Jim and Jean, Jim Glover and Jean Ray, were a folk music duo who performed and recorded music from the early 1960s to the late 1960s. Jim R Glover (born 1942 is a long-time Peace activist and folk singer from Cleveland Ohio, who currently lives in Brandon Florida. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 They were married for a time, and were listed as Jim and Jean Glover in the liner notes of their albums, but eventually went their separate ways. Jim attended Ohio State University, where he met Phil Ochs in the Fall of 1959^[1] and introduced Ochs to folk music, Leftist politics, and taught him how to play guitar. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Philip David Ochs ( December 19 1940 – April 9 1976) was a U The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles ^[2][3] Jim and Phil were in a short-lived folk duo called the "Singing Socialists", later renamed the "Sundowners". ^[4][5] Though the group didn't last long, Jim and Phil remained friends. In 1961, Jim left Ohio and moved to New York City, where he met Jean Ray at the Café Raffio and later fell in love with her. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The City of New York ^[6] Jim and Jean began performing music together and developed a good following at Café Raffio's in Greenwich Village^[7], and soon began making enough money to pay the rent on their Thompson Street apartment. Greenwich Village (ˌgrɛnɪtʃ ˈvɪlɪdʒ often simply called the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern Manhattan ^[8] In 1962, Phil Ochs moved in with Jim and Jean when he was first starting his musical career in Greenwich Village. Philip David Ochs ( December 19 1940 – April 9 1976) was a U ^[9][10] Jean introduced Phil to her friend Alice Skinner, and Phil soon moved in with Alice^[11][12] and eventually married her. ^[13][14] As Phil got better at songwriting, Jim and Jean began to perform (and later recorded) a number of his songs.

Jim and Jean's first appearance on record, Jack Linkletter Presents a Folk Festival, was a live 1963 compilation album released on GNP Crescendo that featured a number of folk acts. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. GNP Crescendo Record Co is an US American Record label based in Hollywood California. In 1965, Jim and Jean released their first full length album, a self-titled release, on the Philips label. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Philips Records is a Record label that was founded by Dutch electronics giant Philips. This album contains songs written by Tom Paxton ("Ramblin' Boy" and "Hold On To Me, Babe"), Phil Ochs ("There But For Fortune"), Buffy Sainte-Marie ("Welcome, Welcome Emigrante"), Lead Belly ("Alabama Bound" and "Relax Your Mind"), as well as traditional songs. Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is a well-known American folk singer and Singer-songwriter who has been writing Philip David Ochs ( December 19 1940 – April 9 1976) was a U Buffy Sainte-Marie (born Beverly Sainte-Marie, February 20, 1941 or this date in 1942 is an Academy Award -winning Canadian First Huddie William Ledbetter, (January 1888 – December 6 1949 was an American folk and Blues Musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing Traditional music is the term now used in the terminology of Grammy Awards for what used to be called " folk music " Alice Skinner Ochs wrote the original liner notes printed on the back of the album. In 1966, Jim and Jean's second album, Changes, was released on the Verve Folkways record label. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Verve Records is an American Jazz Record label now owned by the Universal Music Group. The title track was written by their friend Phil Ochs, and the album also contains two other Ochs' songs ("Flower Lady" and "Crucifixion"). Philip David Ochs ( December 19 1940 – April 9 1976) was a U Phil wrote the original liner notes printed on the back of the album too. This album also contains songs written by Eric Andersen, David Blue, Bob Dylan, and Jim and Jean. Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an Norwegian - American Singer-songwriter. David Blue ( February 18, 1941 — December 2, 1982) born Stuart David Cohen, was an American Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major The sound on their first album is more folksy, whereas their second album contains more session musicians, instrumentation, and even some folk rock experimentation. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. They even recorded with some musicians who had worked on Bob Dylan's first electric sessions. Their song "One Sure Thing" would later be covered by Fairport Convention. Jim and Jean's third and final album, People World, was released on Verve Forecast in 1968, and is their furthest departure from their original sound and style. Verve Forecast Records is a record label specializing in cutting edge material which was founded in 1967 by Verve Records and since been revived twice Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At times, this album delves into some flower power themes and even slight psychedelia. Flower power was a Slogan used by Hippies (aka Flower Children) during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of Non-violence Ideology Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic The album also contains more of their own, original material than their previous albums. The title track, "People World", reached number 94 on the pop singles charts in 1968. Also, two Phil Ochs' songs appear on this album: "Cross My Heart" and "Ringing Of Revolution". This was Jim and Jean's last album as a duo.

During the years they recorded together, Jim and Jean played in folk music clubs such as the Ash Grove in West Hollywood and the Ice House in Glendale, California. West Hollywood, a city in Los Angeles County California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. They sometimes opened for Canadian folk rock band 3's a Crowd. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. 3's a Crowd was a Folk rock band from Vancouver, Canada in the mid-to-late 1960s In one performance at the Ash Grove, rather than playing as a duo they were accompanied by a pianist and by legendary bassist Harvey Brooks, who had played with Bob Dylan. Harvey Brooks (born July 4 1944 New York City as Harvey Goldstein is an American Bassist. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major

Eventually, Jim and Jean split up and went their separate ways. Jim recorded some small budget albums on his own (No Need To Explain in 1980 and Outsider in 2003), and Jean went on to perform in some small budget plays. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters They both reunited to play one show together at the People's Voice Cafe in New York City on March 18, 2006.

• Jim and Jean, as well as other husband and wife folk duos of the 1960s (like Ian and Sylvia, and Richard and Mimi Fariña), were described as being inspirations for the fictional characters "Mitch and Mickey" of the 2003 spoof movie about folk music entitled A Mighty Wind. Ian and Sylvia Tyson, CM, were a Canadian Folk music duo who performed and recorded from the early 1960s through the early 1970s Richard George Fariña ( March 8, 1937 &ndash April 30, 1966) was an American Writer and Folksinger. Mimi Baez Fariña (born Margarita Mimi Baez, April 30, 1945 &ndash July 18, 2001) was a singer A Mighty Wind is a 2003 pseudo-documentary about a Folk music reunion concert and the three groups that must come together to perform on national television ^[15]
• Jean Ray said, "Neil Young's song 'Cowgirl in the Sand' came from a visit he made to me and my family living on the beach. Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969 is Neil Young 's second solo album and his first with backing band Crazy Horse. "^[16]

References

External links

• allmusic entry
• Liner notes from Jim and Jean's Changes/People World

Dirty Linen is a Bi-monthly Magazine of folk and World music based in Baltimore Maryland.

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