Jimmie David Post (October 28, 1939 – September 14, 2022) was an American folk singer-songwriter, composer, and playwright. In 1968, his pop song "Reach out of the Darkness" charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks, peaking at number 10.[1]
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 Post in 1975 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jimmie David Post |
| Born | October 28, 1939 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | September 14, 2022 (aged 82) Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk, pop, country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1960s–2022 |
| Labels | Flying Fish, Fantasy |
| Website | http://www.jimpost.com/ |
Life and career
editJim Post was born in Houston, Texas. He performed and recorded in the 1960s as the duo Friend and Lover with his then wife, Cathy Conn Post.[2] He worked as a solo singer-songwriter in Chicago and throughout the Midwest in the 1970s and 1980s. Post was a regular performer at the Earl of Old Town and other Chicago folk music bars, and was a contemporary of notable singer-songwriters Steve Goodman, John Prine, Fred Holstein, and Bonnie Koloc, and a frequent collaborator with singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mick Scott and Tom Dundee. In 1971, he produced and played on an album of Chicago folk musicians, Gathering at the Earl of Old Town, that included the first recording of Goodman's "City of New Orleans".[3] Starting in 1985, he hosted the Flea Market folk show played on WBEZ live at Navy Pier. During the 1990s and 2000s, he focused on performing the character of Mark Twain in one-man shows in a style similar to that of Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain Tonight and Mike Randall's Mark Twain Live. Post has also recorded an album of children's songs.
Post lived in Galena, Illinois. He was a guest on Ellen in a segment titled "Awesome Album Covers", where the talk-show host teased him about his album I Love My Life.
Post died from congestive heart failure on September 14, 2022, at the age of 82.[4][5]
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Label | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Reach Out of the Darkness | Verve Forecast | FTS 3055 | As Friend and Lover |
| 1972 | Slow to 20 | Fantasy | 9408 | |
| 1973 | Colorado Exile | Fantasy | 9401 | |
| Rattlesnake | Fantasy | 9425 | ||
| 1976 | Looks Good to Me | Fantasy | 9451 | |
| 1977 | Back on the Street Again | Mountain Railroad | 52778 | Live |
| 1978 | I Love My Life | Mountain Railroad | 52784 | |
| 1979 | Magic: In Concert | Flying Fish | FF-216 | Live |
| 1980 | Ship Shape | Flying Fish | FF-240 | Live |
| 1984 | The Crooner from Outer Space | Freckle | 1905 | |
| 1987 | Jim Post & Friends | Flying Fish | FF-419 | |
| 1987 | Galena Rose | self released | CD | |
| 1989 | The Heart of Christmas | Chicago Master Works | 1263 | CD |
| 1996 | Mark Twain and the Laughing River | Woodside Avenue | WA-006-2 | CD |
| 2000 | Frog in the Kitchen Sink | CD, children's songs |
References
edit- ^ "Single: The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Music Charts. August 17, 1968. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie (2000). "Liner Notes for Friend & Lover's "Reach Out of the Darkness"". Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ Callahan, Mike; David Edwards; Patrice Eyries (October 27, 2005). "Dunwich Album Discography". Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ "Jim Post, Known for a Memorably 'Groovy' Hit Song, Dies at 82". The New York Times. September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Post, Singer-Songwriter Who Scored ’68 Hit With ‘Reach Out of the Darkness,’ Dies", Best Classic Bands, September 17, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022
External links
edit- Official website
- Discography at FolkLib Index
- Jim Post discography at Discogs
- Jim Post at IMDb