This week Ruth Copland features her interview with amazing guitarist, producer and songwriter Jimmy Jackson, who is based in Santa Cruz, CA. Jimmy has worked with Country Hall of Fame star Lacy J Dalton, country legend Tanya Tucker, the Trailerpark Troubadours, Michael Nesmith of the The Monkees, and Grammy winner JoEl Sonnier, amongst many others. Ruth Copland plays Jimmy’s songs, talks to him about his long career, and his new band project with Restless Souls. Fellow bandmate David Adams also joins them in the studio.
To listen to interview click here Jimmy Jackson | It’s A Question of Balance
Jimmy is an in-demand independent music producer and has produced many albums including for country diva Lacy J Dalton, Bud Cockrel of the band Pablo Cruz, garage pop band French Girls, and rock pianist Matt Warner. Jimmy has written songs with number one Nashville songwriter Dean Dillon, the late Grammy winning composer/drummer Ricky Lawson, and Nashville hit songwriters Jerry Lassiter and Earl Clark. Jimmy has been published by Acuff-Rose in Nashville and VIG Music in L.A. His songs have been performed by artists such as country star Tanya Tucker, and Tamalyn LaBeeb.
Timing sits at the center of Jimmy’s work—attack, decay, the pocket. It shows up in his Epiphone clinics (he designed the Airscreamer), his widely watched demo videos, and in the road discipline of caring for 30-plus rare guitars on Jackson Browne’s tours. That same sense of tempo explains why some fans bounce from tone tests to competitive streams where a tight build order meets clear odds; think a quick, odds-aware primer on Starcraft 2 betting delivered with the same clarity you’d want in a rig rundown. Add seven years leading the Trailer Park Troubadours, bandleading for Michael Nesmith’s Video Ranch, a Nesmith-produced solo album, and a KPIG on-air stint, and you’ve got the full arc.
For more info and to listen to past shows click here It’s A Question of Balance
Photos: Jimmy Jackson; new album project with band Restless Souls.
