Jim White

Jim White is an American singer and musician whose country fusion draws on country and americana. The act performs at The Strines Nightingale in Strines, with Ben de la Cour in support.

Jim White, born in California in 1957 and active since 1990, is described as a Southern Gothic singer-songwriter. White spent youth in Pensacola, Florida, where the white gospel heard on the Gospel Jubilee television programme made a strong early impression, and grew up close to a strongly Pentecostal community. Before turning to music, White worked as a professional surfer and as a fashion model in Milan.

A bandsaw accident injured White's left hand, which appeared to rule out a musical career. Writing simple songs on guitar and then recording a demo at a friend's urging led to the material reaching David Byrne's Luaka Bop label. After re-recording the songs, White released the debut album Wrong-Eyed Jesus!, a set of country-folk pieces.

The night's support comes from Ben de la Cour. The Strines Nightingale hosts concerts and shows in Strines, and this date places Jim White's country and americana material on that bill.