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ning, as well as the heartbeat of the band.
He could see from the beginning that the
audience really responded to Jim singing
the music of John Denver, so he has encouraged Jim to continue ever since.
All of the band members have children,
now grown, that make the commitment
to working and traveling with the band
a bit easier, but more of a challenge for
the spouses, who are left at home alone.
Anne comments that she and Jim are the
lucky ones, traveling together.
The sacrifice a musician makes is the
certainty that he is going to miss birthdays, holiday celebrations, weddings
and funerals. The performance contracts
made with the ticket sellers are to be
honored no matter what. He must go out
there – sometimes when he doesn’t want
to go, sometimes when the weather’s not
good, sometimes at the risk of losing his
relationships at home.
But as in every family, there’s organizing and business transactions to ‘get the
show on the road’. The amount of work required to prepare for the Jim Curry shows
is daunting; they often think of themselves
as a travel agency more than a band!
Logistics is one of the most important
parts of the music business and it is also
the key to kee [