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Name: GentlemanJim
City: New Carlisle
Region: Ohio
Country: US
Email: gentlemanjim@worldwidebluegrass.com
Website: www.myspace.com/GentJim55
Show: Bluegrass in the BASSment
Thursday 6pm-8pm EDT
Saturday 11pm-1am EDT
Biography:
Jim Chatfield was born and raised in southwest Ohio. He grew up with
bluegrass being played around the house but began playing drums at the age
of eight. Ron Thomason of Dry Branch Fire Squad was Jim's Junior High
English teacher. It wasn't a secret that Mr. Thomason was a bluegrass fan
because he played it in the classroom quite a bit. Jim would continue
play drums throughout high school. He played in Miller's Blackhawk Musical
Corps which afforded him the opportunity to travel to Europe and Africa.
During this time, Jim also enjoyed playing Rock music. He had picked up a
bass guitar when he was about 14 because drummers were plentiful in the
area and he wanted to play in a rock band. After graduating high school,
Jim switched to playing in a country band. He played with Tumbleweed and
Midnight Riders until about 1985. Jim quit playing music while raising
his children, Amber and Aaron. He started going to Bluegrass jams in 2000 and
hooked up with Mike Powell and Bob Stacey. They were playing with Younger
Days which was a local Bluegrass band. Mike wanted to start a new band
and asked Jim if he would come on board to play bass with them in a new
bluegrass band. Shadez of Blue was born and they played together until
2006. Shadez of Blue was not only a local favorite but regional favorite
as well. They played at many Bluegrass Festivals including OKI Bluegrass
Festival, Roundeyes Bluegrass Festival, Bean Blossom among others. During
2005 & 2006 Jim was helping a couple of young girls, Kelly & Katelyn of
McCoy Grass get started. They were playing supper breaks and such. Jim
felt they had really good potential and wanted to help them in any way
that he could. He agreed to help do some bass work in the studio for
their first Bluegrass project "The Best is Yet to Come". In 2006 Shadez
of Blue disbanded and Jim began working with McCoy Grass as their regular
bass player. In the spring of 2008 he began to jam again with the four
original members of Shadez of Blue and eventually quit working with McCoy Grass since Shadez of Blue decided to make another go at it.
Jim's WWB program "Bluegrass in the BASSment" is broadcast on Thursdays
from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM and Saturdays 11 PM to 1 AM Sunday morning. |
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