Jim Rooney

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ex Richard Dobson & State Of The Heart

American folksinger, songwriter, talent coordinator, manager, recording engineer and producer.
Since 1976, Rooney has worked in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a partner in the music publishing company, Forerunner Music.
He is best known for his record production with Nanci Griffith, John Prine, Iris DeMent, Hal Ketchum, Tom Paxton, Tom Rush, and Peter Rowan.

ALBUMS

Brand New Tennessee Waltz / Ready For The Times To Get Better

1994, CD, Album, Comp, Appaloosa

Mara! / Bill Keith, Jim Rooney / Mark O'Connor

21st Cambridge Folk Festival - 5/6

1986, LP, Transcription, BBC Transcription Services,

Rowan*, Keith* & Rooney*

Ready For The Times To Get Better

1980, LP, Album, Appaloosa

Brand New Tennessee Waltz

1980, LP, Album, Appaloosa

Bill Keith And Jim Rooney

1980, LP, Comp, Waterfront Records (2),

Wendy Miller, Jean-Marie Redon (2), Jean-Marc Andrès, Christian Séguret, Pierre Bensusan, Mike Lilly, Jim Rooney, Jean-Claude Druot, Bill Keith

Banjo Paris Session

1979, 2x Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve,

Bluegrass/Western Swing

South In New Orleans

Jim Rooney, Jean-Marie Redon (2), Christian Séguret, Jean-Marc Andrès, Pierre Bensusan, Mike Lilly, Wendy Miller, Jean-Claude Druot, Bill Keith

Banjo Paris Session Volume 2: Le Bluegrass

1977, LP, Album, Cezame,

Alive And Well And Hanging Out In Bangor, Maine

1976, 7", ESCA Records

Various, Bill Keith, Jean-Marie Redon (2), Jim Rooney, Pierre Bensusan, Jean-Yves Lozac'h

Banjo Paris - Session

One Day At A Time

Country/Folk/Bluegrass

Pete Seeger, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Mike Seeger, Bonnie Dobson, Bill Keith, Jim Rooney

Bill Keith & Jim Rooney

Livin' On The Mountain

Keith* & Rooney*

Livin' On The Mountain / One Morning In May

7", Promo, Prestige International,

Workin' On A World

2023, CD, Album, Flariella Records,

More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith

2020, File, FLAC, Not On Label (Iris DeMent Self-released)

Before Beginning (The Unreleased I Know - Nashville, 1985)

2016, CD, Album, RM, Dig, Red House Records

For Better, Or Worse

Redemption Road

2015, CD, Album, Pax Records (7),

2011, CD, Album, Okehdokee Records,

The Road to Damascus

2010, CD, Black Socks Press

Winding Highways

2009, CD, Album, Ear X-Tacy Records,

2009, CD, Album, Appleseed Recordings,

Comedians & Angels

2008, CD, Album, Appleseed Recordings,

Gentle As The Sun

Radio Bob (15 Brilliant Tracks From Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour)

2007, CD, Comp, Car, Uncut (2)

Jim Rooney & Rooney's Irregulars

Farewell To Tracks

2007, CDr, Album, JRP Records

The Grass Is Always Bluer

Eric Von Schmidt

2nd Right 3rd Row

Eric Von Schmidt

Living On The Trail

2002, CD, Album, Tomato,

Looking For The Moon

2002, CD, Appleseed Recordings,

Wings Of A Dove 2

Jim Rooney & Rooney's Irregulars

My Own Ignorant Way

2000, CD, Single, The Grapevine Label

The Man That I Am

In Spite Of Ourselves

The Lee Valley String Band

1998, CD, Album, Corner House Recordings, Corner House Recordings

1998, CD, Single, Ltd, Promo, Elektra

The Horse Whisperer (Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)

Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back To Bountiful)

Barry And Holly Tashian

1997, CD, Album, Rounder Records

The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers (A Tribute)

