Byrnes, James Thomas Kevin "Jim"

BYRNES, James Thomas Kevin "Jim," musician, actor (b 22 Sept 1948, St Louis, MO). He settled in BC in the early 1970s, bringing a blues music heritage from St Louis; as an underaged teen he had learned his craft there by sneaking into clubs. He became a regular on the BC blues circuit, playing with Al Foreman in the Foreman–Byrnes Band and later in the Jim Byrnes Band. He has released 3 albums, including That River, which won the 1996 Juno Award for best blues or gospel recording. He has...

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