Album Notes

"Jim's a poet, through and through. His songs are vignettes from the heart, observations from the mind."
Jon Chandler / JMC Music Group

“Singing, writing and sharing music—it’s in his blood,
…the restless western feel of it.”
Julie Hutchinson, Denver Post

"His style is pure Texas...."
Pete Smith, Rock Pile/Country Music Roundup, Britain

Onstage or on-the-air, Jim Stricklan brings the soul of the southwest vibrantly alive. Like great paintings, Jim’s songs are vivid stories of life and love in his homeland—the Great American Southwest. A master storyteller of the airwaves, Jim’s warm baritone enhances the flow of his radio shows with sincerity and charm. Jim’s love of music as a teen led him down the twin paths of performance and radio that would feed each other to enrich his art for decades to come. While entertaining thousands of radio listeners in Denver, Houston, Shreveport and Austin, this self-taught guitarist of front rooms and back yards grew into the craft of performing songwriter in U.S. coffeehouses and clubs. Not content to be an award-winning radio personality, Jim has continued writing, recording, and performing his songs for live audiences across the country.

Jim’s roots hearken back to a time when Roy, Gene, and Hoppy rode the range to the delight of many a young cowboy and cowgirl. Well, maybe it wasn’t the old west, but it sure enough was the real west; real enough to spark the imaginations of millions of American kids for more than a century. As a pint-size cowboy—in his boots and pearl-handled six guns—Jim strummed his guitar underneath the big Texas sky, as the Pecos River rolled lazily along.

Jim and his architect wife Leslie moved to Austin in 1990, so that he could take his music to the next level, and besides…Larry said it would be fun! This year they’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of Front Room Music—Jim’s publishing company—with a catalogue of more than a dozen excellent CDs. The tall Texan is also celebrating three years on KVET-FM’s weekend air staff, adding the “Genuine Austin Original” to his distinguished broadcasting career.

Stricklan has written over 400 songs, including a nationally charted country single, Your Hiding Place. Among his many awards are two first place honors from the Southern Songwriters Guild, for his gospel songs. JIM & LARRY’S OCCASIONAL BAND perform regularly in the central Texas area. His radio shows air weekends on 98.1 KVET-FM and streaming live on the internet.

COUNTRY MAN CD:

"Stricklan has established himself as a Texas treasure with this album."
Lucky Boyd, MyTexasMusic.com

COUNTRY MAN – the newest CD by JIM STRICKLAN is a definitive collection for pure country lovers, produced with Jim’s genuine Texas/Americana flare! From shuffle to swing, 2-step to waltz, COUNTRY MAN will twirl you around the dance floor; with traditional country music styles popular since Jim was a kid. Featuring:

THERE STANDS THE GLASS – an up-tempo take on the honky-tonk classic.
TEXAS MISTLETOE – a down-home holiday charmer.
AMY FROM McCAMEY – a red hot swing tune about a Pecos River romance.
ALTHEA – a spell-binding Civil War tale, reflecting Irish roots.

For lilner notes, detailed credits, lyrics, photos and more, visit our webpage for this album at www.frontroommusic.com\country man.html.