Talk:Jim Post

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Proposed Deletion?[edit]

This page was proposed for deletion by Rodhullandemu (talk · contribs) on 25 February 2009 with the comment:
No evidence that this singer satisfies WP:MUSICBIO.
It was contested by Chuckiesdad (talk · contribs) on 2009-02-25 01:30 with the comment:
Article's subject satisfies WP:MUSICBIO criterion #2, his song "Reach out of the Darkness" made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968. Also satisfies criterion #5, subject has released 3 albums on Flying Fish Records and 3 on Fantasy Records.

Removed {Proposed Deletion} tag on article, and placed {oldprodful} tag above to preserve the details. However, the article certainly needs major clean-up, Wikification and referencing. Chuckiesdad/Talk/Contribs 01:32, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there was no source for that chart hit, but if anyone wants to fix up the article, fine. --Rodhull andemu 01:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relocation material of questionable value from article to here[edit]

The material below doesn't belong in the main article, so I've moved it here, but maybe someone wants to clean it up for an album article. Chuckiesdad/Talk/Contribs 20:48, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Albums[edit]

The following discloses the content and style of some of Mr. Post's albums, with a focus on his album, BACK ON THE STREET AGAIN. BACK ON THE STREET AGAIN contains the following songs:

"Back On The Street Again"
"Windego"
"Hello Babe"
"Walk On The Water/An Old Story"
"Woman In Chicago"
"Goodbye To Tennessee"
"Medley"
"Bicycle Wheel"

All of the songs are accompanied with acoustic guitar, in contrast to some of Mr. Post's other albums, which have a folk music ensemble accompaniment.

(1) Back on the Street Again is a jaunty, fun song about a penniless man. This song has a chorus and, since this is a live album, we can hear the audience joining in with the chorus. The song begins with the following lyrics:

"The old landlord could not afford to keep me anymore, 'cause there's a county notice hanging on a nail and a padlock on my door. But I've still got everything I own from my head down to the floor. I've got my pocket full of hands, and a couple of rubber bands, and a key I don't need anymore. The only thing that anybody's giving away is a piece of their mind."

(2) Windego concerns a mythical figure of the Native Americans of the Wisconsin/Minnesota region. Windego contains one of the finest melodies found in any folk tune or popular song. In view of the racing arpeggios found in this song, it is clear that Mr. Post is a skilled guitar player.

"I live way up in the north they say where a hunter may die all alone. I fly where the forest meets the sky. I race the wind as I go. My feet are on fire as I run, and I cry my name is Windego."

(3) Woman in Chicago is a short, bluesy tune:

"I hear you've got a woman in Chicago. I hear she expects you home on time. I'm glad you have a woman in Chicago, 'cause you won't be messing with mine."

(4) Goodbye Tennessee is about a man's heartbreak, and quest to start a new life far away:

"I'm on the way to Oregon where nobody knows me. Outside of Tucumcari a car drove by his truck. Two kids had just got married. God bless them and good luck. His mind went back some 15 years to a little white country church. It was a buckboard scene from out of a dream, gee how it hurt. When the one that you love goes down the road, you swear oh God this is too big a load, but if you try, you can find there are so many other lives as there are stars in the sky."

I'm pretty sure he worked on the Fritz the Cat soundtrack.[edit]

A while back I emailed Ed Bogas, music director for Fritz the Cat. He said Jim Post worked on a song in the film, but was uncredited as the song in question was never put on the soundtrack. I have the email, but I'm not sure it counts as a source. Also I don't want to randomly go around with the email all over wikipedia.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Tin Can (talk • contribs) 13:57, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Death[edit]

Jim Post has died. Proof? Only the word from a trusted source who lives in Galena. I'll leave it up to your Wiki folks to edit the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:4040:500b:6600:e009:3907:72fe:b47f (talk • contribs) 22:23, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]