Reeves released his debut single, “What Were You Doing (Last Night),” in 1953. His next release, “Mexican Joe,” was his first No. 1. The next year, he scored another No. 1 with “Bimbo.” The first half ...

On this day (September 3) in 1964, Jim Reeves was at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “I Guess I’m Crazy.” Penned by Werly Fairburn, the song spent seven consecutive weeks at No.

Recently in a small town in the west of this country, I encountered a man in his forties who recalled hearing Jim Reeves when he was a child. This came as no surprise to me because Jim was very ...