaser's smooth delivery and easy
manner instantly puts crowds at ease. Glaser also performs songs he's written for other
artists, such as Gary Puckett and the Union Gap's giant hit, "Woman, Woman".
And woven among these familiar songs are colorful stories and
insights that give Jim Glaser's audiences a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of
country music as seen through the eyes of one of its top performers. |
Jim and
Jane have four children. They are:
Lynn Glaser Harr, who now lives in middle Tennessee with her husband Jeff
and their two children, Keri and Stephen. She recently moved there from
London, England, where she spent 11 years.
Jeff, who lives in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and owns a retail outlet there
known as The Hemp Store.
Connie, who lives in middle Tennessee. She has 2 children,
Jessica, who is in Los Angeles, and Cameron,
who is in elementary school. She is a Radiological technologist and an Ultrasound technologist.
She owns her own Ultrasound company, Premier Mobile Health,
www.premiermobilehealth.com
Jim (James II) and Patty, who live near Seattle, Washington, with his 3
children: Kayla, Alex, and Dylan. |