Jim Pardue - Jim is a very agreeable fellow who seems to know a great deal about singers/songwriters and the like. He can tell you who wrote what and often when they wrote it. We are happy to have him come to sing and play his guitar at The Smyth County Jam. He comes from Mountain City, TN but spent most of his formative years in Pennsylvania at Sunset Park which is a country music venue of national repute. Although Jim has health problems stemming from diabetes, he is cheerful and out-going to all whom he meets. Both sides of Jim's family were singers; his mother's side also played some instruments; his grandfather played fiddle and some of his uncles played banjo. Jim says he admires Tom Paxton, Gordon Lightfoot and Norman Blake. Jim graduated from Avon Grove High School, West Grove, PA in 1963. He enjoys reading about early US History in addition to his first love --music. Jim likes sports both pro and college level foot ball and base ball. He is also proud of being one of the song leaders in congregational singing in his church The Appalachian Church of Christ in Mountain City TN.
