Masters
Hall of Honor Inductees
Jim & Jesse
Jim McReynolds- Born February 13, 1927
Jesse McReynolds - Born July 9, 1929
Jim & Jesse McReynolds began professionally on radio station WNVA, Norton, Virginia, in 1947-48. Later organizing as "Jim & Jesse and The Virginia Boys," the unit recorded prolifically for several major record labels and made numerous syndicated television appearances, becoming a member of WSM's Grand Ole Opry in 1964. Chart records such as "Air Mail Special," their self-penned "Diesel Train" and "Cotton Mill Man" were among career milestones that defined the group's style. With Jesse usually singing lead and Jim tenor and backed by some of the finest musicians in bluegrass, they set standards of excellence--vocally and instrumentally--that are difficult to equal. The "cross picking" mandolin playing introduced by Jesse became a trademark of the band that is also noted for Jim's metronome-like guitar rhythm. From humble beginnings in their Clinch Mountains birthplace near Coeburn, Virginia, "Jim & Jesse" soon became one of bluegrass music's most popular and successful artists in an enduring and prestigious career.
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