Between the Strings
In 2004 Jim was asked to contribute an article for a book being written by John Schroeter called Between the Strings. It contains behind the scenes stories from guitar makers and musicians as varied as BB King to ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons. Below is Jim’s contribution. Click to Buy It was the last straw, …
The adventure of a lifetime!
In March of 2015, I had the adventure of a lifetime! It began when I was planning a trip to visit my friends Bob Taylor (to tour their new Mexican facility), and also to visit with Doug Shane (to tour The Space Ship Company) . Doug is now the President of Richard Branson’s space tourism …
James Taylor presents Jim Olson with a “One Man Band” RIAA Plaque
Jim was recently honored when he was presented with an RIIA plaque from James Taylor. The award was to commemorate RIAA Certified Gold record sales for the Hear Music compact disc “One Man Band. It was so unexpected and probably undeserved… but so greatly appreciated. Thank you James! It will be proudly displayed at Olson …
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