Jim Ford

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It's My LifeJim Ford

Listen to Long Road Ahead by Jim Ford, see lyrics, music video & more!

Long Road AheadJim Ford

She Turns My Radio OnJim Ford

I'm Ahead If I Can Quit While I'm BehindJim Ford

Listen to I'm Gonna Make Her Love Me by Jim Ford, see lyrics, music video & more!

I'm Gonna Make Her Love MeJim Ford

Listen to Love On My Brain by Jim Ford, see lyrics, music video & more!

Love On My BrainJim Ford

Listen to Big Mouth USA by Jim Ford, see lyrics, music video & more!

Big Mouth USAJim Ford

Listen to Harlan County by Jim Ford, see lyrics, music video & more!

Harlan CountyJim Ford

Listen to Changin' Colors by Jim Ford, see lyrics, music video & more!

Changin' ColorsJim Ford

Listen to Working My Way To LA by Jim Ford, see lyrics, music video & more!

Working My Way To LAJim Ford

More albums from Jim Ford

ALBUMAllergic to LoveJim Ford

ALBUMDemolition Expert (Rare Acoustic Demos)Jim Ford

Listen to Big Mouth USA: The Unissued Paramount Album by Jim Ford

ALBUMBig Mouth USA: The Unissued Paramount AlbumJim Ford

Listen to The Unissued Capitol Album by Jim Ford

ALBUMThe Unissued Capitol AlbumJim Ford

ALBUMRare Singles and Previously Unreleased Masters, Vol. 1Jim Ford

ALBUMHarlan CountyJim Ford

About Jim Ford

Hometown

Johnson County, KY, United States

Born

August 23, 1941

Genre

Country

Lauded by Sly Stone as "the funkiest white man I know," Jim Ford was a natural and the ultimate musician's musician. Born in Kentucky, Ford relocated to California via New Orleans in the mid '60s, where he penned songs for soul stars such as Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, and Bobby Womack. His lone record, 1969's HARLAN COUNTY, found him meshing the grooves of New Orleans funk, the vocal swagger of southern soul, the earthy production and instrumentation of country rock, and a folk songwriter's sensibilities in a truly indefinable, but undeniable American roots blend. Unfortunately, the album tanked commercially and Ford, a notorious wild man, fell through the music industry cracks. Bear Family records reissued his complete works in the late '00s, a revival overshadowed by his untimely death in 2007.