Jim Glaser

Larry King · Post by **Larry King** » 7 Apr 2019 11:46 am

Our friend Mark Abbott reports the death of Jim Glaser

Jim sang the tenor part on El Paso....he also had Woman , Woman

john buffington · Post by **john buffington** » 7 Apr 2019 1:01 pm

So sad to learn of, one of the greatest trio's and harmony singer. Sympathies and prayers for his family.

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 7 Apr 2019 1:04 pm

That smarts---the Glaser Brothers were my favorite country group of all time. Jim was a very approachable guy--I got to spend some time talking to him the only time I saw the brothers perform, in SF in the 1980s.

Billy Murdoch · Post by **Billy Murdoch** » 7 Apr 2019 2:47 pm

R.I.P Jim and condolences to Family and friends.Jim was a superb singer and from all accounts a real Gentleman.

Jerry Fessenden · Post by **Jerry Fessenden** » 7 Apr 2019 4:14 pm

I hate this news ... I worked with him and Lamar Morris yrs ago in Bristol,Tn He taught me how to rehearse without wasting a lot of every ones time . I never forgot that. What a great songwriter , and GREAT singer to the end ...he sounded the same as when he was younger. True sadness now !

George Redmon · Post by **George Redmon** » 7 Apr 2019 9:34 pm

I sure loved this guy. He could sing higher then most female singers. He and his brothers left us such great music. Did the Glasers' ever get inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame after their spat with the nashville music establishment?

Bruce W Heffner · Post by **Bruce W Heffner** » 8 Apr 2019 7:16 pm

A great artist, his legacy lives on in his music. My favorite, the Lights of Albuquerque.

Terry Wood · Post by **Terry Wood** » 8 Apr 2019 7:34 pm

The Glaser Brothers were one of the best country harmony family groups ever! Jim Glaser's song titled "Woman, Woman," was a huge hit for the 60s Group "Gary Puckett and The Union Gap." But nobody could sing it better than Jim Glaser himself. There is a video clip on YouTube of him singing it on The Country Family Reunion show. Watch it and hear a Great singer. RIP Jim Glaser

Jim Keith · Post by **Jim Keith** » 10 Apr 2019 9:50 am

The Glaser Bros. was my favorite backup group, and had been since 1961. Jim was especially gifted. I will always miss these guys.

David Zornes · Post by **David Zornes** » 10 Apr 2019 11:20 am

I remember working with Jim in the early 80s. He was a gentleman and was very kind to me. He had a great range with his voice.

Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 10 Apr 2019 2:34 pm

Terry Wood wrote:The Glaser Brothers were one of the best country harmony family groups ever! Jim Glaser's song titled "Woman, Woman," was a huge hit for the 60s Group "Gary Puckett and The Union Gap." But nobody could sing it better than Jim Glaser himself. There is a video clip on YouTube of him singing it on The Country Family Reunion show. Watch it and hear a Great singer. RIP Jim Glaser

Terry, I remember when that particular show aired. I was amazed that Jim sang Woman,Woman with such precision and ease at his advanced age. Of course, he received a well-deserved standing ovation! His voice was my favorite of the brothers.
May he rest in peace.

Tiny Olson · Post by **Tiny Olson** » 11 Apr 2019 3:17 pm

I'm sad to hear of Jim's passing. An absolutely GREAT singer and a good guy too. I loved the Glaser Bros. sound but Jim was especially something else..!!

My prayers go out for him and the family and friends.

Chris "Tiny" Olson

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 11 Apr 2019 5:32 pm

Jim could write'em-sing'em-play'em about as good as anybody I can think of...a true"hoss"and I will miss him.

Kenny Davis · Post by **Kenny Davis** » 11 Apr 2019 7:28 pm

I really hate to hear about this. When my wife and I were dating, he was our favorite artist. We got to see him do a club date in OKC and got to visit for a minute. Really nice guy. The last couple of years I thought it would be really great to maybe catch him passing through between dates and hire him to do a 'house party' performance for a few friends. That would have been special at almost any cost!

Gary Spaeth · Post by **Gary Spaeth** » 12 Apr 2019 10:05 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQTaLcLgPGA

Diane Diekman · Post by **Diane Diekman** » 13 Apr 2019 3:34 am

Ronny Robbins sang "El Paso" at the book release party for my Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins in 2012, with Jim Glaser and Joe Babcock singing harmony. it was the first time Jim and Joe had sung together in fifty years.

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 13 Apr 2019 8:54 am

I loved the way the Bros. could do tunes and change parts right in the middle of a line. Tompall would start it off and sing maybe half a line and Jim would come in and finish it. There's a video somewhere of them doing this on YouTube. Even Chuck took a part in some of this.

One of my favorite records of theirs was "Gone On The Other Hand" with "Big Joe Talbot on the Steel Guitar".........JH in Va.

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 13 Apr 2019 10:02 pm

Jerry Hayes wrote:I loved the way the Bros. could do tunes and change parts right in the middle of a line. Tompall would start it off and sing maybe half a line and Jim would come in and finish it. There's a video somewhere of them doing this on YouTube. Even Chuck took a part in some of this.

Jerry:

Here's an audio track of that.

https://picosong.com/wQAsc

As far as I know, they never did that on a studio recording. I asked Jim about it and he said they figured the attraction was mostly because of the visual effect of Jim poking his face in front of Tompall's, at the last possible moment, right in front of the mike. They didn't think it would translate well on a 45 or LP.

The story is that the idea originated in the early 60s when the brothers were performing in a club in Canada. The crowd seemed to be more interested in talking, drinking and carrying on than listening, so out of frustration Tompall decided to just start singing a bunch of songs back to back without introduction. The crowd is said to have gone wild about it, so it was thereafter incorporated into their live show.

Bill Paisley · Post by **Bill Paisley** » 14 Apr 2019 5:34 am

Jim was a great talent. The brothers had the best harmony. They did a show at my home town and Doyle Grisham was the steel player

Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 20 Apr 2019 10:17 am

Diane Diekman wrote:

Ronny Robbins sang "El Paso" at the book release party for my Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins in 2012, with Jim Glaser and Joe Babcock singing harmony. it was the first time Jim and Joe had sung together in fifty years.

That's had to be quite the release party, Diane! Congratulations on your many accomplishments, and thank you for sharing! Donna Dodd

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 20 Apr 2019 11:15 pm

Sad to hear. He was one of the good guys.

Kind Regards, Walter

Travis Partain · Post by **Travis Partain** » 27 Apr 2019 8:10 am

Jim Glaser was and still is among my favorite singers and I love the way he sang Woman, Woman, among the others he did. RIP Jim Glaser

Gary Watkins · Post by **Gary Watkins** » 12 Jun 2019 8:29 am

Terry Wood wrote:The Glaser Brothers were one of the best country harmony family groups ever! Jim Glaser's song titled "Woman, Woman," was a huge hit for the 60s Group "Gary Puckett and The Union Gap." But nobody could sing it better than Jim Glaser himself. There is a video clip on YouTube of him singing it on The Country Family Reunion show. Watch it and hear a Great singer. RIP Jim Glaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQTaLcLgPGA

Dennis Manuel · Post by **Dennis Manuel** » 10 Jul 2019 10:22 am

Sometimes no words can portray the sadness one feels in the heart. Today is one of those days for me. Miss you Jim and your talent forever!

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 10 Jul 2019 12:52 pm

My favorite Glaser Brother. RIP.

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