Jim Rooney (music)
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Jim Rooney at the Station Inn, Nashville Tenn. (2012)
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| Born | January 28, 1938 |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Country, folk, bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer |
| Associated acts | Nanci Griffith, Hal Ketchum, Iris DeMent, John Prine |
Jim Rooney (born January 28, 1938) is an American music producer whose credits include Nanci Griffith's Other Voices, Other Rooms (which earned Rooney a Grammy Award for production), Hal Ketchum's Past the Point of Rescue, Iris DeMent's Infamous Angel, John Prine's Aimless Love and many other widely hailed albums.[1] In recognition for his contribution to Americana music, Rooney received a lifetime achievement award from the Americana Music Association in 2009.[1]
Rooney was a pioneer in the genre that would come to be labeled as "Americana".[2] He began his career in the Boston area during the early 1960s and served as director and talent coordinator for the Newport Folk Festival.[1] He moved to Woodstock, N.Y., in the early 1970s to manage Albert Grossman's Bearsville Sound Studio. After moving to Nashville, Rooney released a series of solo albums and produced projects by Townes Van Zandt, Hal Ketchum, Bonnie Raitt and others.[1]
Says Griffith, "Jim Rooney is the number one reason I have a career. He gave me confidence in my writing, inspiration to write, and handed me the want ads to look for an apartment in Nashville."[3]
Rooney graduated from Amherst College in 1960 and later obtained a master's degree in classical literature from Harvard University.[2] He and his wife divide their time between Nashville, Vermont, and County Galway, Ireland.[2]
Rooney is the author of Bossmen: Bill Monroe and Muddy Waters (1971; reissued 2012), and an autobiography, In It for the Long Run: A Musical Odyssey (2014). He is also the coauthor, with Eric von Schmidt, of Baby Let Me Follow You Down: The Illustrated History of the Cambridge Folk Years (1979; reissued 1994).
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