FORGOTTEN MUSIC: JIM AND JESSIE

Jim McReynolds (1927-2002) and his brother Jesse (b. 1929) were Virginia boys who became one of the most influential bluegrass duos in the world.  Staring in 1947, they landed their first major recording contract in 1952 with Capitol Records.  Jim played guitar and was a high tenor while Jesse played mandolin with a signature crosspicking style.  Together with their backup band The Virginia Boys, Jim and Jesse provided us with 55 years of great music.  Jesse will still play at various folk festivals.

They have been inducted ino the Country Music Hall of Fame's "Walkway of Stars," the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame, the International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Honor, and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Hall of Fame, as well as receiving the National Heritage Fellowship Award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Enjoy.

I Wish You Knew:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYxRbAWSu0I

When I Stop Dreaming:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtD1nltX5_s

My Baby's Gone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9JCfSGFnX0&feature=related

Freight Train:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYLeYhRW03g&feature=related

Where the Soul of Man Never Dies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaKnnbtb37E&feature=related

Violet and a Rose:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_161waRRwww&feature=related

Maple Sugar (instumental):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm1erJf4eEY&feature=related

I Heard the Bluebird Sing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XgSvPfCQJA&feature=related

Knoxville Girl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKJbscNE2rk&feature=related

Rocky Road Blues:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykimmSPMp5k&feature=related

And, channeling their inner Chuck Berry, here's Johnny B. Goode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nrF8hikZhY&feature=related