Jimmy Bowen
Jimmy Bowen | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | James Albert Bowen |
Born | Santa Rita, New Mexico, U.S. | November 30, 1937
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Occupation(s) | Record producer, singer, bassist |
Years active | Early 1960s–present |
James Albert Bowen (born November 30, 1937)[2] is an American record producer and former rockabilly singer. Bowen brought Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood together, and introduced Sinatra to Mel Tillis for their album, Mel & Nancy.
Early life
Bowen was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States.[2] His family moved to Dumas, Texas, when he was eight years old.[3]
Singing career
Bowen began as a teenage recording star in 1957 with "
Producer and music executive
In the early 1960s, in
Bowen also produced Dino, Desi & Billy, a group which included Dean Martin's son, and Desi Arnaz' and Lucille Ball's son.
In mid-1968, Bowen launched an independent record label,
In 1991, Bowen produced Andy Williams' well received album "Nashville".
In 1988, Bowen founded a label named
Soundtracks
Bowen produced his first movie soundtrack in 1970, for Vanishing Point, which was released in 1971. That soundtrack contains three songs which he composed, as well as music from the band Mountain and from Big Mama Thornton. The three Bowen pieces are an incidental theme called "Love Theme", credited to Jimmy Bowen Orchestra, and two others, "Super Soul Theme" and the hard-rock piece "Freedom of Expression", credited to The J.B. Pickers.[8] Other soundtracks include the movies Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), The Slugger's Wife (1985) and the soundtrack of the theater play Big River (1988).[8]
Personal life
He is a graduate of the
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Record label |
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1957 | Jimmy Bowen | Roulette Records |
1959 | Buddy Knox & Jimmy Bowen | |
1966 | Sunday Morning with the Comics | Reprise Records |
2002 | Vanishing Point Original Soundtrack | Harkit Records |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Record Label | B-side | Album | |
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US Pop | US R&B | |||||
1957 | "I'm Stickin' with You" | 14 | 9 | Roulette Records | "Ever Lovin' Fingers" (BB #63) | Jimmy Bowen |
"Warm Up to Me Baby" | 57 | — | "I Trusted You" | |||
"Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" | — | — | "Ever Since That Night" | |||
"Cross Over" | — | — | "It's Shameful" | |||
1958 | "The Two Step" | — | — | "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (BB #50) | Buddy Knox & Jimmy Bowen | |
"My Kind of Woman" | — | — | "Blue Moon" | |||
"Always Faithful" | — | — | "Wish I Were Tied to You" | |||
1959 | "Walkin' on Air" | — | — | "You're Just Wasting Your Time" | ||
1960 | "(I Need) Your Loving Arms" | — | — | "Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah! Mm Mm" | ||
1961 | "Teenage Dreamworld" | — | — | Capehart Records | "It's Against the Law" | |
"Somebody to Love" | — | — | Crest Records | "Don't Drop It" | ||
1964 | "The Big Bus" | — | — | Reprise Records | "The Biggest Lover in Town" | |
1965 | "The Golden Eagle" | — | — | "Spanish Cricket" | ||
1966 | "Captain Gorgeous" | — | — | "Wonder Mother" | Sunday Morning with the Comics | |
1967 | "It's Such a Pretty World Today" | — | — | "Raunchy" |
Bibliography
- Bowen, Jimmy; Jerome, Jim (1997). Rough Mix. New York: ISBN 978-0684807645.
References
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Jimmy Bowen". Allmusic. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Callahan, Mike; Eyries, Patrice; Edwards, Dave. "Amos Album Discography". Amos Records. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Jimmy Bowen Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ISSN 0164-9957.
- ISBN 978-0195176087.
- ^ a b Ribeiro, Márcio. "O Tema do Globo Repórter". Whiplash.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ISBN 978-0684807645.
- ^ "Keely Smith Granted Default Divorce". The Palm Beach Post. July 30, 1969.
Further reading
External links
- Jimmy Bowen at AllMusic
- Jimmy Bowen discography at Discogs
- Jimmy Bowen at IMDb