Country/Country Rock

Bill And Bonnie Hearne

Diamonds In The Rough

Volume 142 August 1996

1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Compact Disc Xpress,

West Of Yesterday

1996, CD, Album, Warner Western

Hang In There Superman

1996, CD, Single, Promo, MCG/Curb

All The Good'uns

Live For The Record

1995, CD, Single, Promo, MCG/Curb

Every Little Word

Stay Forever / Every Little Word

A Sample Of The Songwriters Series

1994, CD, Comp, Smplr, Liberty,

Wearing The Time

1994, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2),

Barry & Holly Tashian*

Straw Into Gold

1994, CD, Album, Rounder Records

That's What I Get (For Losin' You)

1994, CD, Single, Promo, Curb Records

(Tonight We Just Might) Fall In Love Again

1994, Cass, Single, Curb Records,

Tulare Dust : A Songwriter's Tribute To Merle Haggard

Eighteen Inches Of Rain

Notes And Grace Notes

Every Little Word

Super Country '94

Sweet Is The Melody

Red Hot + Country

Maverick...The Soundtrack

Country/Soundtrack

Hearts Are Gonna Roll

Barry & Holly Tashian*

Mama Knows The Highway

Other Voices / Other Rooms

Across The Great Divide

From Clare To Here

Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness

1992, CD, Album, Appaloosa

Past The Point Of Rescue

Five O'Clock World

Øystein Sundes 40 Beste

Curb Country '91

1991, CD, Comp, Promo, Curb Records

Past The Point Of Rescue

True Love & Other Short Stories

Small Town Saturday Night

The Bonnie Raitt Collection

Country Rock/Reggae/Country Blues/Southern Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Ballad

1989, 7", Single, Tomato Records (4)

Robert Earl Keen, Jr.*

Country Rock/Country/Folk/Rock & Roll

Jerry Jeff Walker

Live At Gruene Hall

Country Blues/Bluegrass/Folk

John Prine Live

Barry And Holly Tashian

Robert Earl Keen, Jr.*

Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian / Kokomo

1987, 7", Gre, Oh Boy Records

Jerry Jeff Walker

Townes Van Zandt

German Afternoons

Last Of The True Believers

The First Whippoorwill

Rowan Keith And Rooney

1984, 7", Philo

Once In A Very Blue Moon

1983, LP, RJD Records (2), RJD Records (2)

The Garrison Bros.

Thinking Of You

1982, LP, Album, Boot Records (2)

The Garrison Bros.

Thinking Of You

1982, 7", Single, Boot Records (2)

The Walls Of Time

I Would Love To Love You

Let's Put Our Hearts Together

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Silver Bells

Denis LePage & Station Road

At The Cowboy Arms Hotel

1980, LP, Album, Boot Records (2),

Country/Bluegrass

The Garrison Bros.

Song For The Mira

1980, 7", Single, Boot Records (2)

The Garrison Bros.

Songs And Stories

Please Help Me Forget

1973, 7", Single, Avalanche (3)

Sweet Dreams And Quiet Desires

Don't Know Where I'm Going

Eric Von Schmidt

Working In Corners

Jerry Jeff Walker

Live At Gruene Hall

I Know Where Love Lives

Eric Von Schmidt

2nd Right 3rd Row

Celebrates 50 Years Of Music

2013, CD, Album, Dig + DVD-V, Appleseed Recordings

The Whitstein Brothers

Rose Of My Heart

Country/Bluegrass

In The Tradition

Music Among Friends

Sweet Dreams And Quiet Desires/The Second Album

2013, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Real Gone Music

The Second Album

Folk Rock/Country Rock/Pop Rock

Richard Dobson / State Of The Heart*

Live At The Station Inn 1988 March 23 Wednesday

1988, LP, Album, RJD Records (2)

Music Among Friends

Bluegrass/Folk/Country

The Blue Velvet Band

Sweet Moments With The Blue Velvet Band

The Blue Velvet Band

Hitch-Hiker / Sittin' On Top Of The World

Cass, Album, Unofficial, United Artists Records,

Folk Rock/Country/Pop Rock

APPEARANCES +

Tom Rapp, Pearls Before Swine

City Of Gold / ...Beautiful Lies You Could Live In.

