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Expertise
I have a good general knowledge of oldies rock and roll, traditional country and some pop music up until the late '60s and especially pre British invasion stuff. Automotive songs are a specialty of mine and I love Doowop and R&B oldies.
Experience in the area
I had my own radio program on a local volunteer station, CJSF, from 2001-03, in which I played automotive related music from my own collection as well as spoke about the latest old car shows in my area. I'm also a singer/songwriter with 3 songs recorded on CD and many more I'd like to record.
Organizations
I'm a member of S.O.C.A.N. and a local old car club, Lions Gate Model A Ford Club. I'm also a past member of the Pacific Bluegrass & Heritage Society as well as a songwriters group.
Publications
My writing appeared for 16 years in a national Canadian newspaper called Old Autos, published twice monthly. In it, I published stories on every automotively related song I knew of. For instance I did an extensive article on the many group names which took their names from car makes and models,
Education/Credentials
Pop and rock music history was taught as a part of the radio broadcasting course I took at B.C.I.T.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| Ruby | 04/22/12 | 1 | 8 | 10 | I don't have enough to go on ..... |
| Sandra | 12/27/11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Jim was a very considerate and polite ..... |
| Fred | 11/21/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Jim, Thanks for the attentive responses and ..... |
Recent Answers from Jim Ervin
2012-05-18 Name that tune:
This one really put me to the test but my research says the group is The Flamingos, famous for their hit Since I Don't Have You. However, this isn't a girl group. So have a listen to the song on Youtube
2012-04-24 Record Label:
Haven't heard of that happening before with such a well known band, but being a French version, the chances for such mistakes to happen become greater, not that I'm saying anything derogatory about the
2011-12-21 Unknown '60s Christmas Group???:
Hi Sandra, Sorry for the delay but a little trip to Youtube showed me that the song "I Wonder As I wander" has been recorded many times by various artists including Julie Andrews and Barbara Streisand
2011-11-21 Words & Sheet Music to:
Hi Fred, I listened to the song again on Youtube and managed to narrow it down to just one word of the line you mentioned which is in question to me . However, without the sheet music, I can still make
2011-11-20 Words & Sheet Music to "Some Nights When You're Lonely":
Hi Fred, I listened to the song on Youtube, a typically enjoyable song of the era although I hadn't heard it before. I don't know how long you listened to it but about half way into the song, the singer
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