Music by Jim Hsieh
Click the link below for an index of mp3s available for download (free of course).
The first group of songs available is Jim’s recent cd Blue Horizon. All of these songs are copyrighted my Jim Hsieh except The Ballad of Jethro Handy, Fifth Tavernacle, Midnight Radio Girl, and Too Old to Be Told which were written and copyrighted by Jim Hsieh and Tom Sturdevant.
Directory of Jim Hsieh music downloads
Excerpt from a note Jim wrote to his nephew Nien-hę and his wife Sara about the inspiration for four of the songs on Blue Horizon:
“Nien and Sara’s Waltz —— vocal, guitar, harmonica: Jim Thank YOU for THE inspiration!Blue Horizon —— vocal, guitar: Jim. steel guitar: Al Perkins. bass: Mike Bowden Cristina, a very close friend, went home to Spain recently. I wrote this song partly because I miss her although she’s married and I am also good friends with her husband Manolo. I just made it into a romantic song.Listen to the Rain —– vocal,guitar, harmonica: Jim This expresses how I would like to live, partly inspired by the prayer of St. Francis and other Bodhisattvas, as God’s instrument.Jethro Handy – co-written with my friend Tom Sturdevant. I first wrote this gong as a protest against the hypocrisy of/and the death penalty in TN. Tom suggested that I should apply it to the nation as a whole. vocal, guitar: Jim keyboard: Tom “
January 30, 2008 at 6:28 pm |
i gave jim all my musi already he sang a song of mine to introduce himself to nashville i never heard he regretted that trip and don’t expect i’ll hear he’s regretting the trip he’s on now
January 30, 2008 at 9:34 pm |
Thanks for allowing us to experience Jim’s music. I have not hear these before except maybe one? My wife Sheila and I shared tears and laughter until 6:30 this morning listening to his songs as we attempt to find pictures of Jim in years back. Will have to buy his CD so I listen to it in our car or on our cd player without having to fire up the computer. I am again reminded how talented he was! Now if I can only buy a piece of his art!
January 31, 2008 at 12:06 am |
I first met Jim at Toby’s Country Cooking in Franklin.We had country music band playing on friday night”Jim ask could he come and sing a couple of songs with the band.I told him that he was welcome to come and that i would see him on Friday night”but i thought that he could no way sing country music.When he got up to sing I couldnt believe my ears he sang country music as well as anyone in the band (moral of the story you cant judge a book by looking at the cover).My life and Jims continued to cross paths musicly several times through out the last 8 years.It was an honor to have met Jim and I enjoyed performing with him on stage “what a great person and we will all miss him. Ike Ladd Franklin Tenn 37067
January 31, 2008 at 8:07 pm |
Corky, that would have to be your great anti-war song about Rensselaer, Indiana.
March 13, 2008 at 6:03 pm |
thankss max don’t know if this a repeat from what i sent bogdan swider told me about jim’s sudden escape from his malady he’s lucky in that way so many of us suffer till the end the farm looks good we buy organc when we can it’s noble work you do and important for all of us