Jim & Jesse were an American bluegrass music duo of brothers, Jim McReynolds (February 13, 1927 – December 31, 2002) and Jesse McReynolds (July 9, 1929 – June 23, 2023). They were born and raised in Carfax, a community near Coeburn, Virginia, United States. == Career == Jesse played the mandolin with a unique, self-invented "crosspicking" and "split-string" playing method, and Jim sang as a high tenor and played guitar. They played with their backing band, The Virginia Boys, consisting... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Diesel on My Tail - #2: The Golden Rocket - #3: Freight Train - #4: Better Times a-Coming - #5: The Ballad of Thunder Road
Cotton Mill Man
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#4 Better Times a-Coming
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#1 Diesel on My Tail
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#5 The Ballad of Thunder Road
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Greenwich Village Folk Song Salesman
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Yonder Comes a Freight Train
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#2 The Golden Rocket
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#3 Freight Train
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Oh Louisiana
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Jesse McReynolds • Jim McReynolds
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