A songwriter with a country/folk/blues sound.

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COUNTRY: Country Folk, COUNTRY: Country Blues



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Jim Swick (born âJames Earl Swickâ) was born and raised in Paxton, Illinois, and now lives in Mayfield, Kentucky.

Jim was raised on a farm, and he learned to play harmonica while driving his dadâs tractors. âThatâs probably part of the reason I play the darn thing upside down,â he says. âI didnât know how to hold it... I was trying to farm and play at the same time, and Iâm just like every other male of our species... I hardly ever read instructions.â

Jim got his first guitar while he was a freshman at Southern Illinois University. Three months and three chords later, he was putting up ads at the student center and trying to form a band. âYouth and ignorance,â Jim says. âA blissful combination!â

Jim played in a few bands from 1981 to 1987, then quit playing altogether for many years. A few years ago, he pulled his last remaining guitar out of the closet and started playing and writing again. Now, a short time later, he has just completed recording his first album, âA Fine Piece of Work.â

Jim has a unique sound, which is a combination of country, folk, and blues. He has won numerous local and statewide talent contests, and you can sometimes catch him at C.C. Cohenâs Songwriterâs night in Paducah, KY.