Jim Dawson Vinyl Record Albums

Jim Dawson is one of the great singer/songwriters of our generation. With a recording career that has continued to grow since the 1970s, Jim's songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Mary Travers and Elmo (from Sesame Street) Jim lived his early years in the Midwest towns of Joplin, MO and Coffeeville, KS but spent his adolescence in Colorado. It was there in 1958 that he discovered the music that would become his life. That's when he and many other future musicians first heard the Kingston Trio. Their music and exuberance inspired him. In later years, Jim would remark, “The Kingston Trio is the reason that I picked up a guitar. They are the reason that I do what I do.” Jim joined the Navy in 1963. After a tour of duty on the USS Independence in the South China Sea, Jim returned from active duty in 1966 with a deep sadness about the war in Vietnam. As he did in his youth and his time in the Navy, Jim turned to music to find peace and reflection. He started writing and performing songs in and around Virginia Beach, VA. In 1968, JD moved to New York City and started playing the coffeehouse circuit. He joined a band called The Good Earth that started to get some notice from producers. Jim’s partner in The Good Earth was Bill Swofford who would later call himself Oliver and have hits with "Good Morning Starshine" and "Jean". After some disagreements on the musical direction of the band, Jim left to persue a solo career.