Jim Hurst

{{For|others of the same name|James Hurst (disambiguation){{!}}James Hurst}} {{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Jim Hurst | honorific_suffix = | image = Rob_Ickes_and_Jim_Hurst_-_ResoSummit_2012_(2012-11-10_20.09.14_by_brad_bechtel).jpg | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = Jim Hurst (left) and Rob Ickes (right) performing in 2012 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = James Edward Hurst | alias = | birth_date =  | birth_place = | origin = | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = Country, Bluegrass | occupation = | instrument = Guitar | years_active =  | label = Pinecastle | associated_acts = Holly Dunn, Trisha Yearwood, Sara Evans, Missy Raines | website = {{URL|http://www.jimhurst.com/}} | module = | module2 = | module3 = }}

'''James Edward “Jim” Hurst'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/889390504 |title=ALL OF THIS, JUST ONE MAN |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref> is an American bluegrass and country guitarist. He is known primarily as an instrumentalist but has also been credited for vocals with numerous other artists as well as his solo career. Hurst has performed with musicians that include Holly Dunn, Trisha Yearwood, Sara Evans, and Missy Raines. He has also won numerous awards for his work.

==Career==

Hurst began his career with playing country music in the 1980s and 90s.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tunis|first1=Walter|title=Bluegrass guitarist Jim Hurst is the embodiment of 'Intrepid'|url=http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/11/2105010/bluegrass-guitarist-jim-hurst.html|accessdate=27 October 2015|publisher=Kentucky.com|date=11 March 2012}}</ref> He was the guitarist for Holly Dunn and the Rio Band where he played both nationally and internationally. He toured with Trisha Yearwood where he played acoustic and electric guitar.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lynch|first1=Bill|title=Jim Hurst is a bluegrass true believer|url=http://www.wvgazettemail.com/Entertainment/201210030162?page=2|accessdate=28 October 2015|publisher=Charleston Gazette-Mail|date=3 October 2012}}</ref>

Hurst joined Claire Lynch and the Front Porch String Band in 1995 and helped Lynch form the new band in 2005. He was a member up until 2010 when Matt Wingate signed on as guitarist; Hurst returned when Wingate left in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lawless|first1=John|title=New guitarist coming for Claire Lynch Band|url=http://bluegrasstoday.com/new-guitarist-coming-for-claire-lynch-band/|accessdate=27 October 2015|publisher=Bluegrass Today|date=4 August 2014}}</ref> During his time with the original Front Porch String Band, he met Missy Raines and they formed the duet "Jim Hurst and Missy Raines," playing together until 2000.<ref name=Girl>{{cite book|last1=Henry|first1=Murphy|title=Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass|date=May 2013|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=9780252095887|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=plJvCQfDzyQC&q=%22jim+hurst+and+missy+raines%22&pg=PA291|accessdate=28 October 2015}}</ref> During their time together they released two albums which won them International Bluegrass Music Awards for Guitar Player of the Year and Bass Player of the Year in both 2001 and 2002.<ref name=Girl/>

Hurst also performed Sara Evans, appearing on her 1998 album No Place That Far with both acoustic guitar and vocals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bluegrass great to play in Blytheville|url=http://www.blythevillecourier.com/story/2073243.html|accessdate=28 October 2015|publisher=Blytheville Courier News|date=23 April 2014}}</ref> He was also nominated for Guitar Player of the Year in 2015, an award presented by the International Bluegrass Music Association.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Teplyske|first1=Donald|title=International Bluegrass Music Awards, 2015 - Minute By Minute|url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/fervorcouleebluegrass/entry.asp?xid=1062|accessdate=12 October 2015|publisher=Country Standard Time|date=1 October 2015}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Albums=== '''Solo albums''' {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="65"| US Bluegrass |- ! scope="row"| ''Looking Glass'' | * Release date: 22 August 2014 * Label: Self-Release | -- |- ! scope="row"| ''Intrepid'' | * Release date: 15 February 2012 * Label: NN Guido Music | -- |- ! scope="row"| ''A Box of Chocolates'' | * Release date: 2007 * Label: Self-Release | -- |- ! scope="row"| ''Second Son'' | * Release date: 23 April 2001 * Label: Pinecastle Records | -- |- ! scope="row"| ''Open Window'' | * Release date: 1998 * Label: NN Guido Music | -- |- |} '''As part of Jim Hurst and Missy Raines''' {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="65"| US Bluegrass |- ! scope="row"| ''Synergy'' | * Release date: 12 August 2003 * Label: Pinecastle Records | -- |- ! scope="row"| ''Two'' | * Release date: 2000 * Label: Pinecastle Records | -- |- |}

==Awards and recognition==

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Association ! Category ! Result |- |rowspan=1|2015 |rowspan=1| International Bluegrass Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve martin Tapped for IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1756851/steve-martin-tapped-for-ibma-distinguished-achievement-award/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816000414/http://www.cmt.com/news/1756851/steve-martin-tapped-for-ibma-distinguished-achievement-award/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 16, 2015|website=CMT News|accessdate=28 October 2015}}</ref> | Instrumental Performers of the Year - Guitar |{{nom}} |- |rowspan=1|2002 |rowspan=1| International Bluegrass Music Awards | Instrumental Performers of the Year - Guitar |{{won}} |- |rowspan=1|2001 |rowspan=1| International Bluegrass Music Awards<ref>{{cite news|title=Rhonda Vincent, Dan Tyminski Rake in Top Bluegrass Honors at IBMA Awards|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20011010_rhonda_vincent_dan_tyminski_rake_in_top_bluegrass_honors_at_ibm|accessdate=28 October 2015|publisher=BMI|date=9 October 2001}}</ref> | Instrumental Performers of the Year - Guitar |{{won}} |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.jimhurst.com/ Jim Hurst official website]

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