2017, CD, Comp, RM, BGO Records,

For Once And For All

2014, CD, Album, I.R.S. Records,

Pierre Bensusan

2013, 3x CD Digipak,

Acoustic/Celtic

Essential Recordings: Good'le Days

2007, CD, Album, Audiomonkey

Sugar Hill Records - A Retrospective

2006, 4xCD, Comp + DVD + Box, Sugar Hill Records (2)

2004, CD, Album, Flariella Records

Pearls Before Swine

Jewels Were The Stars

2003, Box, Comp, Ltd + 4xCD, Album, RM, Water

The Lilly Brothers*, Don Stover

On The Radio 1952-1953

2002, CD, Comp, Rounder Select

Bill And Bonnie Hearne

Celebration! Live At La Fonda

2002, CD, Album, Big Hat Records (3)

Charlie Landsborough

Still Can't Say Goodbye

1999, CD, Album, Ritz Records,

Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Songs Of Pete Seeger

Folk Rock/Acoustic/Folk

1995, CD, Album, Comp, Rounder Records

Now That I've Found You: A Collection

Country/Bluegrass

The Prestige/Folklore Years, Volume Three: Roots And Branches

1993, CD, Comp, Bear Family Records,

A John Prine Christmas

Other Voices / Other Rooms

Country/Folk Rock/Folk/Country Rock

Beyond The Season

Emmylou Harris And The Nash Ramblers

Beating Around The Bush

Woodstock Mountains Revue

Live At The Bearsville Theater Vol. 2

Ain't Gonna Worry

Whatever Happened To Love?

Barry And Holly Tashian

Barry And Holly Tashian

Too Late To Cry

Nashville Jug Band Featuring Ed Dye

Nashville Jug Band

1986, LP, Album, RJD Records (2)

1985, LP, Album, Rounder Records

The Country Gentlemen

The Country Gentlemen Featuring Ricky Skaggs On Fiddle

Acoustic/Bluegrass/Country/Country Rock/Folk/Honky Tonk/Ballad

1983, LP, Album, Longhorn Records

Maura O'Connell

Maura O'Connell

Celtic/Country Rock

Songs And Other Dreams

1982, Cass, Album, Sweet Alliance Music,

The Arizona Whiz

1982, LP, Album, Brylen Records

Woodstock Mountains Revue

Back To Mud Acres

Eric Von Schmidt And The Cruel Family

Eric Von Schmidt And The Cruel Family

1979, LP, Boot Records (2),

Elizabeth Barraclough

Elizabeth Barraclough

Woodstock Mountains Revue

George Hamilton IV

All I Want To Do In Life

George Hamilton IV

Feel Like A Million

Woodstock Mountains*

More Music From Mud Acres

Folk/Country Blues/Acoustic/Harmonica Blues/East Coast Blues/Country

Ain't It Somethin'

Tryin' Like The Devil

Something Auld, Something Newgrass, Something Borrowed, Something Bluegrass

... And Then We All Got Up And Slowly Walked Away

1975, LP, Album, Sweet Folk And Country

Banjo Paris Session

1975, 2x Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold,

Blues Rock/Interview/Soundtrack/Texas Blues

Happy And Artie Traum

Hard Times In The Country

Paul Butterfield

1973, Vinyl Gatefold,

Tom Rapp, Pearls Before Swine

...Beautiful Lies You Could Live In.

Joe Val & The New England Bluegrass Boys*

One Morning In May

15.16 Sampler Appaloosa CD 2

2016, CD, Comp, Smplr, Appaloosa,

Troubadours (Folk And The Roots Of American Music Part 3)

Mr Music Country 05 2004

2004, CD, Comp, Mr Music,

Mr Music Country Volume 08 2004

2004, CD, Comp, Mr Music,

Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary

2001, 4xCD, Enh + Box, Sliced Bread Records, Sliced Bread Records

The Prestige/Folklore Years Volume Six - Comin' From The Ball: Back Bay Bluegrass

1999, CD, Comp, Prestige Folklore

Folk Music At Newport - Part 1

1995, CD, Comp, Vanguard,

The Greatest Country Music Recordings Of All Time Volumes 57 & 58 - Banjo And Fiddle

1983, 2xLP, Comp, Box, The Franklin Mint Record Society,

Bluegrass/Appalachian Music

Best Of Newport Country volume 2

1976, Cass, Vanguard

Festival - The Newport Folk Festival 1965

Folklore Jamboree

Country Strings