The Independent Country Music Hall of Fame 2018 Inductee
Josie Passantino and her mom, Tinamarie Passantino, present the HoF Award to Jimmy.
Jimmy and his band playing for the Induction Ceremony Show held at the Music City Bar and Grill in Nashville. L-R: Billy Easton on steel, Hyram Posey on Fiddle, Kevin Cathey on drums, Roger Lewis on bass, Jimmy singing, Jamie Bowles on keyboards, and Lonnie Skahl on lead guitar.
Yes indeed!!!! It was a happy moment and another music accomplishment for Jimmy that night.
Special Invited Guest Performers for Induction Ceremony
COLENE WALTERS, a long time friend of Jimmy's, was an invited special guest performer for Jimmy's induction Ceremony. They met back in 1990 when both of them moved to Nashville around the same time. She came from Michigan and Jimmy came from Virginia. They met one night in Skull's Rainbow Room in Printer's Alley in Nashville. They have been friends ever since. She is a former Grand Ole Opry star singing partner with Porter Wagoner. She and Jimmy have recorded two duets and performed shows together on the road.
LISA COPPOLA, who was also an invited special guest for the induction ceremony, is from New Jersey. She and Jimmy met in a Nashville studio as they both sang on a song together recorded in Nashville. Since then she and Jimmy have become great friends and she and her husband, John, have even hosted and sponsored a House Concert for Jimmy in which she participated also. Lisa used to sing background vocals for Billy Joel.
This young lady, KENNEDY FITZSIMMONS, is a singer/songwriter from North Carolina now residing in Nashville. Kennedy is a superior singer of classic and traditional country music and was also a special guest to sing with Jimmy at his induction ceremony. She and Jimmy have appeared on stage together singing the classic duet, "Golden Ring." Jimmy considers her a very close friend.
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