Jimmie Dale Gilmore

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Jimmie Dale Gilmore (right) with his son Colin in Austin , Texas in June 2004

Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born May 6, 1945 in Amarillo , Texas ) is an American country singer-songwriter.

Beginnings

He grew up in Lubbock , Texas, the city that produced Buddy Holly and Delbert McClinton . As a teenager, he met Butch Hancock and Joe Ely . In 1971 the three of them founded the Flatlanders together with other musicians . A year later, a first album was recorded in Nashville and the single Dallas was released. The album was only released as a cassette by the record company ; the single turned out to be a flop. A short time later, the Flatlanders disbanded. Jimmie Dale Gilmore left the music business temporarily and spent the next six years in Denver.

Career

In 1980 Gilmore moved to Austin , Texas and began performing in clubs in the area. In the meantime, Joe Ely had made a career. The former Flatlanders and thus also Gilmore gained notoriety in the scene. In 1988 Ely finally signed a record deal with the Hightone label. In the same year the first solo album was produced: Fair And Square . As with the following albums, mainly self-written material and songs by Butch Hancock were used.

His third, critically acclaimed album After Awhile is considered his musical breakthrough. Further productions of consistently high quality followed. Another highlight is the CD One Endless Night , released in 2000 .

With his peculiar nasal tenor voice , it was not easy for Jimmie Dale Gilmore to attract a mass audience. The indisputable quality of his music, however, earned him a small but loyal and convinced following. He often sings genre classics on his CDs and repeatedly plays pieces by Townes van Zandt .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
Country Country
1993 Spinning Around the Sun Country62 (3 weeks)
Country
2005 Come on back Country67 (1 week)
Country
2011 Heirloom Music Country64 (1 week)
Country
with The Wronglers
2018 Downey to Lubbock Country41 (1 week)
Country
with Dave Alvin

More studio albums

  • 1988: Fair and Square
  • 1989: Jimmie Dale Gilmore
  • 1991: After Awhile
  • 1996: Braver Newer World
  • 2000: One Endless Night

Live albums

Compilations

  • 1989: Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Fair And Square
  • 2004: Don't Look For A Heartache

EPs

  • 1994: Mudhoney • Jimmie Dale Gilmore (with Mudhoney )
  • 2006: Rhino Hi-Five: Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
Country Country
1988 White Freight Liner Blues
Fair and Square 		Country72 (5 weeks)
Country
1989 Honky Tonk Song
Jimmie Dale Gilmore 		Country85 (2 weeks)
Country

More singles

  • 1984: She's All Grown Up
  • 1991: My Mind's Got A Mind Of Its Own
  • 1994: Blinding Sun
  • 2000: No Lonesome Tune

Others

Jimmie Dale Gilmore played a supporting role in the cult film The Big Lebowski : He plays the bowler "Smokey", who allegedly broke and whose throw is said to be invalid.

literature

  • Erlewine, Michael u. a. (Ed.): All Music Guide to Country Music. The experts guide to the best recordings in country music . San Francisco, Cal .: Miller Freeman Books, 1997, p. 176 (biography and annotated discography)

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Gilmore, Jimmie Dale
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American country singer-songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Amarillo , Texas