Southern Documentary Project (SouthDocs)
Beautiful Jim
Document Type
Video
Publication Date
2013
Description
Mississippi native Jimbeau Hinson ("Fancy Free", "Party Crowd") is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter living in Nashville, Tennessee who has been HIV-positive for over thirty years. He was also the first openly bisexual singer-songwriter in country music, and has been married to his wife, Brenda Fielder, for thirty-three years. Jimbeau has almost died from AIDS twice, although he is now HIV-undetectable, and he recently received a record deal and released a new album at age sixty-two. Featuring musical performances by Jimbeau Hinson, Jon Michaels, Marc-Alan Barnette and friends recorded live at Bluebird Cafe and Douglas Corner Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee; and music by Jimbeau Hinson, Roy August, Kim Tribble, Jon Michaels, David Lee Murphy, Dillon Dixon, Marc-Alan Barnette, and Billy Dawson.
Relational Format
video recording
Extent
0:53:17
Geographic Location
Nashville (Tenn.)
Recommended Citation
Jones, Rex, "Beautiful Jim" (2013). Southern Documentary Project (SouthDocs). 7.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/southdocs/7