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“It
was an amazing evening. We have had many different performers at our
conferences; The Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, Three Dog Night, America. Jim
Curry ranks among these acts. It was a full 90 minute show during an opening
night welcome dinner. No one left the room during their performance. It
ended in a standing ovation. I would book Jim and his band again in a
heartbeat. His back-up musicians and singers, many former John Denver band
members, were among the best we have ever heard. "
-Daniel Y, 7/27/2006, Corporate
Function, Keystone, CO
Born into a military family in Newport
Rhode Island, Jim is the fifth born of nine children. His family moved from
Newport to Texas, then to New Orleans, then to California, where he learned
to play the guitar, and sing. It was at a Boy Scout pot luck dinner with a
banjo, singing Sunshine On My Shoulders, that Jim was first noticed by
Anne. Jim & Anne dated for three short months and in the summer before his
twelfth grade in high school his father retired from the Navy and again they
moved back to Texas. Annie's Song was at the top of the charts but their
hearts were broken by the separation.
It was in the small town of Dickinson,
Texas that Jim found the music and the friends that would ease the pain of
lost love.
While Jim enjoyed music he also was a
talented artist and studied commercial art and drafting. After two years of
college and one year of working as a designer for an outdoor advertising
firm in Houston, Jim went back to California to find Anne and see if she
still loved him. On October 20, 1979, Anne & Jim were married. Their
Honeymoon was a road trip to Aspen.
Following his art career Jim began his own
business painting signs. Anne joined him and helped to build a business.
Over fourteen years Jim & Anne had built the little sign company up to
twenty employees manufacturing neon signs and storefront signs. They
also began their family. Brian was born in 1987, and Matthew was born in
1994.
Music had faded into the background and
business had taken it's toll on their life. Work was all there was. Anne
wanted out, and the economy was poor. Jim was offered a management position
at a custom exhibit company. He took the job and over the next 8 years the music
gradually came back into their lives.
John Denver is one
of RCA’s top 5 recording artists of all time. His untimely death in 1997
was a tragedy that was felt the world over. Such a void in the musical
world left John’s ardent world family demanding that the music survive. In
due time, artists would come forward to fill the void left by America’s
troubadour….that call was answered by Jim Curry; who has emerged as the
top performer of John Denver’s vast legacy of popular music.
On Jim and Anne's 20th anniversary they went
back to Aspen Colorado and celebrated with other John Denver fans, singing
once again.
With the help of his good friend and an
incredibly talented musician, Gordon Lustig, Jim landed the part of
singing the voice of John Denver for the CBS Made for TV Movie "Take Me
Home, The John Denver Story". Although, only a small part of the movie
required Jim's voice, it was the break that would give Jim the recognition
as a serious singer and allow him to step closer to his dream of being a
full time performer.
In 2002 Jim left the exhibit company to
pursue his music full time. Since then Jim has surpassed all expectations of
his career goals. Performing often in Las Vegas and is a popular hit in venues
across the country. Jim Curry is in good company performing in
season concert series venues, lined up with greats like: Herman's Hermits, Davey Jones, Chubby Checkers, and many more!
Jim Curry is one of
Holland America Cruise Line's most popular shows from the Caribbean to
Alaska. His skill as a performer
delights everyone, even the seasoned pros say he is fresh and honest in a
show that is sure to leave you smiling and in love with this music all over
again. Which brings him to you today, along with talented
musician friends, to share with you some of the greatest songs of our time
and, just maybe, some destined to become great...
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