Thanks to all who have made my return to my "passion" for making music such an incredible and rewarding journey. It is amazing to me to think that my somewhat "whimsical" decision to give music a try once again has become such a centerpiece of my life as a 50+ year old adult. While, sometimes during the slow months, I am given to thoughts of returning to the workplace in the "real world", it only takes a moment as a performer ... or hearing a new song on the radio, to inspire me to press on. I sincerely thank all who have been so supportive . . . . in their words, deeds, letters, emails, and/or purchases of my CD. Your kindness and generosity humbles me beyond words.

As in years gone by, I will do my best in 2010 to keep everyone informed about what's happening with "This New Thing" I'm doing here. I also encourage everyone to connect with my "My Space" page (www.MySpace.com/JimEDavidson) for date listings, pictures, blog entries, music samples, and other such items of interest.

As always ... THANKS very much for stopping by.

2007 was the "Year of the Gig" for me ... meaning I played a LOT of live shows around Hilton Head, Bluffton, Beaufort, and the Lowcountry areas. With top-notch venues such as Sea Pines' famed Harbour Town and Bluffton's magnificent Palmetto Bluff continuing to call on me for my services, I worked more "shifts" and entertained more people than at any time before. I also combined my singing and performing talents with a good friend (and fellow "lifetime" entertainer), Tim Austin to form my first "DUO" since my days in college at Georgia Southern. It's very rewarding to stand up with another great professional ... whose style and passion for music blends so well with my own. Tim and I will be working various events over the coming year ... most of which should appear on the My Space calendar soon. My solo album/CD "Which Way From Here?" also continued to sell very well throughout the course of 2007 and my distribution partner (www.CDBaby.com/JimDavidson) keeps me advised each time another copy is shipped. My CD is also listed on iTunes - click here to visit) where you can download any or all of the songs found on the album. As another season approaches, I am rehearsing and trying to get "my chops back", both musically and vocally. I will kick things off again this year in early March and will be "back in the saddle" full-time by the Easter holiday. I hope to see you at a show this year and may God richly bless you.

To recap 2006, of course my 1st all-original-music CD ... "Which Way From Here?" (Low Country Tunes Music, ASCAP), and the introduction of my new business relationship with my Independant music distributor, CD Baby. It also marked the debut of my "Indie" publishing company, LowcountryTunes Publishing. Of course, I continued my affiliation with the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and with ASCAP ... two organizations that have supported me and inspired me tremendously. I also began working with a noteworth Nashville-based "song plugger", Ms. Carol Perdew at Springbarrel.

Nashville and "Music Row" is a place like no other ... and the "center of the musical universe" for me - a 52 year old singer/songwriter

and entertainer. I look forward to the new challenges and opportunities with great anticipation.

Visit the "Listen" tab to hear samples of several songs that appear on my new CD ... as well as several of my "cover" songs from the "Play List".

Historical Perspectives: I grew up in Georgia and was raised by two loving parents. My folks divorced when I was young but both played a key role in my upbringing ... as did my grandparents on my mom's side. The Davidson and Fulcher families were both musically inclined - but it was my mom who provided my greatest inspiration and support. "Mamma-J" was my biggest fan, and was the one who ... in 1968, took me to Augusta and bought me my first acoustic guitar ... which I still own and play today!

Whether here in the SC lowcountry with my dad ... or in Waynesboro with my mom, I began making music with an acoustic guitar at the age of 12. I formed my first rock and roll band ("The Five Transistors") when I was 13. Once I got to Georgia Southern University in 1972 and began hanging out with some of the great "pickers" from this part of the country, I really began to blossom. At that time, the country was recovering from the war in Vietnam and music seemed to tell those stories. It also gave kids a place to go when we wanted to have some fun ... or when the "problems" of our time drove us to indulge in rebellious behavior. 

I remember The Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top, Led Zepplin, Lynard Skynyrd, Jethro Tull, The Eagles, The Moody Blues, and others. And of course, there was Cat Stevens - an artist whose music I found myself able to sing in a hauntingly similar way. I remember seeing a Cat Stevens concert one night in Atlanta and thinking ... "WOW, it would be great to be able to do that!" I was forever "moved" by the music of my college years and have, even to this day, continued to focus much of my writing and creative attention on the "stories" of my youth.

Following college, I played music for a while ... until my dad convinced me that I needed a to get a "real job". One thing led to another and, before long, I was working in the technology business as a salesman ... living in Birmingham, AL.

Today, my music is a collection of my own original music, classic folk and country rock selections, a big dose of Jimmy Buffett, and some modern-day country classics from the likes of Brooks & Dunn, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, and many others. My material seems to appeal to people of all agaes and, with what I've learned about technology .... and how to use it to improve the quality and delivery of my show, I think I've re-discovered (and re-gained) my own unique "niche".

In fact, when people hear me play today, their reaction is something like "geee, I thought I was hearing a full band play !"

That type of feedback confirms that I've come a LONG way toward accomplishing one of my original goals when I decided to "dust off my guitar" once again. That was to deliver the BEST and highest quality entertainment I could provide ... while also integrating new and innovative technologies in a way that allowed me to differentiate myself, while focusing on the "art" of making music.